Year 'round Western fun for the whole family!

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is a perfect destination for young visitors to experience the region's rich western heritage. Whether driving through town and visiting our kids' room or scheduling a visit during one of our many annual children's events and programs, the CFD Old West Museum is an ideal venue in which you and your entire family can share Cheyenne's thrilling history together.

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Women's Civic League
"Hole in the Wall"
Children’s' Interactive Gallery

Interactive learning displays and other hands-on activities await visitors of all ages into our wildly popular kids room. Whether you're a young cowpoke looking to try your hand at roping or a young cowgirl wanting to try your hand at hide painting or other crafts, the CFD Old West Museum offers a safe, family friendly environment in which visitors of all ages can learn about our region's western heritage. The kids room remains open daily and is available for party rentals for birthdays.

S P E C I A L P R O G R A M S

Kids' Cowboy Festival
June 12, 2010
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Bring the whole family to the CFD Old West Museum for the 14th Annual Kids’ Cowboy Festival Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CFD Old West Museum. This FREE event features western entertainment and western crafts including hide painting, branding, quilting, beading, and much, much more. Children are encouraged to wear western attire and compete in the “Best Dressed Buckaroo” contest. For more information please contact  Amiee Reese, Executive Director or telephone us at (307) 778-7291.

Kids' Western Art Camp
July 5-9, 2010

Children (K-6) are invited to participate in a week-long Western Art Camp Monday July 5 – Friday, July 9, 2010, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. The camp includes workshops in ceramics, acrylic painting, pencil, sculpture and collage. Students will complete an original work of art in all media. An opening reception and Art Show for the children's work will be held. $150 for members, $175 for non-members. Registration deadline is two weeks before the beginning of camp. For more information please contact  Amiee Reese, Executive Director or telephone us at (307) 778-7291.

Kids' Western Folk Art Camp
August 9-13, 2010

Children (K-6) are invited to participate in a week-long Folk Art Camp Monday August 9 – Friday, August 13, 2010, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.  Learn from the masters! The best folk-artists in the region will teach traditional Western crafts and customs: weaving, beading, felt treasures, leather-tooling, horse-hair hitching, music and much more! Open for all children ages K-6. Sack lunches are required. $150 for members, $175 for non-members.  Registration deadline is two weeks before the beginning of camp. For more information please contact  Amiee Reese, Executive Director or telephone us at (307) 778-7291.

Click here for Camps Registration Form (PDF registration form)

Ghosts of the West
October 23, 2010

Join the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum for some good old fashioned Halloween fun on Saturday October 23rd from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tour the Museum, meet historic western characters, go on a scavenger hunt and create a trick or treat bag. Enjoy cookies, cider, candy and show off your costume. Bring in your best carved pumpkin for a Jack O’ Lantern contest!

It’s free for children under 12, as well for Museum members. 

Non-Museum member parents are just $5.00.

For more information please contact  Amiee Reese, Executive Director or telephone us at (307) 778-7291.

S P E C I A L  N O T E  T O  E D U C A T O R S

School Tours

School tours are available at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum throughout the calendar year. To schedule a tour, please contact Kristen Ruck at (307) 778-7289. Please note that admission is always free for children 12 and under!

Customized School Programs

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum also offers customized educational programs to meet the needs of school-aged children. For more information about the museum's customized educational programs, please contact  Amiee Reese, Executive Director or telephone us at (307) 778-7291.

**ADDIONAL PAPERWORK WILL BE REQUIRED ON FIRST DAY OF CAMP**