FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022
9:00 am — Opening Ceremonies, Prayer, Pledge, Star Spangled Banner
9:00 am until 5:00 pm — All exhibits and vendors
• History encampments in Hico City Park
• Historic Gunfighter skits at random times
• Arts & Crafts and Food vendors
6:00 - 9:00 pm — Meet & Greet Party at the Silver Spur Winery
Meet and mingle with genuine aficionados of the Old West, many of whom have spent their careers immersed in it whether it be acting, art, music, or wrangling. All of the Performers, Artists, and Celebrities from the Bios page will be present. This will be an absolute must-attend event!
Tickets may be purchased by calling 254-796-2523 at Billy the Kid Museum by June 1, 2022 — $30.00 advance price, $50.00 at the door.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
9:00 am — Vendors open all day until 5:00 pm
9:30 am — Granbury Cloggers
10:00 am — Gunfights on Street
11:00 am — Martin & Murray — Singer-songwriters who play Cowboy and Trail songs
12:00 pm — Smokey Culver — Award-winning Cowboy Poet and songwriter
1:00 pm — Fletcher Jowers — Acoustic Cowboy and Gospel music
2:00 - 3:00 pm — Martin & Murray — Singer-songwriters who play Cowboy and Trail songs
3:30 pm — Ed Meyer — Singer-songwriter who plays old time Country Western songs
4:00 pm — Fletcher Jowers — Acoustic Cowboy and Gospel music
5:00 pm — Smokey Culver — Award-winning Cowboy Poet and songwriter
Exhibits, Skits, Contests
HISTORY ENCAMPMENTS
History Encampment in Hico City Park open to school children and accompanying adults ONLY on Friday. Encampments will be open for everyone on Saturday.
• Pioneer Families
• Native American camps
• Military camps
• Battlefield medical tent
• Teddy Roosevelt camp
• Wells Fargo display
HISTORIC SKITS
Historic Skits will take place both days at random times during the festival. Announcements will be made a few minutes before they take place:
• Judge Roy Bean setting up court at jail site
• Gun fight breaks out in Jersey Lilly’s. Deputy US Marshall Bass Reeves arrests and takes the guilty before Judge Roy Bean. They are incarcerated in old Rico Jail.
• Saloon Girls skit has drunken cowboy beat up on saloon girl, the rest of girls join up and go after cowboy chasing him down the street.
• Pancho Villa takes over city hall while holding mayor there. Posse comes to the rescue.
PERSONALITIES
Many famous, accomplished, and award-winning artists, performers, and celebrities will be attending and presenting at the festival. Some of the people you may be familiar with will include:
• Martin and Murray — Western Singer-songwriters
• Charles “Smokey” Culver — Award-winning Cowboy poet
• Fletcher Jowers - Singer songwriter of Western and Gospel music
VENDORS and FOOD
Food and craft vendors will be open all day both days.
• Old fashioned Chuck Wagon cooking
• Old fashioned Cowboy Stew from trailer
• Art & Craft vendor selling Western-themed products.
Will be on south side of Pecan St. No more than 20 vendors. No vendor set up in front of open stores.
Vendor applications can be downloaded here: Vendor Application. You may also get one by calling Sue Land at 254-796-2523, at Billy the Kid Museum.