Yak demos, horse pulls fill out stock show finale
through sunday. This is it: After this weekend, the National Western Stock Show hangs up its spurs for the year. It’ll be business as usual, with lots of livestock judging, stick-horse rodeos and real-deal rodeos, too — ProRodeo contests continue through Sunday, including daytime and evening shows. The Draft Horse Show and Pull, running today through Sunday, stars some of the equine world’s hardest workers competing for more than $100,000 in prize money. Stop in for stock dog trials, an antique tractor show, yak demonstrations (why not?) and more frontier fun. Events run 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St.; 303-297-1166. Grounds admission is $8 today, $14 Saturday, $12 Sunday; admission for children ages 3 to 11 is $2 today, $3 Saturday and Sunday. Tickets required for special events.
Buckaroo breakfast revisits the old west
Saturday. Grab your lassos, grandparents — it’s time for the Buckaroo Breakfast at the Children’s Museum of Denver. Round up the grandkids for a tasty catered breakfast and an Old West-themed morning play session at the museum. Listen to stories around the campfire and gather a posse for a photo session to create a Wild West wanted poster. The museum opens after breakfast — stick around to visit the revamped “Fire Station No. 1” exhibit, newly outfitted with a firefighter bunk, pole, dispatch station and additional bells and whistles on the truck. 8-10 a.m. Saturday. Children’s Museum of Denver, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive; 303-433-7444. Breakfast is $20 and includes admission to the museum. Make a reservation by calling 303-561-0110 or log onto .
Once upon a time in medieval britain …
saturday. Misty medieval Britain comes to the stage in “King Arthur’s Quest” at the D.L. Parsons Theatre in Northglenn. Presented by the Missoula Children’s Theatre, the musical features local kids in classic stories of King Arthur’s Round Table. The gang’s all here: Arthur and Lancelot, Guinevere and Morgan le Fay. Expect swords in stones, foreboding towers, and even an attempt at befriending a dragon. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. D.L. Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn; 303-450-8800. Tickets are $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for students and seniors.
