– FREE event and open to the public!  All activities at the Lander Community and Convention Center, 950 Buena Vista Dr. unless otherwise noted.

Friday, May 16

• 8:30 am – 3:00 pm – Pre Registered school kids rotate through learning stations
• 4:00 pm – Open to the public
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Happy Hour, FREE drinks from Pushroot Brewery and Wind River Brewery with registration, and FREE appetizers 
• 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Live Music with String Theory and The Tinderwoods!
• 8:00 pm – Event closes for the evening 

Saturday, May 17 

***NEW in 2025 Saturday Learning Seminars***

Keep an eye out for a special appearance on Saturday from Mardy the Moose and Bobby the Beaver!!

• 9:00 am –  Event Opens
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Medicinal Plant Hike (in Sinks Canyon, see more opportunities)
• 10:00 am – Wind River Backcountry Angling seminar 
• 10:45 am – Bear Safety seminar 
• 11:00 am – Flycasting instruction- Popo Agie Anglers
• 11:30 am – Backyard Mushrooms seminar – Uncle Sassy Farms
• 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Horse packing demos– Wind River Backcountry Horseman
• 12:15 pm – Golden Eagle seminar by Sporting Lead Free
• 12:30 pm – Turkey Calling Lesson and Contest – Hosted by the NWTF. All ages welcome! Winning prize includes (1) ticket for the 2025 Commissioner Tag Raffle. 
• 1:00 pm – Training for Bow Hunting  seminar by Ryan Flatt, PT Elevate Rehab
• 1:45 pm –  Bigfoot Investigations seminar by Dr. Jeff Meldrum, University of Idaho
• 2:00 pm – Flycasting demo and hands-on instruction brought to you by Popo Agie Anglers
• 3:00 pm – Elk Calling Contest Winning prize includes (1) ticket for the 2025 Commissioner Tag Raffle. 
• 3:00 pm – Medicinal Plants seminar by John Mionzynski, Ethnobotanist
• 4:00 pm – How to Prepare Your Own Backcountry Food & Nutrition seminar by Wyld Pantry
• 4:00 pm – Vendor show closes and final raffle prize tickets sold
• 4:45 pm – Big Game Heart Butchering seminar by More Than Gatherers
• 5:00 pm – Wyoming Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cookoff (see more opportunities below) – get tickets and enter here
• 5:00 pm –  Live music with Candice and the Madd Doggs!
• 6:00 pm – WOW Shop Local Raffle prizes drawn
• 7:00 pm – WWF Wild Game Cookoff Raffle prizes drawn
• 8:00 pm – Event closes

MORE Opportunities

• ***NEW*** Saturday Seminars- Throughout the day, Saturday, May 17th, we are offering all kinds of seminars related to enjoying the outdoors.  See the Saturday schedule for details.
• Shop Local Raffle: Sunday, May 11- Saturday, May 17 (6 pm end), To participate, shop at Lander businesses including all vendors present at the WOW (excludes fuel and groceries) and save your receipts from the week leading up to the event (May 11-17) to enter. You will receive 1 drawing entry for every $10.00 spent up to $500.00 or 50 tickets. Present your receipts during the event to claim your raffle tickets and enter for the prizes you desire. You can also purchase tickets for $1.00 each. The drawing will take place around 4:15 pm on Saturday, May 17 at the Lander Community Center preceding the WWF Wild Game Cook-Off. Some of the larger prizes require you to be present to win.
• Medicinal Plant Hike with John Mionczynski: Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am, Come and find out which plants were important as food and for medicinal use to the native inhabitants of this area.  This hike includes a mix of botany, history, and chemistry.  Please bring snacks, water, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and insect repellent.  A notebook and camera are also strongly recommended. John’s events usually fill up very quickly so we encourage you to show up early at the ***NEW LOCATION Bruce’s Parking lot in Sinks Canyon***. Please contact John Mionczynski at (307) 330-5917 for more information.
• Wild Game Cookoff with Wyoming Wildlife Federation: Saturday, May 17, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm  This event brings together sportsmen, conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts every year in support of wildlife conservation and the enjoyment of wild game. The cookoff has grown exponentially since its inception, welcoming over five hundred attendees in 2024. This year, we are partnering with Wyoming Outdoor Weekend for an evening of fun and conservation.Teams will compete to create their best, most creative and delicious wild game, wild caught, and wild foraged dishes to be judged by both our WWF sanctioned judges and people’s choice! Winner’s of both categories will be announced at 7pm. If you are interested in preparing a dish or putting together a team, please fill out our interest form here!

  Tasting wild game is free, but a $20 entry fee covers a roll in our raffle ticket game and grants you the ability to judge dishes in the people’s choice category! We will have live music and beer will be available for purchase at the convention center.