Stagecoaches will roll amid thundering horse hooves while the lightening of gunfire explodes around Pawnee Bill and his cohorts as the talented cast thrill and amaze audiences at the 2012 Wild West Show series. The first show will be a star-spangled event as the Pawnee Bill Ranch honors the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for their service to our country.

A tribute to the 45th will begin at 6:30 p.m. on June 16.  Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and other dignitaries will speak.  Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show performs at 7:30 p.m. on June 16, 23, and 30 at the historic Pawnee Bill Ranch. This year’s theme is “The Best of Pawnee Bill” and will feature acts from the original Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show with an emphasis on a military theme. Producers and directors have combined stage and script with historical preservation to ensure that the Wild West Show is one of the most historically accurate productions to date. Some new acts this year include football on horseback, bronc riding, a military timeline, and a military exposition.

Kevin Webb portrays Pawnee Bill for the fourth time around in 2012.  Webb, a long-time Wild West Show cast member and Ranch employee, is also a whip artist and chariot racer.     

In the tradition of the original Wild West Show, the cast will parade in downtown Pawnee beginning at 4 p.m.

The museum and mansion will be open to the public on show days from 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. In addition, there will be historically accurate entertainment such as blacksmithing demonstrations, gunfighters and sharp shooters, a medicine show and musicians, all free and held continuously on the Ranch grounds until the sideshow opens at 6:15 p.m. The Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association will serve a Deluxe Cowboy Nacho meal in the big barn starting at 5:00 p.m.

            Ticket prices in advance are $12.00 for adults, $8 for children age 10 and under (ages three and under are free), senior tickets (over 65) are $10.00. Box seats are $125.00 per box.  Group rates (10 people and over) are $10.00 per ticket.  On the day of the show ticket prices are $14.00 for adults, $10.00 for children ages 10 and under (ages three and under are free), senior tickets are $12.00.  Box seats are $150.00 per box. On June 16, anyone with a military ID will get in free and their spouses and children will be sold discounted tickets at $5.00 per person.  

Call (918) 762-2513 to purchase tickets or for more information.