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The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering


  • Western Folklife Center 501 Railroad Street Elko, NV, 89801 United States (map)

The Gathering is calling… be part of the 40th!

Meet us in Elko for this ruby anniversary at the foot of the Ruby Mountains. And find out why the Gathering's unique combination—of winter and possibility, grit and vulnerability, friends and strangers, buckaroos and poetry—has earned it a reputation as heartwarming, life-changing, and worth the trek!

See the schedule here!

Buy tickets here!

Artwork: Blowing Cold (2024), watercolor by Don Weller

Earlier Event: January 15
Southwind