Douglas, Wyoming’s Jackalope Days Are This Weekend

Make plans to be in Douglas June 6-9th for Jackalope Days 2024.

This is a family event that you won't want to miss.

Each June, the Douglas Community comes together to celebrate Jackalope Days. Jack and Hare-iette, Douglas’ famous characters, are sure to join in the festivities.

Also included are Railroad Day activities, fun in Jackalope Square, a car show, a beer garden, a street dance, and SO MUCH MORE!

Thursday, June 6th

PARK IT! At the Douglas Railroad Museum from 5pm-8pm
Friday, June 7th:

Railroad Day at the Douglas Railroad Museum from 11am-3pm
Chalk Fest at Jackalope Square from 10am-12pm
Book Crawl from the library to local book shops 12pm-5pm

Saturday, June 8th

OECC Ride, Row, Run at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds from 7am-12pm
Annual Boys & Girls Club Pancake Breakfast at the Moose Lodge from 8am-10am
Laramie Peak Humane Society Low Rider Dog Races at the Jackalope Square Alleyway starting at 8:30am
Vendor Fair at Jackalope Square from 9am-2pm
Youth Lemonade Stand Contest at Jackalope Square from 9am-2pm
Chalk Fest & Bouncy Castles at Jackalope Square from 11-2pm
Classic Car Show on 2nd Street from 11-3pm
4th Annual Bed Races start at 12pm
LaBonte Street Dance starts at 8pm

Sunday, June 9th

Community Church at Jackalope Square.

Memorial Hospital of Converse County Block Party & Enterprise Community Awards in MHCC Parking Lot starts at 6pm.

The world-famous Jackalope was created in Douglas, Wyoming.

But don't tell anyone outside of Wyoming that it's a myth. That's the joke. It looks so real.

In the 1930s, Douglas Herrick and his brother, hunters with taxidermy skills, popularized the American jackalope by grafting deer antlers onto a jackrabbit carcass and selling the combination to a local hotel in Douglas, Wyoming.