Past Events

Oct 18

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Sketching in the Gallery with Artist Rick McGill

Oct 19

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

“Arizona Mythical Creatures” with Dr. Eduardo Pagán

Oct 28

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Mexican Folk Art Exhibition Members’ Preview

Oct 29

11:00 am - 2:30 pm

Mexican Folk Art Opening Day Celebration

Oct 30

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Giddy Up Go Gala

Nov 1

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Spanish speaking tour of “Mexican Folk Art”

Nov 4

10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Bearcat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Nov 5

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wickenburg Home and Garden Tour

Nov 5

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wickenburg Home and Garden Tour

Nov 10

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

50th Anniversary of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum Fire Discussion, Led by Dr. Eduardo Pagán

Nov 11

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Veteran’s Day, Vets Get in Free

Nov 15

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Sketching in the Gallery with Artist Rick McGill

Nov 18

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Author Lynn Downey: “Ranchers, Dudines, Writers, and Riders: The Story of Women in Dude Ranching”

Nov 19

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Desert Caballeros Express Display

Nov 24

All day

Closed for Thanksgiving Day

Nov 25

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Black Friday at Ranch Dressing and the Musem Store

Nov 26

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Small Business Saturday at Ranch Dressing and the Museum Store

Nov 27

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Museum Store Sunday

Nov 28

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Museum Store Sunday at Ranch Dressing and the Museum Store

Nov 30

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Plein Air Demonstration with Artist Rick McGill

Dec 2

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Dec 8

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: Nuestra Virgin de Guadalupe

Dec 13

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Lecture and Book Signing: Bob Boze Bell, Jana Bommersbach, “Hellraisers and Trailblazers – The Real Women of the Wild West”

Dec 13

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Sketching in the Galleries with Rick McGill

Dec 17

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

“Doug Hyde: Master of Stone and Bronze” Opens to the Public

Dec 17

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

“Joni Falk: A Painter’s Western Vision” Opens to the Public

Dec 24

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Christmas Eve, Early Close at 1:30 P.M.

Dec 25

All day

Closed Christmas Day

Dec 28

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Kids’ Holiday Workshop

Jan 1

All day

Closed for New Year’s Day

Jan 6

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Jan 13

January 13 - January 15

“The Arts of Mata Ortiz and Oaxaca” Trunk Show and Sale

Jan 17

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Guest Ranches

Jan 21

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

heART of the West Gala

Jan 26

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Doug Hyde Exhibition Walkthrough

Feb 1

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Presentation by Bronzesmith Foundry

Feb 3

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Feb 4

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Appraisal Day with Sean Morton

Feb 8

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Guest Ranches

Feb 17

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

History of the Buffalo Soldiers

Feb 24

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

SOLD OUT: Dave Stamey in Concert

Feb 28

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lecture: “Chinese and the Railway” with Dr. Eduardo Pagán.

Mar 3

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Mar 7

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mexican Folk Art Exhibition Guided Tour

Mar 9

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Rodeo Presentation with professional rodeo clown, Nate “Shotgunn” Reed

Mar 21

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Sketching in the Galleries

Mar 31

March 31 - April 2

Cowgirl Up! Opening Weekend

Apr 1

April 1 - April 30

April is Membership Month

Apr 4

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Desert Adventure Tour: Dutch Oven Cooking at Boyd Ranch

Apr 6

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Exclusive Event for Museum Members: Reverse Painting Workshop with The Crafty Chica™

Apr 7

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Apr 11

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Second Annual Western Woman of Distinction Luncheon

Apr 13

April 13 @ 9:00 am - April 14 @ 4:00 pm

Painting Workshop: Simplifying Painting from Photos with Linda Glover Gooch

Apr 18

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Sketching in the Galleries

Apr 27

11:00 am

“More than Pocahontas and Squaws: Indigenous Women Coming into Visibility” by Dr. Laura Tohe

May 5

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

May 14

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mother’s Day at the Museum!

May 18

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

International Museum Day

May 20

May 20 - September 3

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

May 27

May 27 - May 28

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

May 29

All day

Memorial Day, Museum and Stores Closed for the Holiday

Jun 2

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

Jun 18

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Father’s Day at the DCWM!

Jul 4

All day

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

Jul 4

All day

Independence Day (National Holiday)

Jul 7

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

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 - September 24

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

Aug 4

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

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 1

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday

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 - November 26

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 3

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

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 12

11:00 am - 3:00 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 24

11:00 am

Weekly Museum Tours every Friday through April

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 1

11:00 am

Weekly Museum Tours every Friday through April

Dec 1

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

BearCat Family Friday presented by The Etnyre Foundation

Dec 2

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Free Cowboy Kid’s Poetry Reading

Dec 8

11:00 am

Weekly Museum Tours every Friday through April

Dec 8

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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