Northwest Nebraska

09/05/2026

Only a few more days until the Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute at the Crawford Ball Fields!

09/04/2026

Be sure to stop by the Crawford City Park for the Crawford Rock Swap this weekend. Dozens and dozens of vendors and daily rockhounding field trips at Nebraska's largest outdoor rock show!

09/04/2026

Be sure to check out the new show!

09/04/2026

Campus-close adventure, big Pine Ridge payoff:
🚲 Park on the south edge of Chadron State College and reach the trail in minutes.
🌾 Warm up on Mari Sandoz or C-Hill.
☁️ Climb King’s Chair for the view that makes the effort feel huge.

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09/03/2026

Wreath Laying ceremony in Chadron.

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

The Toadstool Loop Trail feels a little lunar in late summer. Follow the markers from golden prairie into sculpted clay, layered textures, and balancing-rock formations—then let the big Northwest Nebraska sky set the scale. Bring water and stay on the marked path. 🥾

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09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Craving some arts and culture? Check out these Northwest Nebraska events this month:

🏦 Spark! Places of Innovation Smithsonian exhibit at the Dawes County Historical Museum through Sept. 11.

👨🏻‍🎨Sheldon Statewide: Hyphen American exhibit at CSC's Memorial Hall through Sept. 28.

🍷🎨 Ladies Sip & Paint at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Chadron, the first Tuesday of each month.

🎲 First Friday at Chadron Open Art, the first Friday of each month.

🎤 Homegrown: A Traveling Series with Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers at Chadron Open Art, Sept. 5.

🚙 Sioux County Historical Trek with the Sioux County Historical Museum to the Knight Museum in Alliance, Sept. 12.

🎤 Gone With the West concert at Crawford High Auditorium Sept. 12. (Limited tickets available for purchase at the Chadron Chamber of Commerce.)

⛪ Mass at the Historic Montrose Church Sept. 13.

🎤 Pilster Great Plains Lecture at Chadron State College Student Center Sept. 17.

🎤 Slim Days, Downtown Chadron on Sept. 19

🏦 History in Action Day at the Dawes County Historical Museum Sept. 27.

Details on these events and more can be found in the Discover Northwest Nebraska app, available in the Apple and Google stores. Download it today!