The 30th Annual
Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering
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October 22-24, 2021 by Bailey Powell Aldrich
For three days in October, cowboys of the country nay, the world, will descend on Fort Worth for the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival presented by Railhead Realty. That’s right, “Cowboy Gathering” with capitalized letters. Brace yourself for a memorable revelry composed of poets, live music every night, ranch rodeo con-
this annual event with about 30,000 of their closest cowboy friends. I mean, you have to respect that kind of transitory hustle. The family Subaru just doesn’t give off the same vibe. The numbers kind of speak for themselves, but people travel from all over the world to attend this jamboree, and this
testants, thematic vendors to satisfy every need and my personal favorite, wagon train participants. These are quite literally people who will roll into the Stockyards’ National Historic District on wooden spoke wheels, outfitted in their required authentic western attire. They will have traveled days, five to be exact, to celebrate
year marks its 30th anniversary, to boot. It’s apt that the idea for this event was born in a conference room at the Cowtown Coliseum: Fort Worth is the per4
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October 2021
Photos courtesy of Scott Slusher
