Special Programming

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn through experience about various topics through special events and workshops each year. These events often include Western artist-led workshops, teacher workshops, exhibit receptions with special guests and speakers, symposiums led by industry leaders, and special showings of documentaries that tell the story of ranching.

At a Glance:

Trolley Tours –  Will start this spring | Through August (weather permitting)

Toddler Tuesdays – Every Tuesday from 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Jan. 14 –

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Toddler Tuesdays

Explore Hank the Cowdog’s M-Cross Ranch with your toddler every Tuesday morning from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in the Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center! Enjoy engaging activities each week, such as story time or crafts guided by NRHC staff and volunteers. As you explore the ranch, allow your children to immerse themselves in play at Sally Mae’s Ranch House, equipped with ranch-themed toys from the Happy Toymaker.

Toddler Tuesdays are free to the public.

Date:

January 7, 2025 - December 16, 2025

Time:

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Pricing:

Free

Ranch Verse: Storytelling, Song & Poetry

Join cowboy songster Andy Hedges , Hal Cannon, Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, and Joel Nelson for a day of Western storytelling, song and poetry at the 3rd annual Ranch Verse on Saturday, Aug. 2!

Daytime events will occur from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the National Ranching Heritage Center. Enjoy special performances, poetry readings and discussions as well as an on-stage interview with Joel Nelson, past Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award recipient. Join in the evening from 7:30 – 10 p.m. for a special evening performance at the historic Cactus Theater featuring Andy Hedges, Dom Flemons, and Pipp Gillette.

Tickets for the evening concert will go on sale closer to date.

This event is made possible in part by funding from the Ranching Heritage Association and Helen DeVitt Jones Adult and Secondary Education Endowment.

Date:

August 2, 2025

Time:

Daytime Events at NRHC| 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Evening Performance at Cactus Theater | 7:30 - 10 p.m.

Pricing:

TBA

Living History Saturdays

History comes to life every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Foy Proctor Historical Park at the National Ranching Heritage Center! Ranch Host volunteers will be dressed in period attire to answer questions, perform living history demonstrations, and give tours of selected structures.

Activities will vary depending on volunteer availability and interest.

Living History Saturdays will begin May 3, 2025 through August 30, 2025.

Living History Saturdays are free to the public.

Date:

May 3, 2025 - August 30, 2025

Time:

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. every Saturday

Pricing:

Free