Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show
Saturday, June 8, 2024
The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will celebrate Major Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill” Lillie, his wife May Lillie, and their famous Wild West Shows with a celebration on Saturday, June 8. Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show will be held at the original historic ranch site. Stagecoaches will roll amid thundering horse hooves while the lightning of gunfire explodes around Pawnee Bill, May, and their cohorts as the talented performers thrill and amaze audiences. This celebration will feature exhibitions of acts from the original Pawnee Bill’s Historic Wild West Show.
Join us in celebrating Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show and experience some of the best of historic western entertainment.
The museum and historic home will be open to the public during the festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the last tour of the mansion will begin at 6 p.m. Local food trucks will be available on-site. Visitors can enjoy historically accurate entertainment such as blacksmithing, chuck wagon cooking, gunfighters and sharpshooters, a magician, medicine man shows, and musicians continuously on the ranch grounds from 2 to 6 p.m. The Pawnee Bill Original Wild West Show stagecoach will be available for photos in the arena from 2 to 6 p.m., along with crafts, games, food trucks, and your chance to meet Pawnee Bill and May Lillie. The big show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Sales
Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors over the age of 62, $5 for children ages 6–12, and free for children five and younger. Tickets are not sold in advance or online, and must be purchased at the ranch entrance gate on the day of the event. For more information, please call 918-762-2513 or email pawneebill@history.ok.gov.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Grand River Dam Authority(GRDA)
City of Pawnee
First Bank & Trust (Perry, Billings, Covington, Pawnee)
Schedule and Activities
Events and times are subject to change.
Museum and Mansion
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Visit the museum, tour the historic mansion, and stop by the museum store to enjoy 15% off your purchase! Our last mansion tour of the day will begin at 6 p.m.
On Blue Hawk Peak
11 a.m. – Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum opens
Activities from 2 to 6 p.m. will include:
- American Indian dancing and storytelling
- Blacksmithing
- Chuck wagons
- Concessions
- Cowboy camp and stories
- Crafts
- Demonstrations
- Gunfights
- A magician
- Medicine man shows
- Live music
In the Wild West Show Arena
From 2 to 6 p.m., the arena will feature:
- Meet and greet Pawnee Bill and May Lillie
- Food trucks
- Children’s crafts and games
- Stagecoach photos
7:30 p.m. – Enjoy the Wild West Show!
- American Indian Dancing
- Food trucks
- Escaramuza charra female equestrian drill team
- Horse races
- Mounted shooting
- Pawnee Bill drill team
- Trick riding, roping, and shooting
Roper Kiesner, trick roper
Kevin Webb as Pawnee Bill
Windy Ratchford Lattin and Panther
Dancing Eagles
