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Wagon Days
The City of Ketchum celebrates the historic Wagon Days 50th anniversary this Labor Day Weekend.
On Labor Day Weekend the Cities of Ketchum and Sun Valley host the historic Wagon Days Celebration. The holiday weekend is packed with a variety of activities, many of which celebrate the valley's mining history. The cities have much in store of the 50th Wagon Days celebration. The event will include a special guest appearance from the Budweiser Clydesdale Hitch, a commemorative poster from famous artist Jane Wooster Scott, special recognition of Glenn Janss and all previous Grand Marshals as the 50th Anniversary Grand Marshals, and of course the Lewis Ore Wagons will make their way through Ketchum for this historic celebration.
The Big Hitch Parade is the highlight of the celebration. It has grown into the largest non-motorized parade in the West, displaying more than a hundred museum-quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards, and wagons of every variety in existence today. The Wagon Days Big Hitch, historic wagons used to haul ore from the area, are powered by an authentic 20-draft mule jerkline.
Adding spice to the parade is a lively assortment of authentically costumed individuals, numerous breeds of horses, from Arabs to Morgans to Pasos. Plus, professional and scholastic marching bands from around the state and the intermountain west.
Below find information on the schedule of events for the weekend, information on the Big Hitch and jerkline method, the souvenir poster, information on entering the parade and much more. Please call 1-866-305-9899 with any questions.
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