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ROY ROGERS HAPPY TRAILS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION Apple Valley, California Proceeds support the Happy Trails Foundation Website: https://www.happytrails.org |
various events and fund-raisers. |
 TV WESTFESTTucson, Arizona Website: https://www.tvwestfest.com/ |
March 16-19, 2023 |
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SANTA CLARITA (California) COWBOY FESTIVAL William S. Hart Park in Old Town Newhall, California Website: http://www.cowboyfestival.org |
April 22-23, 2023 |
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AUDIE MURPHY DAY Fletcher Warren Civic Center and Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, Greenville, Texas Website: https://cottonmuseum.com/events/audie-murphy-day-3/ |
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COLUMBUS MOVING PICTURE SHOW Columbus, Ohio Website: https://www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com/ |
May 25-28, 2023 |
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JOHN WAYNE ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Winterset, Iowa, the birthplace of John Wayne Website: https://www.johnwaynebirthplace.museum/2023-birthday-celebration/ |
May 26-27, 2023 |
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MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL re-named to MIDSOUTH NOSTAGLIA FESTIVAL Olive Branch, Mississippi Website: https://midsouthnostalgiafestival.com |
June 8-10, 2023 |
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ANNUAL ROY ROGERS FESTIVAL Portsmouth, Ohio Website: https://royrogersfestival.com/ Museum was re-locating, and no festival was held in 2022. |
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WESTERN LEGENDS CELEBRATION Kanab, Utah (Utah's Little Hollywood) Website: https://westernlegendsroundup.com/about/ |
August 24-26, 2023 |
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CINECON CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL Hollywood, California Website: https://cinecon.org/ |
Labor Day weekend, 2023 |
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MID-ATLANTIC NOSTALGIA CONVENTION Hunt Valley, Maryland (near Baltimore) Website: https://www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com |
September 7-9, 2023 |
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ANNUAL SILVER SPUR AWARDS Van Nuys, California Website: https://reelcowboys.org |
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ANNUAL REX ALLEN DAYS Willcox, Arizona Websites: https://www.rexallendays.org http://www.rexallenmuseum.org |
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HIGH CHAPARRAL ROUNDUP Tucson, Arizona Website: http://chaparralroundup.com/ When I checked in July, 2022, there was a message that the website had expired and the domain name was for sale. |
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COWBOY WAY FEST/JUBILEE Fort Concho, a National Historic Landmark, San Angelo, Texas Website: https://www.cowboywayjubilee.com/cwjubilee/ When I checked in July, 2022, their website was still out-of-date with 2021 event cancellation news. |
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LONE PINE FILM FESTIVAL Lone Pine, California Websites: https://www.lonepinefilmfest.com/ https://museumofwesternfilmhistory.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lonepinefilmfestival/ |
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WILD BUNCH FILM FESTIVAL Tucson, Arizona Website: https://www.thewildbunchfilmfestival.com/ |
October 26-29, 2023 |
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M7 CON AND OLD WEST FILM FESTIVAL was in Old Sacramento, California; 2023 event location is Fort Worth, Texas 2018 event was cancelled; no event in 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022 Website: https://www.m7con.org/ |
May 26-28, 2023 |
Film fests and events that are no longer active. |
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WILLIAMSBURG NOSTALGIA FEST Williamsburg, Virginia Website: https://www.williamsburgnostalgiafest.com/ January 25, 2023 announcement on their website that 2022 was the 26th and last Williamsburg Nostalgia Fest. TOM MIX FESTIVAL/WESTERN HERITAGE WEEKEND Dewey, Oklahoma (Home of the Tom Mix Museum) Website (no longer working): https://www.westernheritageweekend.org City of Dewey, OK website: http://www.cityofdewey.com/Residents/Community_Calendar.aspx Tom Mix Museum website: http://www.tommixmuseum.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomMixMuseum74029/ THE HIGH CHAPARRAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Marriott Burbank, Burbank, California Event was held in 2017. Website (no longer working): http://www.50thanniversarythehighchaparral.com WESTERN FILM FAIR AND NOSTALGIA CONVENTION Hawthorne Inn, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2017 event was the 40th and last Western Film Fair. Website (no longer working): http://www.westernfilmfair.com WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) FILM FESTIVAL Colonial Plaza Williamsburg (Formerly Holiday Inn - Patriot), Williamsburg, Virginia 2017 event was the 21st and last Williamsburg Film Festival. Website (no longer working): http://www.williamsburgfilmfestival.org HIGH CHAPARRAL REUNION Tucson, Arizona From their website - no further reunions/events are planned. Website: http://thehighchaparralreunion.com SPIRIT OF THE COWBOY Hico, Texas Event held in 2015. Website (no longer working): http://www.spiritofthecowboy.net FESTIVAL OF THE WEST WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona Last event was held in 2013. Website: http://www.festivalofthewest.com FIRST ANNUAL WESTERN HERITAGE FESTIVAL Boise, Idaho Event held in 2015. Website (no longer working): http://idahowesternheritagefestival.com/ WILD WESTERN FESTIVAL Glendale, Arizona 2015 was the last Wild Western Festival. Website (no longer working): http://www.wildwesternfestival.com HOPALONG CASSIDY FESTIVAL Cambridge, Ohio 2015 was the 25th Hoppy Festival ... and the last. Website (no longer working): http://hopalongcassidyfestival.com WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FILM FESTIVAL Asheville, North Carolina Last festival was held in 2012. Website (no longer working): http://www.cometwesterns.com/filmfest.htm GOLDEN BOOT AWARDS Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation, Woodland Hills, California The last Golden Boot Awards program occurred in 2007 and was the 25th anniversary of the awards program. ANNUAL GENE AUTRY DAYS Kenton, Ohio Hardin County, Ohio Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2013 Gene Autry Days was the last. JOHNNY MACK BROWN WESTERN FESTIVAL Dothan, Alabama Last held in 2011. Website (no longer working): http://www.johnnymackbrownfestival.com WILD WEST COWBOY ROUND-UP Annual Cowboy Round-up, Downtown Garland, Texas Website (no longer working as of October 1, 2011): http://www.garlandcowboyroundup.com DEAN SMITH CELEBRITY RODEO Expo Center of Taylor County, Abilene, Texas Benefits the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Website (no longer working as of January, 2008): http://www.celebrityrodeo.org RED RIVER WESTERN FESTIVAL Shreveport, Louisiana Website (no longer working as of 2005): http://www.redriverwesternfestival.com TOMBSTONE WESTERN FILM FESTIVAL Tombstone, Arizona Website (no longer working as of January, 2006): http://tombstonewesternfilm.com BUCK JONES FESTIVAL 2004 Buck Jones Festival was cancelled due to illness and passing of festival coordinator Dom Marafioti. Website (no longer working as of January, 2006): http://www.buckjones.org KNOXVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Website (no longer working): http://www.cometwesterns.com/knoxvle.htm TOM MIX FESTIVAL DuBois, Pennsylvania Last TM Festival was held in 2004. Tom Mix Festival Website (no longer working as of September, 2005): http://www.tommixfestival.com DuBois Area Historical Society website: http://www.duboishistoricalsociety.com |