Past Events

Jul 4

All day

Independence Day (National Holiday)

May 20

May 20, 2023 - September 3, 2023

Blue Star Museum Program for Active-duty U.S. Military and Family

Jul 4

All day

4th of July, Museum and Stores Closed for the Holiday

Jul 22

10:00 am - 1:30 pm

National Day of the Cowboy Family Activity

Jul 28

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

West of Center Exhibition Preview Reception

Jul 29

July 29, 2023 - September 24, 2023

The Wickenburg Art Club’s “West of Center” Exhibition and Sale

Aug 19

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Arizona Wildlife with Special Guest Ranger Kevin Thorson

Aug 26

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Bumping, Blending, and Layering with Acrylics: Free Demo by Gina Beck

Sep 4

All day

Labor Day, Closed

Sep 9

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

From Backgrounds to Spikey Needles, Watercolor Techniques: Free Demo by Nancy Hill

Sep 23

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Bead Embroidery- “How to Make a Statement Jewelry Piece”: Free West of Center Demo by Judee Nuechter

Sep 26

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free Mexican Folk Art Panel Discussion Featuring Adolfo Castillo

Sep 30

September 30, 2023 - November 26, 2023

Scott T. Baxter: Revealing the West Now on View

Oct 6

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Oct 18

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Soul of Native America

Oct 23

11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Las Señoras de Socorro’s Fall Fling

Nov 4

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Las Senoras Wickenburg Home and Garden Tour

Nov 5

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Boyd Ranch: Giddy Up Go Gala

Nov 7

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

“Revealing the West” Free Exhibition Walkthrough With Scott T. Baxter

Nov 11

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

(FREE) Oralia Lopez Pottery Trunk Show

Nov 14

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

“The Curious Case of Captain Smiley: Navigating Multiple Identities (Apache, Veteran, Community Leader) in Early-Twentieth Century Arizona”

Nov 17

11:00 am

Weekly Museum Tours every Friday through April

Nov 23

All day

Thanksgiving Day, Museum and Stores Closed All Day

Nov 24

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Black Friday at Ranch Dressing and the Museum Store

Nov 25

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Shop Local Saturday at Ranch Dressing and the Museum Store

Nov 26

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Museum Store Sunday at Ranch Dressing and the Museum Store

Nov 28

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

“Last Ride of the Pony Express” with Will Grant and book signing at the Saguaro Theater

Dec 2

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Free Cowboy Kid’s Poetry Reading

Dec 8

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: Deconstructing the Taco, The History and Lore of a Beloved Food

Dec 12

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: An Overview of the Indian Wars with Dr. Eduardo Pagán

Dec 16

December 16, 2023 - February 25, 2024

“Howard Post: Western Perspectives” on view in the Main Museum

Dec 24

3:00 pm

Christmas Eve, Close at 3 P.M.

Dec 25

All day

Christmas Day, Museum and Stores Closed All Day

Dec 27

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Kids’ Holiday Workshop: Decorating Cookies!

Jan 1

All day

New Year’s Day, Museum and Stores Closed All Day

Jan 12

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Mata Ortiz Trunk Show & Sale Members’ Preview

Jan 12

January 12, 2024 @ 10:00 am - January 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

The Artistry of Oaxaca and Mata Ortiz Trunk Show & Sale

Jan 12

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Mata Ortiz: Oaxacan Woodcarving Painting Workshop with Julia Fuentes Santiago

Jan 14

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Last day for the Mata Ortiz trunk show & sale

Jan 16

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Guest Ranches #1

Jan 17

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Book Talk and Signing with Roger Naylor

Jan 19

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Howard Post In-Person Walkthrough

Jan 29

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Ghost Towns

Feb 3

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Appraisal Day

Feb 15

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Eduardo Pagán: How the Horse Altered Native American Life (New Day/Time at the Saguaro Theater)

Feb 20

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free Lecture: They Did More than Just Drink: How Black Social Clubs Created Communities in Tucson from 1860-1900 with Bernard Wilson

Feb 21

9:00 am

Rescheduled! Desert Adventure Tour: Guest Ranches

Feb 24

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Paint Wickenburg: Public Plein Air Event in Wickenburg

Mar 6

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Walnut Grove Dam

Mar 14

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: Japanese Gila River Internment Camp

Mar 22

March 22, 2024 - September 1, 2024

19th Annual Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West, Invitational Exhibition & Sale

Apr 4

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: Tom Zoellner, “Rim to River” 

Apr 9

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Third Annual Western Woman of Distinction Luncheon RSVP

Apr 12

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Art After Dark (Members’ Only)

Apr 18

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ladies Night Out

Apr 28

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mexican Folk Art Exhibition Last Day on View

May 12

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mother’s Day at the Museum!

May 25

May 25, 2024 - July 21, 2024

Kid’s Photography Exhibition

May 26

May 26, 2024 - May 27, 2024

Memorial Day Weekend— Free admission for U.S. Veterans & one guest

May 27

All day

Memorial Day, Museum and Stores Closed for the Holiday

Jul 4

All day

Independence Day (National Holiday)

Jul 5

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Aug 2

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Sep 6

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Oct 4

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Nov 1

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Dec 6

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Jan 3

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Feb 7

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Mar 7

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Apr 4

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

May 2

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Jun 6

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation