Wild Bill Days – Deadwood, SD

Celebrate the life and times of one of Deadwood’s most famous gunslingers—Wild Bill Hickok. See big name artists and your favorite bands perform live concerts on Main Street all weekend long. Headline concerts in 2021 are Ronnie Milsap on Friday, June 18 and Jo Dee Messina Saturday night, June 19. New this year, Outlaw Square host a free kick-off concert on Thursday, June 17 featuring Arch Allies: America’s Premier Tribute Show. Along with the awesome free concerts, you can also check out the National Dock Dogs Competition, watch (or participate in) a classic car auction, learn the tricks of gold panning and sluicing from Northern Hills Prospectors, right on Main Street! Book Your Room Today! Call 1-800-999-1876 for more information.

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Thursday, June 17

8-10am: Outlaw Square FREE fitness classes with Sunrise Yoga taught by a local yoga instructor at 8am, followed by Zumba at 9am. 

6:15-7:15pm: Deadwood History Presents Family Fun Night featuring the Black Hills Raptor Center. The Black Hills Raptor Center will be bringing their Birds of Prey to talk about area wildlife and their program’s conservation efforts – FREE in Outlaw Square. 

8:15pm: Wild Bill Days kickoff concert – FREE in Outlaw Square. Headlined by Arch Allies: America’s Premier Tribute Show. 

Friday, June 18

10a: DockDogs registration & practice — call (330) 241-4975 to register— Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

10am-5pm: Gold Panning and Sluice Demonstrations — Main Street

11am: DockDogs Big Air Competitions begin, will begin every 1.5 hours (11am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm) — Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

Noon-5pm: Classic Car Auction check-in – Event Center at Deadwood Mountain Grand 5pm

5pm: Main Street Concert: Sidehackers

Noon-5pm: Wild Bill Motorcycle Classic Poker Run Registration – In front of Sick Boy, 616 Main Street 

Noon-10pm: Motorcycle parking on Lower Main Street from Wild Bill Bar to Nugget Saloon

5-10pm: Open container in zones 1 & 2

6:15pm: Main Street Concert: The Lonely Rangers

8pm: Main Street Concert: Ronnie Milsap

10:30pm or 11pm: Deadwood’s 7th Annual Deadwood Midnight Cowboy Run 5K – two start times available, 10:30pm or 11pm. Visit www.midnightcowboyrun.com for more info and registration.

Saturday, June 19

8am: Wild Bill Motorcycle Classic Poker Run Registration – Welcome Center, 501 Main Street

9am: 7th annual Wild Bill Days Classic Car Auction – Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center – For more information contact McPherson Auction & Realty, 605-348-1369 or mcphersonauction.com.

10am: DockDogs registration & practice – Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

10am-3pm: Wild Deadwood Reads – 4th annual Wild Deadwood Reads book fair – The Lodge at Deadwood  – FREE admittance, 70+ authors from all over the country, including bestselling and award-winning authors of every genre—romance, historical, Christian, children’s, mystery, thrillers, Western, non-fiction and more. Info at www.wilddeadwoodreads.com.

10am-5pm: Wild Bill Motorcycle Classic – Poker Run – Throughout the Black Hills 

10am-5pm: Gold Panning and Sluice Demonstrations — Historic Main Street 

11am: DockDogs Big Air Competitions begin, will begin every 1.5 hours (11am, 12:30pm, 2pm) – Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

Noon    Trial of Jack McCall — Main Street Stage

Noon-10pm: Motorcycle parking on Lower Main Street from Wild Bill Bar to Nugget Saloon

1pm: Main Street Concert: Flannel

3pm: Main Street Concert: Dakota Country

3:30pm: DockDogs Speed Retrieve Competition (All in one Finals) – Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

4:45pm: Main Street Concert: Sidehackers

5pm: DockDogs Big Air Finals (Pro, Semi-Pro, Contender & Amateur Finals) — Main Street in front of the Silverado/Franklin

5pm: Wild Bill Motorcycle Classic – Poker Run Cards Deadline – All Wild Bill Motorcycle Classic Poker Run cards must be turned into by 5pm to Sick Boys on Main Street; winners will be announced on the Main Street Stage around 7pm.

6pm: Main Street Concert: Brandon Jones 

8pm: Main Street Concert: Jo Dee Messina