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Autry Outdoors / Family Activities / Live Performances / Member Events

National Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl

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The Autry in Griffith Park

Admission:
EARLY BIRD PRICING! Prices Increase July 11.
General Admission Adult: $20 | General Admission Senior (62+) and Student (with valid school ID): $15 | General Admission Child: FREE
Autry Members Adult and Child: FREE
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About the Event

Celebrate NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY AND COWGIRL with family-friendly fun for guests of all ages. Enjoy trick ropers, cowboy poetry, live music, country line dancing lessons, a film screening, and docent-led tours. Autry members enjoy early access, free admission, and a Member Picnic.

Event Highlights:

  • Live Music and Cowboy Classics by Emily Rose and the Rounders, The Tone Slingers, The Wandering Wranglers, and Michael Sullivan 
  • Urban Saddles horse photo op and grooming workshop 
  • Trick Ropers on the plaza and Lil’ Buckaroo Trick Roping Lessons 
  • Spirit of the West Award presentation 
  • Themed crafts and workshops
    • Los Angeles Cowboy Poetry performance and writing workshop 
    • Interactive Telegraph Workshop—learn morse code!
  • Themed Docent-led tours: Firearms, Women of the West, Cowgirls & Cowboys, Museum Highlights, and Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles
  • Old West Card Games with Pico Pistolero 
  • Annie Oakley short film and curator-led discussion in the Autry Theatre 
  • Country Line Dancing lessons on the plaza  Member Picnic with petting zoo and lawn games
  • Food Trucks and Full Bar 
  • Trunk Show featuring local Western artists in the museum store 
  • Evening Film Screening on the lawn by Street Food Cinema (Free for Autry members with registration)

Autry Member Exclusives

9:30 a.m. | Early Access for Autry Members and Event sponsors 

11:30 a.m.−1:30 p.m. | Member Picnic (Garden and Backlot) 

  • Members enjoy a petting zoo, special activities for kids, and live music. Members may bring their own picnic or buy a lunch via food trucks. Complimentary lemonade and water will be provided. 

6 p.m.−10 p.m. Street Food Cinema presents Night at the Museum (Separate Registration Required)

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  • Autry members enjoy a movie on the lawn as part of Street Food Cinema’s outdoor film series. Enjoy Night at the Museum film screening with special seating in the reserved section (bring your own blankets/chairs). Pre-show activities include food trucks, vendors, trivia, and a live Western music performance by Emily Rose and the Rounders at 7 p.m.
A musician plays guitar and sings on stage while a man in a cowboy hat and large belt buckle gestures to an audience, many of whom are also wearing cowboy hats, in an indoor venue with warm lighting.
A young girl in a cowboy hat pets a dark horse through a wooden fence, surrounded by adults and children at an outdoor event. Trees and a white picket fence are visible in the background.
A group of people in cowboy hats sit facing a speaker in a museum exhibit hall with a large “Black Cowboys” sign and historical photos on the wall. The atmosphere is warm and educational.
A young child in a cowboy hat and denim outfit stands on a wooden tile floor, holding a red toy guitar, facing a crowd of people gathered in front of a building.
An adult helps a young boy lasso a toy bull while a young girl sits on another toy bull nearby. They are outdoors on grass with people and picnic tables in the background.

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Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

Autry Museum of the American West

4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
In Griffith Park across from the Los Angeles Zoo
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Free parking for Autry visitors

MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday⁠–⁠Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is closed temporarily until further notice.