WILD BILL DAYS 2024
June 13, 2025 - June 14, 2025 Wild Bill Days, June 13-14, 2025
Celebrate the life and times of Deadwood’s most famous gunslinger—Wild Bill Hickok at Wild Bill Days. See your favorite bands perform live concerts all weekend long. Bands will be announced soon. Along with the awesome free concerts, you can also check out the National Dock Dogs Competition, watch (or participate in) a classic car auction, and learn the tricks of gold panning and sluicing from Northern Hills Prospectors! Book Your Room Today! Call 1-800-999-1876 for more information. ** All times are subject to change due to weather or technical issues. Thank you for understanding.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE COMING SOON
Open Container Times: Friday Noon-10pm, Saturday Noon-10pm • In Official Cups Only • Only in Designated Areas
ADDITIONAL SCHEDULE DETAILS BELOW *Subject to Change*
DockDog Competition
Wild Bill Days has something for all tastes and ages – and something for the dogs! National DockDogs Competition will be back for its 16th year! Call (330) 241-4975 or email dd_admin@dockdogs.com for more info. This event is FREE to watch and located in front of the Lead-Deadwood Elementary School.
Deadwood Alive Performances
The Trial of Jack McCall is performed for free at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 15 on the Main Street stage during Wild Bill Days! Deadwood’s famous (and FREE!) shootout schedule is subject to change during this event.
Regularly scheduled times will be altered for the event.
FRIDAY: Shootouts at 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm at the Gold Dust OR Outlaw Square, depending on crowd size on Main Street. No Stagecoach.
SATURDAY: Meet the reenactors at Outlaw Square 1:00-1:30 pm. Free performance of the Trial of Jack McCall at 2:00 pm on the Main Street Stage. No Shootouts. No Stagecoach.
Gold Panning & Sluicing
Learn to gold pan and sluice on Historic Main Street! Northern Hills Prospectors of Lead-Deadwood provide lessons for free, from 10am to 5pm on both Friday and Saturday. You can even pan “pay dirt” for a fee!
Wild Bill Days Collector Car & Memorabilia Auction
Saturday, June 14 beginning at 10am
This 10th annual auction is held inside Deadwood Mt. Grand’s event center. McPherson Auction is planning to sell nearly 75 high quality and unique classic cars and memorabilia! Do you have a car you’d like to list? Contact McPherson Auction & Realty at 605-348-1369. Classic Car Auction check-in is from noon to 5pm on Friday in Deadwood Mountain Grand’s parking garage in the lower level.
www.mcphersonauction.com (info)
Wild Deadwood Reads
Love to read?
Come to the 7th Annual Wild Deadwood Reads book fair at The Lodge at Deadwood on June 14th from 10 am to 3 pm! In attendance will be more than 80 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. You will be able to find something for everyone in the family to enjoy.
There will be numerous giveaways and prizes.
Admittance is FREE, so bring the whole family and find your new favorite books and authors.
Treasures, Trash for Cash – Annual Citywide Yard Sale
Monument Health Deadwood Hospital is accepting addresses for The Annual Citywide Yard Sale, “Treasures, Trash for Cash”. The event will take place Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 7 am – 2 pm for the residents of Deadwood, Central City, and Lead.
This one-day event is a simultaneous yard sale that gives residents, organizations, and businesses the opportunity to increase their potential customers by having a coordinated date and advertising campaign. Maps with addresses and site locations will be printed and available by the Black Hills Pioneer the week of Saturday, June 14th, 2025.
Names & Addresses need to be submitted no later than Friday, May 31, 2025, at 4 pm to be noted on the yard/garage sale map. Please call (605) 717-6007 to add your location to the list.
This event is sponsored in part by Do Deadwood Properties. CLICK HERE to book your stay.
