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🎆 America's 250th Celebration, World Cup Watch Party & More | This Week in Cheyenne
Plus: Catch the 1776 Concert Presentation at the Cheyenne Civic Center on Thursday.
It’s Monday, June 29th. 🗽 Holiday week, here we go!
The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra presents 1776 on Thursday. 📸: Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra Facebook
| Events This Week |
Monday, June 29th
Georgia Peaches & Dark Cherries Truckload Sale | 10:00 a.m. | Former Big Lots Parking Lot, 3501 E Lincolnway | Varies | The Fruit Truck rolls into Cheyenne with Georgia freestone peaches, dark cherries, South Dakota honey, pecans and more.
Lunch & Learn: 1776 Concert Presentation | 12:00 p.m. | Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave | Free to Attend | Get a behind-the-scenes look at Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming 1776 concert presentation with director Sean Ambrose.
Tuesday, June 30th
Summer Yoga in the Park (Also Thurs) | 6:45 a.m. | Lions Park | Free to Attend | Start the day with an all-levels outdoor yoga class from Little Lotus Yoga.
Cheyenne Tuesday Farmers Market | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to Attend | A Tuesday afternoon market with local produce, coffee, flowers, plants, eggs, baked goods, honey, and plenty other fresh finds for the week.
Acrylic Painting - Art Basics | 5:30 p.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 500 W 15th St, Suite #160 | $22.31 | Build on the basics with a hands-on acrylic painting class covering color, viscosity, opaqueness, brands and what makes acrylic paint its own thing.
Taproom Bingo | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Join in for prizes, craft beer (available for purchase) and food from local food trucks.
Wednesday, July 1st
Red, White, and Rescue | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Black Dog Animal Rescue, 2407 E 9th St | Free to Attend | Black Dog Animal Rescue celebrates Independence Day week with a special adoption open house featuring adoptable dogs and cats and reduced adoption fees.
Independence Roll | 6:00 p.m. | Big Boy Steam Engine, Holliday Park | Free to Attend | Cheyenne Slow Roll gets patriotic with a community bike ride celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
World Cup Watch Party | 6:00 p.m. | Hathaway’s Lounge at Little America, 2800 W Lincolnway | Free to Attend | Cheer on Team USA at Little America’s official World Cup watch party with $5 burgers and a complimentary drink anytime Team USA scores.
Read on the web > 🎆 America's 250th Celebration, World Cup Watch Party & More |
Thursday, July 2nd
Jazz Night | 6:00 p.m. | Paramount Ballroom, 1609 Capitol Ave | Free to Attend | Stop in for a relaxing Thursday night downtown with live jazz.
Pick Your Project Workshop | 6:00 p.m. | Board & Brush Cheyenne, 1719 Pioneer Ave | $73 | Pick your project and make your own custom wood sign during this hands-on DIY workshop.
1776 Concert Presentation | 7:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W 20th St | $10 | Kick off the 250th celebration early with a live concert presentation of the Broadway musical 1776, featuring the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, Cheyenne Chamber Singers, Cheyenne Little Theatre and Wyoming America 250.
Friday, July 3rd
1 Pt. Challenge - Pickleball Tournament | 11:00 a.m. | The Picklr Cheyenne, 3741 E Lincolnway | $10+ | The Picklr brings a quick-hit Independence Week pickleball tournament to town with singles, double elimination and one-point matches.
📸: Laramie County Sheriff’s Department Facebook
🚨 Want a behind-the-scenes look at local law enforcement without committing to a full-day academy? The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its 2026 True Grit Experience, giving participants a closer look at what happens inside the department. The weekday-evening experience includes a detention center tour, Sheriff’s Office initiative updates, a K9 demonstration, hands-on police tactics activities and a better look at how deputies serve the community. Registration is required, and participants will need to complete a background and screening process before attending. If you've ever been curious about how law enforcement operates, don't miss this experience! Registration is open now. Wed, July 8th & Thurs, July 9th, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Laramie County Sheriff's Office, 1910 Pioneer Ave, Free to attend.
