For nearly a decade, one Colorado painter has given the festival its face — then shown up in person to talk westerns. Meet the man behind the posters on your wall.
For one night every November, the newest thing at the festival is a movie that's a hundred years old. Meet the man at the keyboard who has made silent westerns sing since 2019.
From a 1949 cowboy in a black hat to the streaming ranches of today — the whole arc of the western on television, 185 shows deep, compiled by a festival volunteer who couldn't stop at 100.
Ask ten people what a western is and you'll get ten answers, most involving a hat. We run a festival devoted to the genre — here's where we land, from The Great Train Robbery to the neo-western.
True Grit, Butch Cassidy, The Hateful Eight — the West you love on screen was filmed a few hours from our marquee. A field guide to where the western put down roots in Colorado.
Every November, downtown Greeley fills with film lovers, filmmakers, and more than a few cowboy hats. Here is everything you need to know about Colorado's free western film festival — and why it's worth the trip.
