DUNCAN —
While the summer temperatures are still hanging around Duncan, the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center is ready for the herd to arrive with this year’s Western Fall Fest tomorrow and Saturday.
The Heritage Herd (longhorns) will begin their trek with experienced drovers today and will be camped out just south of the casino off U.S. Highway 81.
On Saturday morning they will "parade" down Chisholm Trail Parkway to the Heritage Center.
The grounds of the Heritage Center will be transformed for activities set across the two day event. The herd will graze under the watchful eyes of the cowboys to the south of the facility while chuckwagons and vendors begin setting up Friday.
By that evening, the grounds will be transformed into a western scene.
A majority of the festivities begin later Friday, but the day really opens at 10 a.m. with events for children, families and senior citizens when the CTHC opens. Dubbed ‘Senior Activity Day,’ the Heritage Center will have senior health checks and seminars with help from Duncan Regional Hospital and Chisholm Trail Hospice.
Bingo, horseshoes and dominos are among some of the games being setup along with contests involving facial hair, like the mustache and beard contest. An ‘International Liars’ contest is planned along with a spelling bee.
At 5 p.m. Friday, sundown will bring the return of the Chuckwagon Dinner and wine tasting with a free concert at 7 p.m. at the On the Trail Monument with the Church of the Western Swing playing the tunes as everyone can dance the night away under the stars.
The herd will arrive at the CTHC at 9 a.m. Saturday, kicking off all day activities around and in the museum.
The AMBUCS Wine’n on the Chisholm Trail wine tasting will continue at noon, running into the evening at 7.
Wineries from around the state will be on hand to help raise funds for purchasing AMTRYKES for handicapped residences in Stephens County
Families can witness the mule jumping, cowboy and Chuckwagon demonstrations and lots of other free activities setup on the museum grounds.
Taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. at the Simmons Center Theater will be the bluegrass musicians The Quebe Sisters Band hosted by the Chisholm Trail Arts Council.
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