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🍂 Heirlooms & Blooms Harvest Market, Greek Festival & More | This Week in Cheyenne
Plus: Thankful Thursday takes place at the East Lincolnway Event Center on Thursday.
It’s Monday, September 14th. 📅 Lots Happening This Week!
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Monday, September 14th
Fourth & Wings Monday Night | 6:00 p.m. | Hathaway’s Lounge at Little America, 2800 W Lincolnway | $12+ | Watch Monday Night Football all season long with game-night specials running through the final whistle.
Tuesday, September 15th
Cheyenne Tuesday Farmers Market | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to Attend | Pick up some fresh produce, baked goods, meats, and more from local vendors.
Monthly Open Studio | 5:30 p.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 500 W 15th St, Suite 160 | Free / $5 Suggested Donation | Bring your own art materials and spend the evening practicing life drawing from a live model. Staff will be on hand with tips and feedback.
Trivia Night | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Put that random knowledge to work with a few rounds of trivia and a beer at Black Tooth.
Crossbills and Conifers: A 40-Year Obsession Leads to a New Bird Species | 6:00 p.m. | Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave | Free to Attend | UW professor emeritus Craig Benkman joins the Cheyenne Audubon Society to talk about four decades of studying crossbills.
Wednesday, September 16th
Microsoft Career Exploration Day | 4:00 p.m. | LCCC ANB Bank Leadership Center, 1400 E College Dr | Free to Attend | Microsoft hosts an open-house-style career event where you can meet local employers and learn about education, training, workforce development, and career opportunities available around Wyoming.
Cocktails and Trivia | 6:30 p.m. | The Paramount Ballroom, 1609 Capitol Ave | Free to Attend | Round up your friends, grab a cocktail and get ready for this weekly trivia night.
Thursday, September 17th
Thankful Thursday | 4:00 p.m. | East Lincolnway Event Hall, 3839 E Lincolnway | Free to Attend | This week’s Thankful Thursday supports DAV Guthrie Beck #2 and local Wyoming veterans, with food, entertainment, a live auction, 50/50 raffle, and more.
Friday, September 18th
Cheyenne Greek Festival (Also Sat) | 4:00 p.m. | Frontier Park Exhibition Hall, W 8th Ave | Free to attend | One of Cheyenne’s longtime fall traditions is back with Greek food, music, and dancing. Purchase all your favorites at the event.
Live Music: Jessica Herring | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Jessica Herring takes over the taproom Friday evening with three hours of live music.
How to Eat Like a President | 6:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, 4610 Carey Ave | $90+ | Cookin’ with Congress creator Bennett Rea digs into the food, stories, and personalities behind America’s presidents for an evening that mixes presidential history with culinary trivia.
Shrek The Musical (Also Sat & Sun) | 7:00 p.m. | Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 E Pershing Blvd | $21+ |It’s opening weekend! Everyone’s favorite ogre hits the stage in a big, funny musical packed with familiar characters, catchy songs, and a story about friendship, acceptance, and finding beauty in what makes us different.
Live Music: Big Skillet | 8:00 p.m. | Alf’s Pub & Package, 1622 E 19th St | Free to Attend | Big Skillet takes over Alf’s for a Friday night set of live music that runs to midnight.
| Coming Soon |
The Día de los Muertos celebration returns to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens October 26 through November 7, filling the Gardens with color and tradition. The two-week celebration offers a closer look at the meaning behind Día de los Muertos, with community altars, marigolds, papel picado, monarch butterflies, and opportunities to remember loved ones who have passed. There are also special activities throughout the run, including guided tours, kids crafts, sugar skull painting, and other family-friendly events. It’s a great chance to experience the Gardens a little differently while learning more about one of Mexico’s most meaningful traditions. Learn more by clicking here. Mon, Oct 26th - Sat, Nov 7, Times vary, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr, Free to Attend & Paid Events.
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Saturday, September 19th
Cheyenne Farmers Market | 8:00 a.m. | Cheyenne Farmers’ Market, 1210 W 8th St | Free to Attend | Cheyenne’s largest community market is back for another weekend featuring local and regional vendors.
Heirlooms & Blooms Harvest Market | 9:00 a.m. | Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | Free to Attend | Get a jump on fall and holiday shopping with an indoor-outdoor market featuring handcrafted goods, home décor, woodworking, art, jewelry, apparel, pottery, and more from regional makers.
