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Phil Starke is working quickly during the Quickdraw Event at the Buffalo Bill Art Show in Cody, Wyoming.

Arts & Entertainment

Cody is home to an inspired community of Western artists, a growing number of fine art and photo galleries, and the renowned Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

The varied landscape surrounding Buffalo Bill's town in the Rockies, the abundant wildlife, the quality of light and atmosphere all continue to inspire painters, sculptors, and craftsmen working in a varitety of styles and media.

Cody's annual celebration of the arts has blossomed over the years into a community-wide festival featuring three events known collecitvely as the Rendezvous Royale. The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale remains the cornerstone of a four-day celebration that also feartures the Cody High Style and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center Patron's Ball.

The Park County Arts Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering support for the arts in Park County, Wyoming, and to enhancing arts education in grades K-12. The Council sponsors one concert or performance in each of three communities (Cody, Meteetsee and Powell) each year, and funds numerous additional arts programs in the schools, including the Missoula Children's Theatre and Shakespeare in the Schools.

Entertainment

Entertainment opportunities abound in Cody Country. Use the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events to keep in touch with community events and entertainment offerings. This calendar of events is updated on a regular basis and is the most complete listing available.

Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue, A Branson/Style Music Variety Show!

Join Dan and his “Empty Saddles Band” at the historic Cody Theater across from the Irma Hotel for an evening of music, comedy and poetry featuring Wendy Corr, Tim Bushnell and Hannah Miller. Now in their 5th season, Dan's Cowboy Music Revue has entertained thousands of people from all over the world and is a regular stop for many of the tour groups that vacation in Cody.

Dan is the award winning television host of “Xtreme Bulls” on ESPN and “The Best of the West” on the Outdoor Channel. Dan also produces the “Cody Wild West Show,” a live concert series featuring entertainers such as Lacy J. Dalton, T.G. Sheppard and Mel Tillis. His extraordinary “Cowboy Music Revue” has been featured in “USA Today” and filmed for ESPN and the Travel Channel.

The Cowboy Music Revue performs May through September, Monday through Saturday, at the Cody Theater at 1171 Sheridan Avenue. The cost is $14.00/person and the box office opens at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call 307-272-7855. www.cowboymusicrevue.com

Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy a truly world-class live theatre experience in Cody, Wyoming!


Yellowstone Jazz Festival

Each year the Yellowstone Jazz Festival attracts top jazz performers and musicians to the Yellowstone National Park area to participate in numerous jazz concerts during the Festival. Past performers at the summer festivals have included Buddy DeFranco, Bill Charlap, Marvin Stamm, Tommy Newsom, Sunny Wilkinson, Bill Mays, Nick Brignola, Derek Smith, Ronnie Bedford and many others.

Concerts in the Park

Each summer season City Park in downtown Cody is the location for enjoyable evenings of great music. The Concerts in the Park series is held in July and August, most often on Fridays. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy these free concerts. The Concert series is sponsored by local area merchants. Click here for schedule of performers: Cody Country Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events

Annual Wild West Balloon Fest

Annually, the first weekend of August, Cody plays host to a hot air balloon festival. Balloonists from across the country head to Cody to fly in one of the most scenic areas on earth. An evening balloon glow kicks off the event, and balloons take off early each morning from Cody's Mentock Park. Click here for schedule of performers: Cody Country Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events


Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Cody is home to one of the country’s supreme cultural attractions—the five museum complex of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Its third of a million square feet of exhibition space certainly makes it one of America’s largest museum complexes. The Whitney Gallery of Western Art presents an outstanding collection of masterworks of the American West, including original paintings, sculptures and prints from the early 19th century to the present. The Cody Firearms Museum houses the world’s largest and most important assemblage of American arms, as well as European arms dating to the 16th century. The Plains Indian Museum ranks as one of the nation’s finest Native American collections. The museum presents a varied tapestry of Plains Indian art and artifacts displayed in realistic settings. The Buffalo Bill Museum contains a wealth of material related to the life of Buffalo Bill Cody. The newest member of the museum group, The Draper Museum of Natural History, is a state of the art natural history museum that explores human interaction with the natural world associated with the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Highly interactive, it’s a hit with youth and adults alike. www.bbhc.org


B-B Chuckwagon
Cowboy Song Show and Western Dinner - Join us for a trip back to the days of the cattle drives where at the end of the day everyone gathered around the chuckwagon. A fun-filled night of cowboy range music & western humor. Your western dinner includes slow-cooked barbeque beef, chicken or combo plates with all the chuckwagon fixins. Dinner bell rings at 6:45pm. 888-587-2090 or 307-587-2090. Groups are welcome.

Cody Cattle Company

Chuckwagon Dinner & Live Music Show in Cody, Wyoming

Every evening, we serve an old style western meal (rain or shine, we're under cover!). Come experience a bit of real western hospitality with an evening of family entertainment you'll never forget. The Cody Cattle Company is truly a unique experience during your stay in Cody, Wyoming.

Doors open at 5:30pm for pre show videos featuring area attraction information, FREE POPCORN and PEANUTS as well as the chance to meet Buffalo Bill, Fur Trappers, Native Americans, Good Guys and Outlaws !

Dinner Bell rings at 5:45pm, served until 6:30pm. Guests can chose from BBQ Beef or Chicken then heap on all the extras such as foil wrapped baked potato, beans, biscuits, apple sauce, spice cake and finish it all off with cowboy coffee and lemonade. Our headliners start at 6:45pm sharp, featuring the Award winning Rockin M Wranglers.  Show ends at 7:45, out in time for the Rodeo.  Reservations recommended 307/272-5770.