Friday, October 9th

Schedule of events for 2026

Stagecoach and buckboard rides throughout the day

Re-enactor presentations at their camps throughout the day

  • 7:45 am Reveille and raising of the flag

  • 8:00 am Breakfast at the chuck wagons (no charge, donation jars throughout site)

  • 8:30 am Gates open to the public, breakfast at the chuckwagons for the public FREE PARKING

  • 9:00 am Welcome by Kirby Warnock

  • 9:15 am - Unveiling of official Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Marker (next to Texas Historical Marker)

  • 9:30 am - 1:00 pm School visits begin

  • 10:00 am Comanche Dancers (flagpole area)

  • 12:00 noon Lunch at the chuckwagons for the public

  • 12:30 pm Pecos River Gang gunslinger shootout followed by gathering of school kids at cannon for mass firing.

  • 1:00 pm School buses load for return

  • 2:00 pm Lecture Pavilion: History and Archaeology of Horsehead Crossing by Tom Ashmore

  • 3:00 pm Horsehead Crossing Walking Tours with Tom Ashmore (starts at Lecture Pavilion) -

  • 3:00 pm Women’s Tea Time- main tent

  • 3:30 pm Pecos River Gang gunslinger shootout

  • 4:25 pm Comanche dancers (central flagpole area)

  • 6:00 pm Dinner at the chuck wagons for the public

  • 7:00 pm Main campfire acoustic music - Doug Moreland (https://www.dougmoreland.com)

Saturday, October 10th

Stagecoach and buckboard rides throughout the day

Re-enactor presentations at their camps throughout the day

  • 7:45 am Reveille and raising of the flag

  • 8:00 am Gates open to the public, FREE PARKING

  • 8:30 am Breakfast at the chuckwagons

  • 9:00 am Welcome by Kirby Warnock, followed by Comanche dancers (central flagpole area)

  • Cannon fire and other static displays (teepees, chuckwagons, stage coach, mule teams) throughout the day

  • 9:30 am Trail ride begins for those who brought horses, sponsored by Texas Trail Riders Association

  • 10:30 am History and archeology of Horsehead Crossing by Tom Ashmore (Lecture Pavilion)

  • 11:30 am Horsehead Crossing Walking Tours with Tom Ashmore (starts at Lecture Pavilion)

  • 12:00 pm Lunch at the chuckwagons for the public

  • 12:15 pm Lecture Pavilion: Two historical/archeological videos on Butterfield Stage and Comanche War Trail (West Texas Archeological Society)

  • 12:40 pm Pecos River Gang gunslinger shootout

  • 1:00 pm Comanche Dancers (central flagpole area)

  • 2:00 pm - “Oliver Loving, the REAL Gus McRae” a discussion with noted author Patrick Dearen, moderated by Kirby Warnock (Lecture Pavilion)

  • 2:45 pm - “Camp Van Camp: The Pecos Expedition”, Tom Ashmore, West Texas Archeological Society (Lecture Pavilion)

  • 3:30 pm - Pecos River Gang gunslinger shootout

  • 3:45 pm Horsehead Crossing Walking Tours with Tom Ashmore (starts at Lecture Pavilion)

  • 5:00 pm Comanche Dancers (central flagpole area)

  • 6:00 pm Supper at the chuckwagons for the public

  • 8:30 pm Live cannon fire to end the day

  • 9:00 pm Saturday night dance with J.R. Dunn and Spring Creek Band plus Doug Moreland

Sunday, October 11th

  • 7:45 am Reveille

  • 8:30 am Breakfast

  • 9:30 am Sunday Service

See you there!!! Remember, NO POLITICAL SIGNS ALLOWED.