The Cowboy Boot

National Day of the American Cowboy, held on July 25, 2009, celebrates and honors all cowboys. Held in Bandera, Texas, and hosted by Running R Ranch, this event is complete with food, rodeo, music and other entertainment.

Frontier Times Museum will proudly induct nine new members into its Texas Heroes Hall of Honor, including Ray Wharton (1956 World Champion tie-down calf roper), Maudeen Marks (started the Houston Fat Stock Show Rodeo along with her father, Emil Marks), and J. Frank Dobie (famous professor, author and lecturer).

The Cowboy General Store Market will be available for all your shopping needs, cowboy style. Children enjoy stick horse races, hoss washin’ and cowboy dress up, as well as the story tellers, trick ropers and cowboy singers.

Breakfast is served promptly at 8 a.m., complete with biscuits and gravy, and washed down with either coffee or juice. At 6 p.m., a BBQ with all the trimmings supper will be ready for all the hungry cowboys and cowgirls.

After your belly is filled, head on over for the rodeo!

You can’t go wrong in helping Bandera to celebrate this special day. Visit Frontier Times Museum for more information, ticket prices and details about scheduled events. Frontier Times Museum touts “a 40,000-piece collection of old west, pioneer, & prehistoric artifacts.”