🎸 Benjamin Tod & the Lost Dog Street Band, Cowboy Market & More | This Week in Cheyenne

It’s Monday, July 13th. 🥵 The heat is here.

Monday, July 13th

Georgia Peaches & Dark Cherries Truckload Sale | 10:00 a.m. | Former Big Lots, 3501 E Lincolnway | Free to Attend | The Fruit Truck rolls back into Cheyenne with Georgia freestone peaches, dark cherries, South Dakota honey, pecans and more.

Tuesday, July 14th

Food Truck Frenzy | 11:00 a.m. | Holy Trinity Parking Lot, 1808 Hot Springs Ave | Free to Attend | Holy Trinity Youth Education Trust hosts Food Truck Frenzy with Ranch Eats, Bangkok Bites, Noam’s Table, Queso’s, Aiden’s BabyCakes and Dirty Sodes. Grab lunch and help support scholarships for graduating seniors.

Cheyenne Tuesday Farmers Market | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | JCPenney Parking Lot, 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to Attend | Pick up some fresh local produce, coffee, flowers, eggs, baked goods, honey, handmade crafts, and more.

Taproom Bingo | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Bingo, prizes, craft beer and local food trucks make for an easy Tuesday night

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band @ The Lincoln Cheyenne | 7:00 p.m. | The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave | $30.37 | Benjamin Tod brings raw Americana songwriting to The Lincoln with Lost Dog Street Band, mixing folk, country and bluegrass. And don’t miss opener Leon Macjean.

Wednesday, July 15th

HealthWorks WyoGives Pancake Breakfast | 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | HealthWorks, 506 W 17th St | $5 Donation | HealthWorks starts WyoGives with pancakes, ham, coffee and a pre-CFD breakfast that supports local medical, dental, mental health and pharmacy services.

Lucha Libre at the Library | 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave | Free to Attend | Laramie County Library celebrates WyoGives with a night of lucha libre wrestling, luchador mask crafts, food trucks and family-friendly fun.

Tour de Local Flair Roll | 6:00 p.m. | Big Boy Steam Engine, Holliday Park | Free to Attend | Wear a jersey, rep your favorite Cheyenne business or school and cruise the city at an easy pace.

Thursday, July 16th

Digging into Deep Time: Wyoming's Fossil Legacy | 6:00 p.m. | Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave | Free to Attend | Learn why Wyoming is one of the most fossil-rich places on Earth during this library talk with Dr. Laura Vietti, featuring ancient marine ecosystems, geologic history and the fossils that helped put Wyoming on the map.

The 70th Old-Fashioned Melodrama (Also Fri-Sun) | 7:00 p.m. | Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W Lincolnway | $17+ | Cheyenne Little Theatre’s old-fashioned melodrama is here with with a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud trip to the birth of a nation.

Friday, July 17th

Old Gringo Boots Trunk Show (Also Sat) | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Pyne & Poppy, 1605 Capitol Ave | Free to Attend | Check out Old Gringo Boots during a two-day trunk show with cowboy boots you won’t find everywhere in Cheyenne, plus a free hat with purchase. Lindsay Linton Buk will also be signing Woman Shaping the West, Stories from
Wyoming from 2–4 p.m (Fri).

CaveSim | 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave | Free to Attend | CaveSim rolls a cave-on-wheels into the library for kids, teens and curious adults, with crawl-through exploring, computer scoring, hands-on STEM activities and a little underground adventure without leaving town.

10 Days of CFD + Cheyenne Day Cowboy Luau | 11:00 a.m. | Railspur, 707 W Lincolnway | Free to Attend | Railspur is going all in for CFD with ten days of food, drinks, live entertainment and daily specials. It all starts with Tie-Down Turkey Legs as the featured menu item.

Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (Also Sat & Sun) | 1:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Frontier Days, 1230 W 8th Ave | $30+| The Daddy of ’em All rodeo starts a day earlier this year, with Friday rodeo action added before the usual Saturday kickoff.

Live Music: Scott Rupe | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Grab a beer, settle in and ease into CFD weekend one a little early with some live music.

Fridays on the Plaza: MC4D | 6:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Depot Plaza, 121 W 15th St | Free to Attend | Fridays on the Plaza goes electronic with MC4D and Jay Lorenzo, bringing high-energy EDM to the Plaza.

Live Music: Treaty Oak Revival | 8:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Frontier Days, 1230 W 8th Ave | $75+ | Cheyenne Frontier Days kicks off its Frontier Nights lineup with Treaty Oak Revival and Jessie Murph, mixing red dirt country and southern rock for opening-night at the Daddy of ’em All.

Live Music: ReCline | 9:00 p.m. | The Crown Bar, 222 W Lincolnway | Free to Attend | ReCline brings country-western attitude for a late-night CFD show.

Live Music: Jackson Dean - The Lincoln After Hours | 10:00 p.m. | The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave | $36.34 | The Lincoln After Hours first show of the week featuring country artist Jackson Dean.

Saturday, July 18th

Mushroom Cultivation Presentation | 8:30 a.m. | Laramie County Community College, 1400 E College Dr | $28 | Laramie County Master Gardeners host Dr. Ken Kassenbrock for a morning presentation on mushroom cultivation, with a continental breakfast included for registered attendees.

