About the Event

Celebrate NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY AND COWGIRL with family-friendly fun for guests of all ages. Enjoy trick ropers, cowboy poetry, live music, country line dancing lessons, a film screening, and docent-led tours. Autry members enjoy early access, free admission, and a Member Picnic.

Event Highlights:

• Live Music and Cowboy Classics by Emily Rose and the Rounders, The Tone Slingers, The Wandering Wranglers, and Michael Sullivan 
• Urban Saddles horse photo op and grooming workshop 
• Trick Ropers on the plaza and Lil’ Buckaroo Trick Roping Lessons 
• Spirit of the West Award presentation 
• Themed crafts and workshops
• Los Angeles Cowboy Poetry performance and writing workshop 
• Interactive Telegraph Workshop—learn morse code!
• Themed Docent-led tours: Firearms, Women of the West, Cowgirls & Cowboys, Museum Highlights, and Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles
• Old West Card Games with Pico Pistolero 
• Annie Oakley short film and curator-led discussion in the Autry Theatre 
• Country Line Dancing lessons on the plaza Member Picnic with petting zoo and lawn games
• Food Trucks and Full Bar 
• Trunk Show featuring local Western artists in the museum store 
• Evening Film Screening on the lawn by Street Food Cinema (Free for Autry members with registration)

Admission: EARLY BIRD PRICING!  Prices Increase July 11.
General Admission Adult: $20 | General Admission Senior (62+) and Student (with valid school ID): $15 | General Admission Child: FREE
Autry Members Adult and Child: FREE  

RSVP/Reservations:

Tickets required

Autry Member Exclusives

9:30 a.m. | Early Access for Autry Members and Event sponsors

11:30 a.m.−1:30 p.m. | Member Picnic (Garden and Backlot)

• Members enjoy a petting zoo, special activities for kids, and live music. 
• Members may bring their own picnic or buy a lunch via food trucks. 
• Complimentary lemonade and water will be provided.

6 p.m.−10 p.m. Street Food Cinema presents Night at the Museum (Separate Registration Required)

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