Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cheyenne and F. E. Warren Air Force Base grew up together in the Wyoming Territory starting with Fort D. A. Russell to protect the nation’s first transcontinental railroad in 1867, the same year Cheyenne was founded. 30 years later in 1897, Cheyenne Frontier Days was born...

Day 2 of the 120th Daddy Of ‘Em All is on at Frontier Park, F. E. Warren Air Force Base (with Fort DA Russell Days) and downtown Cheyenne, starting at 8am for the active. Don’t forget The Cowboy Triangle transportation loop between Frontier Park, Downtown and Park-N-Ride...

Earlier this week, we asked you to name the best rock concert you've ever seen at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Several hundred votes later and the results are in. 1. Def Leppard, 2007 - 20.43% of you voted this as the best rock show in CFD history...

Cheyenne Frontier Days started slowly with shopping at the old west museum and their Continental Breakfast there at 9. But the action on day 1 started at Warren Air Force Base with Fort DA Russell Days living history demonstrations at FE Warren AFB...

For 10 days every summer, over half a million people come to Cheyenne Frontier Days. During this year’s 120th Daddy of ‘Em All, parking problems have been improved significantly with the addition of The Cowboy Triangle transportation service...

As we gear up for the 120th annual "Daddy of 'em All", here's a look back at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Day celebration in 1897 (it was originally a one day event). Colonel Edward Slack was the owner and editor of The Cheyenne Leader, the prominent local newspaper of its day...

Whether you love it or hate it, there's one thing we can all appreciate about Cheyenne Frontier Days. The people watching is better than a Wal-Mart on Sunday. With that in mind, here's our take on the popular "CFD Bingo" game. It started as a funny Facebook meme last year...

20-year-old T. Joe Cahill was an usher and sold programs at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Day in 1897. It was the first of 67 consecutive years he worked at CFD. Cahill's biggest contribution to Frontier Days was its famous nickname "The Daddy of 'Em All"...

One of the fun things about Cheyenne Frontier Days is the chance to eat some tasty treats from the vendors that travel across the country selling delicious but maybe not so nutritious food like substances. We all have our favorites but some sellers are upping their game and offering some new fare...

With about a quarter of a million visitors descending on Cheyenne Frontier Days, in a town of about 60,000 residents, you can see where handling all of these visitors and vehicles could be a problem. Now, The Cowboy Triangle Transportation System is back...

If you're looking to party hard when KISS returns to CFD, here's a fun drinking game. These are the rules for the Cheyenne Frontier Days KISS Concert Drinking Game: 1. Whenever Paul Stanley makes a double entendre to introduce a song, take a drink...

If you're headed out to Cheyenne Frontier Days this year, here's a few things you're sure to get annoyed by.