Wild West City to host Sussex County Appreciation Weekend May 13-14

Byram - To celebrate its 50th season, Wild West City will hold a series of special events, beginning with Sussex County Appreciation Weekend, May 13-14. Families from Sussex County will receive one free admission with every three paid during the entire weekend. “Buttons ‘n Bows Days,” coined from the title of that Oscar-winning song, is a craft fair slated for the weekend of May 20-21. Other special events planned for this anniversary year include a Civil War encampment June 10-11 and an exhibit and presentations by the American Indian Cultural Museum of the Lehigh Valley June 17-18. On the weekend of July 22-23, Women of the West will be honored. As usual, Cowboy Tribute Day will be held the third Saturday in August. On Aug. 19, Wild West City will honor its founders and others involved with the theme park who have since passed on. Long before the term “living history” was coined, Wild West City presented 22 shows of live entertainment using the Main Street as the stage. Many of the shows, such as the daily climactic “Gunfight at the OK Corral,” are based on historical events and continue to this day. For information, call 973-347-8900 or log on to wildwestcity.com. Wild West City is located just off of Route 206 in Byram.