2024 Fur Trade Days events
last updated July 7, 2024 — Event times are tentative and subject to change
Thursday, July 11, 2024
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 - The Bar Flies (First Street, between Main & Bordeaux streets)
6 p.m. - Midnight - Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)
9 p.m. - Midnight - BAR D MUSIC, - DJ, (Downtown Plaza, Second & Main streets)
Friday, July 12, 2024
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)
Noon - 7 p.m. - Traders’ Market Officially Opens (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 (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
2 - 6 p.m. - Nerf blaster war, by Thermopolis Nerf (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 Butler (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo, Fourth and Main streets)
6 p.m. - Midnight - Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)
7:30 p.m. - Glow and Grind Bike Parade, Northwest Nebraska Trails Association (Chadron State College to Railroad Park)
8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - Karaoke @ Wild’s Bar & Grill, (216 W Second Street)
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Live Entertainment, Eight Second Ride (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 13, 2024
All Day - Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)
All Day - 11th Annual Rob Brown Memorial Softball Tournament (Mens), (Shumway Fields, E Niobrara Ave)
7:30 a.m. - Rotary Colter Run, 2-mile, 5k, 10k (CSC Nelson Physical Activity Center) must register in-person from 6:30-7:29 a.m. July 15
8 a.m. - Classics in the Park Registration (Wilson Park)
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Traders’ Market Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
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. - 48th 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 (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
2 p.m. - Classics in the Park, Judging Deadline (Wilson Park)
3 p.m. - Bump and Run (Dawes County Fairgrounds, Adults $10, Teens $5, 12 and under FREE!)
3 p.m. - Classics in the Park, Awards Presentation (Wilson Park)
3 - 7 p.m. - CSC Spirit presents Cornhole Tournament (Downtown Plaza, Second & Main streets)
3 - 7 p.m. - Chadron Christian Church Family Scavengery Hunt (Starts @ 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!)
8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - Karaoke @ Wild’s Bar & Grill, (216 W Second Street)
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Live Entertainment, Jessica Loobey (Downtown, Second & Main streets)
Sunday, July 14, 2024
All Day - Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)