MetroFamily Magazine March April 2026

Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last. Spring Roundup at the Cowboy!

Look for the Route 66 sign and come explore our newest exhibition celebrating 100 years of the Mother Road!

Trailblazer Trade Routes Monday, March 16 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Highway Agriculture Thursday, March 19 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hit the open road and explore The Cowboy for a day of drop-in activities! Build a popsicle-stick farm truck, join us for story time and design a Western license plate to show off your frontier style. Create your own can planter!

Set out on a journey through the American West as you design your own map, including trade routes, build a mini river raft to explore frontier travel and try your luck “mining for gold” in a hands-on discovery activity. Treacherous Trail Trek Tuesday, March 17 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Learn how to use a compass to navigate a trail through Liichokoshkomo’, create a vibrant ripped- paper cactus sunset to capture the beauty of your western expedition and roll the dice to create your own trail story. Wagon Trails to Railroad Rails Wednesday, March 18 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Design your own train car window view and imagine what you might see rolling across the frontier. Answer fun questions along the tracks at the train depot. Create a pony craft inspired by life on the range.

Route 66 Open Road Friday, March 20 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Experience the sights and sounds of western Route 66 life! Make a paper plate banjo and strum your own Western tunes, craft corn husk dolls while learning about life during the Dust Bowl and play Rodeo Bingo to test your Western knowledge.

Spring Roundup’s Grand Finale Event!

Kids Takeover The Cowboy! Explore the exhibition Route 66: From Trails to Truck Stop Saturday, March 21 • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. All week leads to this! Celebrate the end of Spring Roundup with our biggest, most action-packed day — featuring hands-on art, Western games, cake walk prizes and a guidedRoute 66 painting session. don’t miss the grand finale!

1700 Northeast 63rd St. • Oklahoma City, OK 73111 thecowboy.org • (405) 478-2250

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