Schedule

2026 Fur Trade Days events #

last updated January 26, 2026 — Event times are tentative and subject to change

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)

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

Noon - 7 p.m. - Traders’ Market Officially Opens (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

1 - 5 p.m. - Inflatables! Slip ’n’ Slide & Waterslide (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)

5 - 7 p.m. - Classics in the Park Cruise (315 W Third Street, FNBO Parking Lot)

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

9 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Live Entertainment, TBD (Downtown, West Second Street)

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

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 11

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. - 50th Annual Lion’s Club Parade (10th & Main to First & Main streets)

11 a.m. - Rotary World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw (400 Block of Main Street)

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 - 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)

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, TBD (Downtown, West Second Street)

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

12:30 p.m. - Lions Club Horseshoe Tournament (North Main Street and Belle Fourche Avenue)

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