Buffalo Bill's Wild West Returns to Dangberg Historic Park

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West returns to Dangberg Historic Park for a third year on Saturday, August 25 with festivities beginning at 2 p.m. This is the park’s final special event of the 2018 Dangberg Summer Festival, focused on raising funds to support the operation and future of the park.

In this, the third year of this special fundraising event, the celebration is focused of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago, where the world-famous Ferris Wheel was unveiled on the Midway Plaisance, which is today referred to at any fair as simply the “midway”. In celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Ferris Wheel, we are sharing the Dangberg family association with its inventor, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who was the brother-in-law of ranch founder H. F. Dangberg, Sr.

The event also highlights the fact that Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West was turned away from the exhibition by its organizer. Cody then set up his show just across the street from the fair and became a millionaire, enjoying a higher attendance on many days than did the Columbian Exhibition.

The gate for this event will open at 1:30 pm with the Midway Plaisance open from 2:00- 4:00 pm when Buffalo Bill’s Wild West begins, and then again from 5:30-7:00 pm prior to the twilight concert with Krista Jenkins.

On the Midway Plaisance guests will find refreshments and treats by local business “100 Proof” that will sell snow cones, snow cone cocktails, lemonade and lemonade cocktails. Kettle Korn will also be available, and more. A no-host bar with wine, cold beer, ice cold water and soft drinks will benefit the non-profit Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch.

Games of skill and chance suitable for the entire family include: dime toss, bowling pin ring-toss, milk can-softball toss and football-hoop toss. Proceeds benefit the non-profit Friends of Dangberg

Midway vendors include but are not limited to fortune teller and psychic Madam Sandie. Authors Sandie La Nae, Karen Dustman and. Stan Paher. Artisans Crochet Whimsy and Lyd’s Purple Patch, as well as Dwayne Hick’s Photography, and the Nevada Pony Express.

At 4:00 pm Buffalo Bill’s Wild West performers will take the stage. Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, the Pony Express, Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, The Foothill Vigilantes, singer-song writer Krista Jenkins, singer-song-writer Mylo McCormick, Bugler Ray Ahrenholz, Lottie Deno, Charlie Siringo and more will take you back in time to when the West was brand new. All performers will share brand new experiences as not shared in past shows.

There are two types of tickets for this event. A show-only adult ticket is $15. These ticket holders can arrive between 1:30 and 4:00 pm, enjoying the Midway before the show and after. They can stay for music, too, but the BBQ dinner must be purchased in advance.

Or, a combined dinner-and-show ticket is $50. These ticket holders arrive between 1:30 and 4:00pm, enjoying the Midway before the show and after. Then, enjoy a BBQ dinner prepared by Carson City BBQ and music.

Children 16 and younger may enter for free and do not need a ticket for the show and Midway. Children's BBQ dinner cost is $25.

Attendees should bring a lawn chair (dinner table seating also provided). Please, no outside food or beverages at this special fundraiser. The evening twilight concert will be performed by Krista Jenkins and company, performing original and favorite Western tunes.

Event tickets can be purchased at buffalobills2018tickets.eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact Dangberg Historic Park offices at 775-783-9417.

This is an outdoor event. Please no dogs, legitimate service animals only. The park is located at 1450 Hwy 88, ¼ mile north of the Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital.