By MIke Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Carbon County Fair with its rodeos and competitions hit a landmark year at 100.

For most people, the Fair kicked off with the Fair Parade, on August 1, but in actuality, it started when all entries for 4-H and the FFA were due by July 13. 

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Warm temperatures did little to keep spectators away as hundreds lined the streets of downtown Rawlins on August 1 for the Carbon County Fair Parade, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Carbon County Fair & Rodeo.

Press Release

Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce

The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the 30th Annual Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival, taking place Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Veterans Island in Saratoga, Wyoming.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Long before sunrise each morning, thin ribbons of blue smoke curled above rows of canvas tents behind the Grand Encampment Museum. Cast iron coffee pots simmered over open fires. The smell of wood smoke drifted through camp as men and women dressed in buckskins, homespun shirts and prairie dresses prepared for another day of living history.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

On Saturday, August 1, the Carbon County Fair Parade will start at 10 a.m. It will not be the only tradition happening around that time.

The Rawlins Chamber is putting on the 25th Annual Cow Plop at the Tractor Supply Company store in Rawlins.

The Cow Plop will officially start at 10 a.m. 

Each square is $10. 

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

It did not take long for Triple Crown hiker and author Derick Lugo to win over the crowd at Rawlins Half-Way Days.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Parco/Sinclair Theater had another free concert on Saturday, July 18 at 6 p.m. with an artist from Japan. Hiroya Tsukamoto came to Sinclair by way of the Rawlins Music Academy (RMA). 

Damein Cesko, the director of the RMA was at the historic theater to introduce Tsukamoto, who had played for the Academy in prior years.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

There are few places where the traditions of the American West remain as authentic as they do in Encampment, and for three days the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering once again proved why it has become one of Wyoming’s treasured celebrations of cowboy culture.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Press Release

Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering 

In observance of the 250th anniversary of America “Heritage of the Cowboys” will be a special set of programs to be incorporated into the 24th annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering in Encampment Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 17, 18 and 19.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

he town of Saratoga may have a population of just over 1,700 residents, but during Saratoga Days 2026, it proved once again that a small community can host a celebration that rivals events many times its size.