Carbon County, Wyoming Annual Events

Find upcoming events including rodeos, concerts, festivals, performing arts, family events, & more.

Many of these 2018 events are not yet in our calendar as final decisions on event times & locations are still being decided even though dates have been set. If you are looking for complete event information on upcoming events, also make sure to check out our calendar of events. We encourage you to contact event organizers to confirm details as event dates and times may change.

If you are hosting an event please make sure to let us know. We can help promote local events through our events calendar & social media.

January
1st First Day Hike Ft. Fred Steele
6th-7th Saratoga Skijoring Races Saratoga
12th-13th Nubbins Monthly Pool Tournament Saratoga
20th-21st Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby Saratoga
26th-27th 32nd Annual Sierra Madre Winter Carnival Encampment
February
2nd-3rd Nubbins Monthly Pool Tournament Saratoga
16th-17th Snowy Range Poker Run Saratoga
17th A Toast to History Saratoga
18th Upper Valley Search & Rescue Ben Romios Memorial Poker Run Encampment
24th-25th Silver Bullet NRA Tournament Rawlins
24th-25th Pepsi Premier Racquetball Tournament Rawlins
March
9th Leaping Trout Film Festival Saratoga
30th-31st Nubbins Monthly Pool Tournament Saratoga
April
5th-8th Wyoming Open Pool Tournament Saratoga
14th Almost 5K Fireman Fun Run @ Rec Center Rawlins
13th-14th Nubbins Monthly Pool Tournament Saratoga
15th Rochelle Ranch Golf Course Opening Day Rawlins
May
1st Outdoor Shooting Range Opening Rawlins
1st Ft. Fred Steele Historic Site Opening Day Ft Steele
18th-19th Nubbins Monthly Pool Tournament Saratoga
21st Riverside Visitor Center Opening Day Riverside
26th 150 years celebration – Military Day Ft. Fred Steele
26th–28th Museums Summer Season Opening Days Various
June
1st-2nd PrisonFest Rawlins
1st Valley Artisans Visitor Center Opening Day Baggs
9th WYCO Freedom Ride Saratoga
9th 150 years celebration – Sheep Industry Day Ft. Fred Steele
16th Brush Creek “Valley Strong” Concert Saratoga
16th-17th Woodchopper’s Jamboree & Rodeo Encampment
20th Marion Baker Invitational Black Powder Shoot Encampment
21st Music in the Park Rawlins
22-23rd Tale of two Cities (Frisbee Tourney) Encampment
23rd 150 Years Celebration - Mining Day Ft. Fred Steele
28th Music in the Park Rawlins
30th Togie Days Saratoga
30th Festival of the Arts Saratoga
July
1st Festival of the Arts Saratoga
4th Togie Days Saratoga
5th Music in the Park Rawlins
6th & 7th Platte River Rodeo Saratoga
7th 150 years celebration – Towns Day Ft. Fred Steele
7th & 8th Little Snake River Rodeo Baggs
12th Music in the Park Rawlins
13th-14th SummerFest Rawlins
19th Music in the Park Rawlins
20th-22nd Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering Encampment
20th-22nd Mountain Man Rendezvous Encampment
21st Living History Day at GEM Encampment
TBA 150th Union Pacific Railroad Celebration Hanna
21st 150th Union Pacific Railroad Celebration Ft Steele
26th Music in the Park Rawlins
28th Snowy Range Duathlon Medicine Bow Nat’l Forest
August
2nd Music in the Park Rawlins
3rd-11th Carbon County Fair and Rodeo Rawlins
4th 150 years celebration – Lincoln Highway Day Ft. Fred Steele
4th Annual Community BBQ & Music in the Park Encampment
4th Cow Plop Rawlins
5-7th WSGA Golf Tournament Rawlins
8th 150th City of Rawlins Celebration Rawlins
11th Snowy Range Duathlon Saratoga
16th Music in the Park Rawlins
18th 150 years celebration – State Park Day Ft. Fred Steele
18th Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival Saratoga
18th Riverside Party Day Riverside
18th Where is Joe Pickett:  CJ Box Trivia Saratoga
24-25th Saratoga Bullfest Saratoga
September
1st 150 years celebration – Tie Hack Day Ft. Fred Steele
3rd End of Summer Season Hours at Museums Various
8th Passion & Pride Ball Rawlins
8-9th Copper Days Encampment
10-11th Colorado Grande Auto Tour TBA
21-22nd ArtBeat 2018 Rawlins
28-30th High Desert Shootout Pool Tournament Rawlins
October
25th Masquerade Ball @ WY Frontier Prison Rawlins
26-31th Haunted Tours @ WY Frontier Prison Rawlins
31st Safe Trick or Treat in Downtowns Various
31st Safe Trick or Treat @ Rawlins Rec Center Rawlins
November
1st Indoor Shooting Range Opening Day Rawlins
24th Small Business Saturday Rawlins & Saratoga
December
1st 27th Annual Christmas out of the Big House Rawlins
5th-9th WinterFest 2018 Rawlins
7th Festival of Trees Saratoga
8th Winter Wonderland & Lighted Christmas Parade Saratoga

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