Friday, October 27th

Schedule of events for spirits of the river, 2023

8:00 am Reveille and Breakfast
8:30 am Gates open to the public, Breakfast at the chuckwagons for the public
9:00 am Welcome by Kirby Warnock
9:30 am to 1:00 pm School visits begin at main tent, followed by Comanche dancers and cedar smoke blessing ceremony
12:00 noon Lunch at the chuckwagons for the public
12:30 pm Gun slinger shootout (near main tent) followed by gathering of school kids at cannon for mass firing.
1:00 pm School buses load for return
1:10 pm Comanche dancers (near main tent)
1:30 pm Comanche stories by descendants of Quanah Parker (stage #2)
2:00 pm History and Archaeology of Horsehead Crossing by Tom Ashmore (main tent)
3:00 pm Horsehead Crossing Walking Tour with Tom Ashmore (starts at main tent)
3:00 pm Women’s tea time (main tent)
3:00 pm Cowboy Poetry (stage #2)
3:30 pm Gun Slinger Shootout (near stage #2)
4:00 pm Comanche stories by descendants of Quanah Parker
4:25 pm Comanche dancers (near stage #2) followed by cedar smoke blessing.
5:00 pm Poetry in song by Chris Ryden (stage #2)
6:00 pm Dutch Oven Biscuit Making at the chuck wagons
6:30 pm Dinner at the chuck wagons for the public
7:00 pm Main campfire acoustic music - Chris Ryden

Saturday, October 28th

8:00 am Reveille and Breakfast
8:30 am Gates open to the public, Breakfast at the chuckwagons for the public
9:00 am Welcome by Kirby Warnock, followed by Comanche dancers and cedar smoke blessing ceremony (near stage #2)
9:30 am Widows of Texas Confederate Soldiers ceremony, followed by memorial service for Texas Confederate Soldiers (at Confederate Memorial)
10:30 am History and archeology of Horsehead Crossing by Tom Ashmore (main tent)
11:00 am Dutch oven biscuit making at the chuck wagons
11:30 am West Texas Trails presentation (stage #2) and Horsehead Crossing Walking Tours with Tom Ashmore (starts at main tent)
12:00 pm Lunch at the chuckwagons for the public
12:30 pm Gun slinger shootout (near main tent)
1:30 pm Comanche stories by descendants of Quanah Parker (stage #2)
2:00 pm Battle between North and South (central area)
2:45 pm Lipan Apache Stories - Richard Gonzalez (at main tent)
3:30 pm Texas author Ben English and his stories of the Big Bend (main tent)
4:15 pm Cowboy stories of Apache Adams by his daughter Robin Roller (main tent)
5:00 pm Comanche stories by descendants of Quanah Parker (stage #2)
5:00 pm Horsehead Crossing walking tours with Tom Ashmore (starts at main tent)
5:00 pm Chuckwagon cookout judging (main tent)
5:30 pm Comanche Dancers (near stage #2) followed by cedar smoke blessing
6:00 pm Dutch oven biscuit making at the chuckwagons
6:30 pm Supper at the chuckwagons for the public
7:00 pm Raffle drawing, followed by chuckwagon cookout awards and recognitions (stage #2)
8:30 pm Live cannon fire to end the day

Sunday, October 29th

8:00 am Reveille
8:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am Sunday Service