Events
Check Out Our Summer Event Lineup!
Opening day of the museum is weather and event dependent, so check back often!
2026 Summer Season Events at the GEM
Memorial Day Weekend
The Grand Encampment Museum opens its summer season on Saturday, May 23!
Come visit C.J. Box, on Saturday, May 23, 3:00-500 and have him sign your copy of his latest novel, The Crossroads. The museum has copies to purchase in the gift shop.
Friday, June 26, 6:00-8:00, Concert on the Caboose Stage at the GEM: Poi Rogers
Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, Poi Rogers performs award winning American roots music, with Gerard Egan doubling on acoustic and steel guitar and Carolyn Sills on standup bass. Known for their dynamic musicianship and clever lyrics, the two create a wildly unique sound, with elements of western and gypsy swing, Americana, Hawaiian steel guitar and vivid storytelling.
Carolyn & Gerard won the 2018 and 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing Group (as ‘The Carolyn Sills Combo’), and Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Vocalist of 2020. They performed at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival and are both Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame inductees. Poi Rogers’ second album, Whirligig, was just released in May of 2026. www.poirogers.com
July 8 – 4:00 pm Reading of Declaration of Independence – Grand Encampment Museum
The Declaration of Independence will be read in communities throughout Wyoming and the Nation simultaneously at 4pm.
Saturday, July 25, Annual Living History Day
Come help us make ice cream the old fashioned way and play Poker with the gamblers. Learn to sew on an old fashioned machine and stitch a quilt. Compete in a stick horse rodeo! Our annual Living History Day returns Saturday, July 25. Don’t forget to check out the Mountain Man Rendezvous July 24-26 right next to the GEM.
Friday, August 7, Wyoming Public Media Photo Contest Reception at the Grand Encampment Museum
Wyoming Public Media reception of Wyoming’s History Through Listeners’ Eyes, an exhibit of the 16 photographs of a WPM contest to celebrate the Nation’s 250th birthday. Live radio remote with guest speakers.
This WPM exhibit will be at the GEM for the entire month of August.
August 22 – Grand Encampment Museum’s Tramway Days: Celebrating 250
Multiple events and presentations throughout the day to celebrate our nation’s semi-quincentennial, including Lander filmmaker, Sophie Barksdale showing her latest film, Crossing the Threshold and a presentation by Wyoming Supreme Court Justice, Bridget Hill. Justice Hill grew up in the Upper North Platte Valley. Crossing the Threshold explores the post-service experiences of Veterans in rural Wyoming.