Originally there were two Dodge City Community celebrations: The Boot Hill Fiesta in May and the Dodge City Roundup in Mid-Summer. In 1960, business and community leaders decided to combine the two events, call it Dodge City Days and celebrate Dodge City's rich history and western heritage. The celebration was a 3-day event and rodeo tickets cost anywhere from 75 cents to $1.50. Oh, how times have changed!

Dodge City Days has evolved into a 10-day celebration and is the second-largest community festival in the State of Kansas! Not only does Dodge City Days attract visitors from surrounding states, but the festival is well known both nationally and internationally.

The Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce, along with a committee of community members, coordinates the 10-day festival each year. Its original intent was to celebrate Dodge City's great Western heritage. And it still accomplishes that goal 60 years later. The Chamber and the Dodge City Days Committee strive to make the festival bigger and better every year.

Schedule of Events:

08:00 am - 01:00 pm: Slack (Wpra) Followed By Prca Slack - Dodge City Roundup Arena
09:00 am - 10:00 am: The Longhorn Cattle Drive Brought To You By Boot Hill Casino and Resort And The Dodge City Convention And Visitors Bureau - Wyatt Earp Boulevard
10:00 am - 02:00 pm: Boot Hill Distillery Bloody Mary Brunch - Boot Hill Distillery
10:00 am - 03:00 pm: Dodge City Days Classic Car Show - Wright Park
10:00 am - 03:00 pm: Touch-A-Truck - Wright Park
10:00 am - 06:00 pm: Dodge City Days Arts and Crafts Show - Dodge City Civic Center
11:30 am - 02:30 pm: Miss Rodeo Kansas and Teen Pageant Style Show-Coronation - Boot Hill Casino and Resort Conference Center
11:30 am - 01:30 pm: Village Square Mall Presents Roundup For Literacy Hot Dog Day For United Way - Village Square Mall
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: High Noon Gunfight - Boot Hill Museum
01:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Family Fun At The Long Branch Lagoon - Long Branch Lagoon Aquatics Park
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Western Cattle Trail Association Wrangle - Boot Hill Museum
07:45 pm - 11:00 pm: Dodge City Roundup Prca Rodeo - Tough Enough To Wear Pink - Dodge City Roundup Arena
09:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Bull Riding At The Doctor's Office - The Doctor's Office
10:00 pm - 11:59 pm: Central Station Outdoor Concert - William Beckmann- Lowdown Drifters - Central Station
11:00 pm - 11:59 pm: Win A Nashville Getaway At Boot Hill Casino and Resort - Boot Hill Casino and Resort