Honoring the cowboy legacy of Johnny Zamrzla, join the Autry for NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY & COWGIRL! Enjoy extended museum hours until 7:30pm and family-friendly activities for cowfolk of all ages. 

Enjoy trick ropers on the plaza, cowboy poetry, live music on the plaza, country line dancing lessons, film screenings and docent led tours. Visit our newest exhibition Black Cowboys: An American Story. See exhibitions like the Cowboy Gallery, Imagined Wests, and Western Frontiers: Stories of Fact and Fiction.  

Autry members enjoy early access, free admission and a Member Cookout. 

Live Music & Cowboy Classics by Michael Sullivan 

Country Line Dancing lessons

Urban Saddles –pony photo op and grooming workshop

Trick Ropers – on the plaza

Family Play Space – themed crafts for kids

Cowboy themed docent led tours and Colt Gallery tours

Live Music by Caravan 222

Cowboy Talk about Bass Reeves & the Colt Walker 

Los Angeles Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Old West card games and games of skill with Pico Pistolero

Outdoor Demonstration “Casting Roundballs”

Live Music by Mustangs of the West

Trunk Show featuring local artists in museum store

Evening film screening on the lawn of Toy Story by Street Food Cinema (Autry membership or SFC ticket purchase required)

9:30am - Early Access- Pony Workshops and Photo Ops 

11:30am -1:30pm MEMBER PICNIC (Garden and East Lawn) 

RSVP required in advance – space is limited. Members can bring their own picnic or lunch options available for purchase. Complimentary water/lemonade and ice cream sandwiches with special activities for children and live music by the Western Music Association. 

6pm – 10pm 

Autry members enjoy Member Movie Night on the Lawn featuring Toy Story as part of Street Food Cinemas outdoor film series. Special seating in the reserved section (bring your own blankets/chairs). Pre-show activities with food trucks, vendors, trivia. 7pm Live western music performance by the Mustangs of the West on the lawn.