Editor’s Note on Cheyenne Frontier Days™

2022 Guide to Frontier Days™

July 22-31, 2022

In its 126th year, Cheyenne Frontier Days™ revolves around the same element it did over 120 years ago — the volunteer and a desire to preserve a part of Western history.

It takes thousands of volunteers and thousands of hours to put on the world’s largest ongoing, outdoor rodeo. They do it because it’s a fun contribution to their community.

The approximately 400,000 people who come to Cheyenne Frontier Days™ will see a smattering of the Old West. From the carriages rolling past in the parades, to the tie-down competition, it’s a part of the West that continues through the efforts of volunteers using their free time to put on an extravaganza of Western flavor. It continues every year for visitors from all over the globe. They can step into the legendary Old West in historic Cheyenne, Wyoming.

If past figures hold true for Cheyenne Frontier Days™, this year all fifty states, plus twenty-three countries will be represented in ticket sales.

It’s this kind of diverse audience that makes the hours of fence mending, barn building, entertainment planning, show scheduling, and hours of haggling over the details worthwhile. It’s this attention to detail that makes Cheyenne Frontier Days™ the great event it is.

Every year, after the last cowboy has packed up and headed for the next rodeo, the group of ten volunteers known as the Cheyenne Frontier Days™ General Committee start organizing their subcommittees and planning for the next year. They review what was right, what could be improved, and begin work planning the next “Daddy of ‘em All®”.

Cheyenne Frontier Days™ is a year’s worth of planning and preparation by volunteers whose commitment to ten days in July is only rewarded by the smiles and appreciation of you, the visitor. As they show you the West, remember their payment can only be shown in how much you enjoy the celebration, 126 years in the making!

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