2024 Greeley Stampede ticket holders will receive free admission to the Centennial Village Museum
from 12-6 p.m. on June 29 and 30 as well as July 4, 6 and 7.
Centennial Village Museum visitors can explore high plains history through more than 35 historical buildings, with costumed interpreters, historical skill demonstrations, heritage farm animals and a museum shop.
Visitors during each of the five Stampede admission days can take guided tours of Centennial Village at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., with different activities, costumed interpreters (like Rattlesnake Kate and the Bolin family) and demonstrations planned for each day:
- June 29: Try your hand at laundry chores before the days of electricity and washing machines (Hanna Square, 1 p.m.), meet “Rattlesnake Kate” (Rattlesnake Kate’s house, 3 p.m.) and experience a one-room schoolhouse (Lone Valley Schoolhouse, 5 p.m.).
- June 30: Learn about the Ute tribe with hands-on activities (Historic Depot, 1 p.m.), meet “the Bolin family” of Swedish farmers who homesteaded in Weld County in the early 1900s (Bolin House, 3 p.m.) and learn to make cornhusk dolls (Hanna Square, 5 p.m.).
- July 4: Listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence (Hanna Square, 1 p.m.), celebrate the Spanish Colony neighborhood’s 100th anniversary (Spanish Colony house, 2 p.m.), learn the art of butter churning (Settlers’ Camp, 4 p.m.) and meet “Rattlesnake Kate” (Rattlesnake Kate’s house, 6 p.m.).
- July 6: Watch blacksmithing demonstrations (Farr Garage, 1 p.m.), try out historical laundry chores (Hanna Square, 3 p.m.) and learn how to make rope (White’s Wagon House, 5 p.m.).
- July 7: Practice your firefighting skills with classic firefighter games (in front of the Centennial Village fire station, 1 p.m.) celebrate the Spanish Colony neighborhood’s 100th anniversary (Spanish Colony house, 3 p.m.) and meet “Rattlesnake Kate” (Rattlesnake Kate’s house, 5 p.m.).
The museum is located at 1475 A St., south of the Greeley Stampede grandstand. For more information, call 970.350.9220 or visit greeleymuseums.com. Regular season hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from late May through early September. Regular admission prices range from $3-8.
Visitors to the museum should enter through the Greeley Stampede entrance since there won’t be access to the museum via the south parking lot. The museum will be closed Friday, June 28.