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Saturday, July 4th
Needs Inc. 10th Annual Firecracker 5K/10K/Kids Fun Run | 6:00 a.m. | Depot Plaza, 121 W 15th St | $50+ | Start the Fourth with Needs Inc.’s annual Firecracker 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run, plus food, drinks, and more.
America's 250th Celebration | 9:00 a.m. | Wyoming Capitol Grounds | Free to Attend | Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a full day of community fun at the Capitol, including fireworks, live music, food, family activities, guest speakers, a parade, folk life festival and more.
The Fourth of July Celebration | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Frontier Mall, 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to Attend | Local vendors, food trucks, raffles, giveaways, a cake walk, and much more.
Festival of Patriots | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Wyoming Historic Governors’ Mansion, 300 E 21st St | Free to Attend | Celebrate America’s 250th with live music, 1770s costumed reenactors, crafts, period parlor games, guided mansion tours, a food truck and a few surprise history lessons along the way.
Fireworks, Food & Fun | 5:00 p.m. | Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center, 204 W Fox Farm Rd | $18.99+ | Red Lion hosts a Fourth of July cookout with burgers, BBQ, sides, drink specials and view of the fireworks.
Live Music: City Creek Band | 6:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Free to Attend | City Creek Band brings a little bit of everything to Blue Raven for a Fourth of July night of live music.
July 4th Concert at the Capitol | 8:30 p.m. | Wyoming State Capitol, 200 W 24th St | Free to Attend | The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra brings a patriotic 4th of July concert to the Capitol with music from John Williams, Tchaikovsky, The Washington Post March, The Stars and Stripes Forever and more.
Sunday, July 5th
Poetry Open Mic | 2:00 p.m. | The Hawthorn Tree, 112 E 17th St | Free to Attend | Bring your writing, or your voice for an afternoon of poetry, prose, lyrics and conversation.
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| Need to Know |
📸: City of Cheyenne
🥾 Trail Time: Belvoir Ranch Trails are set to open to the public with a ribbon-cutting event. See the trail map here.
🏘️ Rural Growth: Laramie County commissioners advance two subdivision requests that could add 65 rural residences.
🚧 Road Work: A central Cheyenne neighborhood will see road access shut down for 10–12 weeks during water line work.
🧪 Slime Stopped: A permit request for slime manufacturer warehouses gets a no vote from the Laramie County Planning Commission.
🕵️ Doe Search: Twin genealogists hope tattoos can help identify two Cheyenne bodies known as John and Jane Doe.
🚂 Rail Revival: Cheyenne’s $5 million railcar experience is taking shape downtown along 15th Street.
🎆 Still Banned: Cheyenne reminds residents that fireworks remain off-limits in city limits, despite county fire restrictions being lifted.
🚔 Trafficking Crackdown: The Laramie County sheriff says the county will no longer be a “safe haven” for human trafficking.
💻 Microsoft Moves: Cheyenne approves a major Microsoft annexation but rejects a $50 million community benefits deal.
⚠️ Sewer Reminder: Cheyenne BOPU reminds residents not to put hazardous materials into sanitary sewers.
| One Last Thing |
📸: The Lincoln Facebook
Dexter and the Moonrocks bring their Texas-born “Western Space Grunge” to The Lincoln in August. The Abilene band formed in 2021 and has built a huge following by mixing country-rock storytelling with loud, gritty alternative grunge. Their breakout single “Sad in Carolina” hit No. 1 on the U.S. Alternative Radio Chart, they’ve racked up more than 100 million streams, sold out spots like Billy Bob’s Texas and are now in the middle of a nationwide headline tour, The 12 Steps Tour. Tickets are on sale now! Thurs, Aug 6th, 8:00 p.m., The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave, $31.55.
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