Tex Baird: I decided to go back to Texas.
Rusty Hart: What for?
Tex Baird: Oh, I don’t know. This place is getting too big and calm and peaceful-like.
– quote from “Dodge City“
Congratulations go to Laura, commenter # 10! Amy will be contacting you shortly! Thanks to all who entered.
You know, I doubt the original Wild West would have made it on the pages of FFC. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Dodge City, saloons and studs…yep, not so much. But there is something about that time period that just fascinates – well, as long as you’re not staring down the barrel of a shotgun I guess.
So when I heard about the Old West Festival, I immediately added Tombstone to my Netflix list and went online to check it out.
The Old West Festival is held annually on weekends September 11 thru October 10. It is located just off State Route 32, between Mt. Orab and Williamsburg. More information can be found on the Festival’s Facebook Page as well.
And man, is it gonna be a rootin’ tootin’ good time!
There are activities for all ages, music, great food and a real trip to another time. The kids will love a trip on the Abigail Express or maybe a covered wagon ride. Pony rides and panning for gold…build up an appetite to dig in to some Rattlesnake Chili or Doc’s BBQ Chicken, I’ll be having Wyatt’s Pulled Pork and some sweet potato fries. Oh, and don’t forget the kettle corn for dessert.
There are theme weekends – something different for each one! Our family is heading up September 18th and looking forward to Steampunk Weekend. In addition to the patron costume contests they hold each day, they’ll hold an invention contest that weekend.
And looking ahead, we’ll likely make another trip up for America’s Pastime weekend during the final days of the festival October 9-10. The Old West will host baseball games between area clubs that play under the rules (and in the uniforms) from 1869. I’d never heard of these teams and they sound like so much fun. Heck one of the teams plays right here in Norwood, literally a hop, skip and a jump away.
Crafts, entertainment, tons of stuff for the kiddos – if you’re looking for a truly unique experience, the Old West Festival is it! Make plans to get there before the end of its run – remember it will be held weekends only starting September 11 thru October 10.
“Being the father of two young children, nothing provides more pride or joy than seeing families come together for the day and relive a simpler time. I grew up loving tales if the American West and I hope that can be passed on to our patrons.” - Drew Deimling, Old West Festival
Right now, tickets are 20% off if you purchase them online before September 1st. That makes them $8 for adults; $5 for kids (6-12); and kids 5 and under are FREE!
FFC is fortunate enough to have a family four pack of tickets to give away to one lucky reader. To enter, visit the Old West Festival website, mosey around and then come back and tell us something you’d love to check out with your family. We’ll draw a winner on September 5th at 11:59, so enter before then.
And you can double your chances to win if you head over to Mommy Bits – FFC’s Shannan is hosting a giveaway on her personal site as well! And then click over to Kristin’s MasonMetu and enter there too!
See ya there pard’ner! And a little sneak peek for ya:
RT @FamFriendlyCin: Did you head out to the @oldwestfestival this weekend? If not, you still have weekends through Oct. 10. http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url …
WOW…Carter would love to ride on the covered wagon and the steam locomotive. Sounds like a great time!
The shows look great & I think this would be a great festival to go to!
I would like to see all the shows and get a photo made.
I would love to check out the gun fight re-enactment with my boys. I think they would really enjoy it! Thanks for the giveaway!
It would be really cool to be able to check out the Pow-wow style druma and dancers group – especially having Cherokee in my background!
I would love to get an Old Time Photo made with my family! Thanks for the chance!
I can not wait to see everything, esp the town! It looks so awesome. I am also looking forward to do some of the crafts with my children, they love those. The Jail and Bail looks esp fun, since my husband is a police officer I would like to get him arrested!
Would love to check out the “feats of riding precision” and have a bowl of rattlesnake chili.
Sounds awesome! Would love to just walk through the old town.
We’ve never been but we’d love to go and look at the crafts. My kids inherited their mother’s love of history and homemade so this would be a great family visit!
I love this! Im always learning about new events from the FFC posts on Facebook and this whole event is right up my family’s alley!
My 2 year old just went to her first Major League Baseball game and we found that little wiggles was sooo happy and STILL! So, we’d love to take her to a old-time base ball (two words, intentionally!) game for her to see!
We’ve been to the Henry Ford museum and watched the old-time base ball world series (which I highly recommend a weekend trip highlight on the Henry Ford) and had a blast, and now, to take my daughter to a game locally would be quite the highlight!
Thanks for the info, we’ll cross our fingers to win some tickets!
I want to see the Old Saloon show with the dancing girls! I dressed up as one back in 8th grade.