John Wayne Day May 26 In Fort Worth

Above, one of the displays at John Wayne: An American Experience. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Fort Worth will be celebrating John Wayne Day on May 26 with several events that are free to the public.

From John Wayne.com:

May 26th at John Wayne: An American Experience

Join us for a day full of good ol’ fashion western fun celebrating the Duke’s birthday! From 12-6pm, we will have live music, food, western games, and more in front of John Wayne: An American Experience. In addition, we also have special events free and open to the public:

• Noon: John Wayne Dedication - In partnership with Fort Worth city officials, a proclamation will be made in honor of John Wayne Day and the Wayne Family will be ceremoniously sharing the Duke’s legacy with the local community. 

• 1-2pm: Jimmy Don Signing! - Jimmy Don from JDH Iron Signs & HGTV’s Fixer Upper will be signing John Wayne Iron Signs

• 2pm: Live Western Gunfight - Enjoy a live reenactment of an old western gunfight by Heroes of the Old West. 

• 2:30: Children’s Book Reading - John Wayne’s grand-daughter, Anita Swift, will be doing a live reading of our children’s book, America, Why I Love Her and we will be giving away our brand new Little Duke Sheriff Stickers!

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