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We’re Going to the Rodeo!

We'll be in Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo this Dec. 12-14! That's right! We'll be camped out at the Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel for A Taste of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. We're bringing Waddie Mitchell, Dave Stamey, Trinity Seely, and a whole bunch more from the Elko stage—including gearmaking instructors Doug Groves and Mark Barcus, who will be braiding rawhide, stamping leather, and imparting their cowboy skills and wisdom for workshop attendees and auditors.

With 10 full shows of poetry and music in the Ahern Live Showroom on Friday and Saturday, there will be plenty of fun and camaraderie with the Gathering family. We hope you'll also want to check out the Ahern's Western Gift Show during the day and NFR Watch Party every night.


 
 

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The Gathering


Join us in 2025 as we celebrate our ruby anniversary, and double down for 40 more years. We’ll pass the time poetically, reveling in that which is both beloved and uncommon, reflective and celebratory, established and rebellious. The wind is briskly at our backs and we’re forging ahead into another 40 years of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Meet you in Elko! 

Thank you to our members, donors, and sponsors who make the Gathering possible.


 

Become a Member

It’s not too early to become a member and be first in line to buy tickets for the 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Jan. 27 - Feb. 1, 2025).

Members enhance their experience with other perks too, including complimentary subscriptions to Western Folklife TV (at the Bronze level and above).



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