Events

Just about every town in the Yellowstone area has a rodeo throughout the year. Wyoming is the rodeo capital of the West. See a list of the best.

If you're heading to Yellowstone this summer, via Idaho, be sure to stop at the 51st Annual Shoshone-Banncock Festiva August 7-10.

The first Yellowstone area inhabitants were mountain men who had gatherings to sell furs, trade and socialize. You can attend a rendezvous reenactment today.

The Irma Hotel hosts free gunfights performed by the Cody Gunfighters. A shootout is also held in the town square of Jackson, Wyom. on summer afternoons.

Parks that usually charge an entrance fee will be free on several days during the year. Check our list of dates for this year.

Head to this Wyoming cowboy town in late August to experience totality of the 2017 solar eclipse.

Gatherings across the West celebrate the heritage and history of ranching, cowboys, western music and the traditions of the rural West.

"I’ve seen between 10-12 eclipses, so I chase them all over the world. Somewhere on the Earth, there is an eclipse about every two years."

The festival enters its 13th year in Island Park, Idaho, southwest of Yellowstone National Park. This year it is held January 19-20, 2018.

Every summer, more than 300 performers from around the world descend on Rexburg and nearby Burley.

Learn more about the rich heritage of Native American culture at an Indian Powwow, a social event that attracts tribal members from across the country.

Head to the Wyoming towns of Lander, Dubois, Riverton, Shoshoni, Hudson and the Wind River Indian Reservation for the solar eclipse and festivities.

Locals and visitors near Jackson and the southern ridge of Grand Teton National Park are in a spectacular location for viewing the 2017 total solar eclipse.

Don't miss the annual Targhee Music Festival and the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival held in July and August.

Heading to Yellowstone for the winter holiday season? Check out this list of events and activities in and around the park!