By Panhandle Post
2023 Fur Trade Days in Chadron
July 13-16
Thursday, July 13, 2023
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 - Tim Zach (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, 2023
All Day - Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)
10 a.m - noon - Nerf blaster war, by Thermopolis Nerf (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 blaster war, by Thermopolis Nerf (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
4 p.m. - Traders’ Market Officially Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
5 - 7 p.m. - Classics in the Park Cruise (315 W Third Street, FNBO Parking Lot)
6 - 8 p.m. - Pete Buter (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo, Fourth and Main streets)
6 p.m. - Midnight - Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Live Entertainment, Flannel (Downtown, Second & Main streets)
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, 2023
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. - Classics in the Park Registration (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 (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)
2 p.m. - Classics in the Park, Judging Deadline (Wilson Park)
3 p.m. - Bump and Run (Dawes County Fairgrounds)
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 (Downtown, Second & Main streets)
Sunday, July 16, 2023
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)