Buffalo Bill Brings the Wild West Home

LeClaire, Iowa is proud to be the birthplace of William Cody, aka Buffalo Bill -- who, during his lifetime, became the mosst recognizable person on the planet. On June 29 and 30, 2024, the Buffalo Bill Museum of Le Claire is hosting Buffalo Bill’s Best of The Wild West. This immersive Living History weekend event takes place at Cody Elementary School in LeClaire. As a child, William Cody could have played or hunted squirrels on this property. The grounds open at 10:30 each day. Refreshments will be available and visitors can listen to music, tour the canvas boomtown encampment, see historic demonstrations, play games and meet the legends of the West. At 12:30 each day, the one-hour and 20 minute live extravaganza Best of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West will be performed in a 150 ft x 300 ft. arena. The show is professionally scripted and choreographed – with legends of the Wild West, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, trick riders, sharpshooters, a Gatling gun, side-saddle riders, a stagecoach, mounted bandits and cavalry --performing scenes right out of the original Wild West. The City of LeClaire is excited about this unique, exciting, family-friendly living history event. There will be shuttle buses running on both days, transporting visitors from the Museum up to Cody School. Admission" $15/adult; $12/Senior (65+); $8/child (-12)