Schedule
2026 Fur Trade Days events #
last updated June 15, 2026 — Event times are tentative and subject to change
Thursday, July 9, 2026 #
All Day - Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)
1-6 p.m. - Free Swim by Nebraska Bank! (Chadron Area Aquatics & Wellness Center, 540 E Tenth Street)
6-9 p.m. - Bands on Bordeaux - Ivory Studio (First Street, between Main & Bordeaux streets)
Friday, July 10, 2026 #
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 Gazebo)
1 - 5 p.m. - Inflatables! Slip ’n’ Slide (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
2 - 5 p.m. - Nerf Blaster War, by Thermopolis Nerf (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
5:30 p.m. - Quilts of Honor Presentation (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)
5 - 7 p.m. - Classics in the Park Cruise (315 W Third Street, FNBO Parking Lot)
6 p.m. - Native American Dance demonstration & lesson (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)
6 p.m. - Midnight - Mac’s Carnival (East Second & Bordeaux streets)
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Live Entertainment, The RathCo opening for Jessica Loobey (Downtown, West Second Street)
Saturday, July 11, 2026 #
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)
FOLLOWING THE PARADE #
11 a.m. - Pete Butler, live music (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)
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 p.m. - Native American Dance demonstration & lesson (Dawes County Courthouse Gazebo)
1 p.m. - Bump and Run (Dawes County Fairgrounds, Doors open 9 a.m., Adults $10, Teens $5, 12 and under FREE!)
1 - 5 p.m. - Inflatables! Slip ’n’ Slide (Dawes County Courthouse Lawn)
2 p.m. - Classics in the Park, Judging Deadline (Wilson Park)
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, Jessie G opening for Flannel Sunday (Downtown, West Second Street)
Sunday, July 12, 2026 #
All Day - Buckskinners primitive camp, open to visitors (3 Miles East, ~8 miles south from Museum of the Fur Trade)
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Y’all Come Back, Here (Dawes County Historical Museum, 341 Country Club Road)
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)