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!

THURSDAY, JULY 13

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 – TBD (First Street, between Main & Bordeaux streets)

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

9 p.m. – Midnight – Alexa – Live music, (Downtown Plaza, Second & Main streets)

FRIDAY, JULY 14

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

10:00 a.m. – Noon – Nerf War (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, Mini Golf (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

2-6 p.m. – Nerf War (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

4 p.m. – Traders’ Market Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

5-7 p.m. – Classics in the Park Cruise. If it runs, bring it! (FNBO Parking lot at 315 W 3rd St.)

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

6 – 8 p.m. – Pete Buter (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo, Fourth and Main streets)

9 p.m. – 1 a.m. – Live Entertainment by Flannel (Downtown, Second Street & Chadron Avenue)

10 p.m. – Fireworks! Great views from the downtown street dance, East First Street (between Main & Cedar streets), the Carnival (100-200 block of Bordeaux Street), or Roger Eaton Soccer fields (Main Street & Norfolk Ave).

SATURDAY, JULY 15

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

All Day – 10th Annual Rob Brown Memorial Softball Tournament (Mens), (Shumway Fields)

7:30 a.m. – Rotary Colter Run, 2-mile, 5k, 10k (CSC Nelson Physical Activity Center) must register online by 10 p.m. July 8, or in-person from 6:30-7:29 a.m. July 9

8 a.m. – Traders’ Market Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

8 a.m. – Register for Classics in the Park car show (Wilson Park)

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. – 47th Annual Lion’s Club Parade (10th & Main to First & Main streets)

FOLLOWING THE PARADE

11 a.m. – The String Beans, family friendly music (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)

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 – awards presented at 3:30 p.m. (Wilson Park)

1 p.m. – Rotary World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw (400 Block of Main Street)

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

3 p.m. – Bump & Run (Dawes County Fairgrounds)

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 by Judd Hoos (Downtown, Second Street & Chadron Avenue)

SUNDAY, JULY 16

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

All Day – 10th Annual Rob Brown Memorial Softball Tournament (Co-ed), (Shumway Fields, E Niobrara Ave)

Date: July 13-16, 2023

Location:  Various locations in Chadron, NE 

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