Western Art Show & Cowboy Poetry Gathering

September 22-23, 2023 Booth #1 & 2

During the ND Rodeo Association Finals
McKenzie County Ag Expo

12880 25th ST NW

Watford City, ND 58854

Celebrate our western heritage at the North Dakota’s Rodeo Finals. Enjoy the art show featuring western artists, makers, crafters and hands on classes and demonstrations and sit down between rodeos to listen to some of the best storytellers in the genre! Then dance the nights away with internationally touring western swing band, Sam Platts and the Plainsmen.

• Friday, September 22: Western Art Show 5 PM – 8 PM (or later, through and/or after rodeo if you choose to stay open)
• Saturday, September 23: Western Art Show 10 am – 8 PM (or later through and after the rodeo if you choose to stay open)
• Pancake Breakfast: We will be hosting a pancake breakfast to benefit the food pantry from 9 am – 11 am on Saturday. We’ve moved the art show opening up to get this traffic through to your booths. In addition, we are hosting a contestant meet and greet. Our idea is that we will place  contestants inside the exhibit hall, or potentially pair each with an art booth depending on how many participate. That way families will walk through the art space to meet the contestants and take a look at your work!

• Friday, September 22
  • 5 – 8 PM-Western Art Show
  • 7 PM – NDRA Rodeo
• Saturday, September 23
  • 10 AM – 8 PM -Western Art Show
    • Classes and Demos throughout the day
  • 1 PM – 3 PM – Rodeo
  • 4 – 6 PM – Cowboy Poetry Gathering Performance
    • North Dakota Poet Laureate Denise Lajimodiere
    • Sam Platts
    • DW Groethe
    • Jonathan Odermann
    • Jessie Veeder
  • 7 – 9 PM – NDRA Rodeo
  • 9 PM – Western Band and Community Dance with Sam Platts & the Plainsmen
  • Saturday – Pancake Breakfast: We will be hosting a pancake breakfast to benefit the food pantry from 9 am – 11 am on Saturday. Meet rodeo contestants inside the exhibit hall, or potentially pair each with an art booth. That way families will walk through the art space to meet the contestants and take a look at your work!