Intro to 3D Printing: Bambu Lab A1 Take Home Edition | 9:00 a.m. | LCCC Concept Forge, 1400 E College Dr, Room CT 119 | $500 | Learn the basics of 3D printing while building and working with your own Bambu Lab A1 printer. The hands-on class covers setup, slicing models, loading filament, maintenance and troubleshooting, and you’ll take the printer home when you’re done.
Laramie County Touch-A-Truck | 10:00 a.m. | Event Center at Archer, 3967 Archer Pkwy | Free to Attend | Get an up-close look at fire trucks, law enforcement vehicles, and other emergency equipment during this family-friendly event with local first responders.
CRMC Volunteers Shabby Chic Sale (Also Sat) | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, 214 E 23rd St | Free to Attend | Browse gently used purses, scarves, and jewelry while supporting CRMC Volunteers Grant Projects.
Stride Learning Center Cornhole Tournament | 10:00 a.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | $70 per Team | Blue Raven hosts the 4th annual cornhole tournament benefiting Stride Learning Center, with cash prizes for the top three teams, food trucks, and a kids zone.
Front Range Fantasy Festival | 10:00 a.m. | 4603 Lions Park Dr | $10+ | Check out this full day of fantasy with themed vendors, characters, live entertainment, quests, and more. Guests can earn gold tokens along the way and trade them in for fairy treasures.
Harrington’s Pub Grand Opening | 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Harrington’s Pub | Free to Attend | Harrington’s is making a day of its grand opening with live music from Mike Morris and City Creek Band, AB BBQ, hourly prize drawings, and a silent auction benefiting the Sarah Swenson Cancer Fund.
September Birthday Bash | 2:00 p.m. | Alf’s Pub & Package, 1622 E 19th St | Free to Attend | Alf’s is throwing a big 70th birthday bash with live music from Big Skillet, candy bags, and more.
Speed Dating | 5:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | $12 | Skip the swiping and meet people face-to-face during a three-hour speed dating night.
Live Music: Davis and Maverick | 6:00 p.m. | Black Tooth Brewery, 520 W 19th St | Free to Attend | Davis and Maverick are on stage at Black Tooth for a Saturday night set.
Live Music: Bonomo | 7:00 p.m. | The Blue Stem Wine House, 1909 Warren Ave | Free to Attend | Bonomo returns to The Blue Stem for a fun night of live music.
Live Music: LoCo Country | 9:00 p.m. | Horse Palace Swan Ranch, 5640 High Plains Rd | Free to Attend | LoCo Country takes the stage at for a late-night country set. 21+
Sunday, September 13th
Dog Jog 5K | 9:00 a.m. | Archer Events Center, 3801 Archer Pkwy | $45 | Bring your pup and hit the course for a dog-friendly 5K benefiting the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.
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| Need to Know |
☕ End of an Era: The longtime Twin Chimneys Motel has been torn down to make way for a new coffee shop.
👢 Boot Business: A Cheyenne woman who once swore off cowboy boots is now making custom pairs that start at $3,500.
🏗️ West Side Growth: A new upscale apartment complex is part of a larger plan to reshape housing and spur investment on Cheyenne’s west side.
🇺🇸 Never Forgotten: F.E. Warren marked the anniversary of 9/11 with a remembrance ceremony honoring those who were lost.
✈️ Terminal Trouble: Cheyenne’s historic airport terminal faces an uncertain future as preservation efforts hit a standstill.
🕵️ Cheyenne Con Man: David Dare pulled off one of Wyoming’s wildest fraud schemes, earning comparisons to Bernie Madoff.
🛠️ Park Upgrades: Cheyenne is looking to improve about 200,000 square feet of pavement at Lions and Cahill parks before November.
🏍️ Fatal Crash: A Cheyenne motorcyclist was killed in a Nationway crash on earlier this month.
| One Last Thing |
The Championship of Champions is bringing one of the most unique sporting events you’ll see all year to Frontier Park this month! More than 100 Indian Relay teams representing 15 tribal nations from across the U.S. and Canada will compete over three days, with riders racing bareback around the track and making lightning-fast horse changes with the help of their crews. If you’ve never seen Indian Relay in person, it’s fast, loud, and pretty incredible to watch, and Cheyenne gets to host some of the best teams in North America. Racing begins at 2:00 p.m. each day, with the weekend building toward the Championship race on Sunday. Tickets are on sale now! Fri, Sept 25 - Sun, Sept 27th, 2:00 p.m., Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave, $30.69+.
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