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Upcoming Events in Benkelman Nebraska


July

4 - 7 Dundy County Fair - Address: Fairgrounds , Benkelman, Nebraska
Ph: 308-423-5210 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: chamber@benkelman.org

September

24 Ward Bond Wagontrain Festival - Watch Ward Bond movies at the Zorn Theater from 2-5pm, take an old-fashioned wagon ride to the cookout and enjoy entertainment around the campfire.

Address: Downtown & 3 mi. E. of town , Benkelman, Nebraska
Ph: 308-423-2308 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: gardnerfarms@bwtelcom.net
Fee: $25.00

24 Classic Iron & Auto Show - 9am-3pm.

Address: Downtown , Benkelman, Nebraska
Ph: 308-423-5660 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: cityben@bwtelcom.net

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Texas Trail Canyon State Historical Marker

The Texas Trail Canyon State Historical Marker marks the canyon which served as a checkpoint for cattle which passed through this area as part of the cattle drives from Texas to Ogallala, Nebraska in the late 1880s. It is said that 150,000 cattle were moved through here in 1886

Benkelman, NE Historical Markers

General Custer State Historical Marker

General Custer in Nebraska State Historical Marker marks the area where Gen. George Armstrong Custer commanding six companies of the 7th Cavalry camped June 22 to 30, 1867. As dawn broke June 24, Custer'

Benkelman, NE Historic Markers

Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery/Recreation Area

Benkelman, NE Recreation

Things to do near Benkelman, NE

Coufal Ridge Site

National Historic Landmark - Sometime between A.D. 1250 and A.D. 1450, prehistoric Indians of the Itskari Phase establ...

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Johnson Lake Camping

Two campgrounds, with both primitive and modern camping facilities, provide access to day-use and overnight visitors. At t...

Plum Creek Massacre Site

After camping just two miles south and east of where the Plum Creek emptied into the Platte River on August 7, 1864, the Mort...

Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

Five miles south of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is a botanical treasure consisting of 608 acres of...