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 one-day 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.
The museum and historic home will be open to the public during the festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and local food trucks will be available on-site. Visitors can enjoy historically accurate entertainment such as blacksmithing, chuckwagon 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 at the arena from 4 to 6:30 p.m., along with Wild West demonstrations and games. Pre-show festivities begin inside the area at 7 p.m. with the big show beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Sales
Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors over the age of 62; $5 for children ages 6–12; and free admission 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.
Roper Kiesner, trick roper
Kevin Webb as Pawnee Bill
Windy Ratchford Lattin and Panther
Dancing Eagles
