National Cowboy Day

First created in Wyoming in 2005, this celebration marks the contributions of the American Cowboy to the national culture. It has been celebrated at Fort Concho for the past ten years.

The event starts with a breakfast reception at the Quartermaster Galleries with pastries, juice, coffee, and fruit, starting at 9:00 am, followed by a Gallery Talk by Laura Huckaby, Collections Manager at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts at 930 am. Shortly after 10:00 am, guests are invited to watch the Concho Cowboy Company perform one of their award-wining programs outside the Quartermaster Galleries.

The entire event is free to all and the western art show will remain open until 4:00 pm. This year’s show features eighty-six works of painting and sculpture by fifty-one artists from seventeen states, covering many western themes of cowboys, Native Americans, ranching and farming, and the many people and animals who inhabit the Great Plains.

For more information, please contact Fort Concho at (325) 481-2646.