Pop-up Plant Sale - With Desert Blooms! | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | Free to Attend | Desert Blooms pops up at the Botanic Gardens with cold-hardy cacti, unique succulents, water-wise perennials, rock garden favorites and pollinator-friendly plants that can actually hang with Wyoming.

HealthWorks Community Market on 17th Street | 9:00 a.m. | HealthWorks, 506 W 17th St | Free to Attend | HealthWorks keeps its Saturday market going with fresh local goods.

Pastel Landscapes: A Creative Workshop | 10:00 a.m. | Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | $35+ | Local artist Barbara Wolf leads a hands-on pastel workshop, with techniques for creating vibrant landscape artwork.

Frontier Market (Also Sun) | 10:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. | Frontier Mall, 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to Attend | Frontier Market takes over Frontier Mall for a full day of local vendors, handmade goods, baked treats, clothing, play mats and more, plus raffles, prizes and free coffee and tea while you shop.

Cowboy Market Weekend 1 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Ice & Events Center, 1530 W Lincolnway | Free to Attend | The popular Cowboy Market is back with local vendors, Wyoming-made goods, CFD finds, snacks and family-friendly shopping.

Mindful Finger Painting | 11:30 a.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 500 W 15th St, Suite #160 | $5.25 | Slow down and get a little messy during this relaxed creativity workshop with The Still Point Collective.

Art Show | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Railspur, 707 W Lincolnway | Free to Attend | Railspur adds an art show to CFD weekend with a big lineup of local and regional artists, tattooers and makers..

Live Music: Davis & Maverick | 1:00 p.m. | The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill, 1064 Happy Jack Rd | Free to Attend | Bunkhouse’s Summer Blues & Brews series keeps rolling with Davis & Maverick on the patio.

Turkish Lamp Workshop | 4:00 p.m. | Flydragon Design Art Studio, 3151 Nationway Suite K6 | $55+ | Create your own mosaic Turkish lamp during this hands-on workshop at Flydragon.

CFD Special Pick Your Project Workshop | 6:00 p.m. | Board & Brush Cheyenne, 1719 Pioneer Ave | $73 | Celebrate CFD with a hands-on wood sign workshop.

Cornhole Tournament | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Black Tooth hosts a Friday night cornhole tournament with live music from Mike Morris.

Live Music: Mike Morris | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Enjoy a cold beer and live local music for a relaxing Saturday evening.

Live Music: Alex Warren | 8:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Frontier Days, 1230 W 8th Ave | $62+ | Alex Warren’s emotional pop sound takes over Frontier Nights for the 1st Saturday show.

Live Music: J34 | 8:00 p.m. | Alf’s Pub & Package, 1622 E 19th St | Free to Attend | J34 keeps Saturday night moving with live country music at Alf’s.

Live Music: Logan Ryan Band - The Lincoln After Hours | 10:00 p.m. | The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave | $20.04 | Logan Ryan Band stops in Cheyenne for the Lincoln After Hours series, with Jaime Hansen opening the night.

Sunday, July 19th

Live Music: The Red Clay Strays | 8:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Frontier Days, 1230 W 8th Ave | $81+ | The Red Clay Strays close out CFD’s opening weekend with a soulful mix of Southern rock, country and blues, while opener Wyatt Flores adds a songwriter-heavy set to Sunday night’s Frontier Nights lineup.

🤠 Chute Upgrade: Cheyenne Frontier Days’ new Chute 9 goes from basic box to VIP showpiece.

🐕 Rez Dogs: A Cheyenne clinic 300 miles away has helped rescue 3,000 roaming reservation dogs from Wyoming tribal lands.

⚖️ Teacher Sentenced: A Cheyenne teacher receives probation after a case involving inappropriate contact with a student.

💧 Wastewater Response: Cheyenne’s mayor calls the data center wastewater contamination “regrettable” while praising BOPU’s response.

📺 Jail TV Request: The Laramie County sheriff rescinds a request to allow TV crews inside the detention center.

🔥 Fire Help: Cheyenne firefighters battling Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire helped save a house.

🚓 Traffic Crackdown: Cheyenne police are stepping up enforcement on speeding and noise violations.

🎬 Rodeo Comeback: A cancer survivor’s rodeo comeback hits Cheyenne’s big screen on July 16.

🚲 Greenway Link: The Parsley Bridge Greenway Connector could help pave the way for future greenway projects.

💻 Google Revealed: Google is the mystery owner behind Wyoming’s largest data center project.

📜 CFD History: A quick look back at how Cheyenne Frontier Days got started.

🎟️ Before You Go: Cheyenne Frontier Days shares what visitors should know before heading to CFD 2026.

💼 Data Center Jobs: Could data center work help keep more young adults in Wyoming?

🌙 After-Hours Scene: Local venues are filling the CFD after-party gap left by The Outlaw Saloon’s departure.

This is one you'll want to add to your August calendar. Whose Live Anyway? makes a stop at The Lincoln, bringing the ridiculous, made-up-on-the-spot comedy that made Whose Line Is It Anyway? a long-running favorite, only this time, it’s happening live in downtown Cheyenne. The show features longtime improv favorites Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Ryan Stiles, Joel Murray, and others. Get ready for an evening of quick games and audience suggestions with this crew that will have you wondering what's coming next. Get your tickets now! Fri, Aug 21st, 7:30 p.m., The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave, $78+.