Celebrate Early America

A historic celebration of buckskinners, traders and Native Americans, Fur Trade Days offers fun for the entire family. Toss a buffalo chip, compete in the Colter Run, enjoy live music and carnival rides!

Schedule of Events

July 10

All Day – Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)

6-9 p.m. – Bands on Bordeaux – Ivory (First Street, between Main & Bordeaux streets)

6 p.m. – Midnight – Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)

All Day – Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)

Teammates of Chadron Hoop Jam, Chadron High School

10 a.m – noon – Nerf blaster war, by Thermopolis Nerf (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

Noon – 7 p.m. – Traders’ Market Officially Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

12:30 p.m. – Black Hills Raptor Center (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

1 – 5 p.m. – Inflatables! Slip ’n’ Slide & Waterslide (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

2 – 6 p.m. – Nerf blaster war, by Thermopolis Nerf (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

5 – 7 p.m. – Classics in the Park Cruise (315 W Third Street, FNBO Parking Lot)

5:30 p.m. – Mixed Doubles Volleyball Tournament, Chadron State College, behind the softball fields

6 p.m. – Midnight – Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)

9 p.m. – 1 a.m. – Live Entertainment – Brandon Jones (Downtown, West Second Street)

 

All Day – Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)

7:30 a.m. – Rotary Colter Run, 2-mile, 5k, 10k (CSC Nelson Physical Activity Center) must register in-person from 6:30-7:29 a.m. July 15

8 a.m. – Classics in the Park Registration (Wilson Park)

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Traders’ Market Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

9:15 – 9:40 a.m. – Parade of Historic Fur Trade Flags (400 Block of Main Street)

9:45 – 10 a.m. – Parade of Puppies (400 Block of Main Street)

10 a.m. – 49th Annual Lion’s Club Parade (10th & Main to First & Main streets)

FOLLOWING THE PARADE

11 a.m. – Darrel Draper, Nebraska Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade, Nebraska Humanities Speaker (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)

11 a.m. – NEW TIME!! Rotary World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw (400 Block of Main Street)

11 a.m. – Chadron Chamber of Commerce Ambassador’s BBQ (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

11 a.m. – Ice Cream Social – First Congregational Church of Chadron (4th Street and Chadron Avenue)

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Classics in the Park, Show and Shine (Wilson Park)

1 – 5 p.m. – Inflatables! Slip ’n’ Slide & Waterslide (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

2 p.m. – Classics in the Park, Judging Deadline (Wilson Park)

3 p.m. – Bump and Run (Dawes County Fairgrounds, Adults $10, Teens $5, 12 and under FREE!)

3 p.m. – Classics in the Park, Awards Presentation (Wilson Park)

4 p.m. – Historical Cemetery Tour (Greenwood Cemetery, 1588 US Highway 20, $10 admittance, under age 15 free!)

6 p.m. – Midnight – Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)

7 p.m. – Historical Cemetery Tour (Greenwood Cemetery, 1588 US Highway 20, $10 admittance, under age 15 free!)

9 p.m. – 1 a.m. – Live Entertainment, Judd Hoos and Denham present Juliet Motel (Downtown, West Second Street)

All Day – Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)

12:30 p.m. – Lions Club Horseshoe Tournament (North Main Street and Belle Fourche Avenue)