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BUFFALO (WNE) — Johnson County’s biggest tourism weekend has been pushed back to August.
“The safety of event attendees, our local community and the actors who so generously …
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BUFFALO (WNE) — Johnson County’s biggest tourism weekend has been pushed back to August.
“The safety of event attendees, our local community and the actors who so generously donate their time are first and foremost in our minds, and we feel this additional month will give the event the time that may be necessary for large scale events to be possible, according to the rules set forth by the State of Wyoming,” the Longmire Foundation wrote in a statement on the Longmire Days website. “We also feel event attendees may require the extra time to change travel plans and feel safe and secure traveling to Durant (aka Buffalo), Wyoming. We want to see everyone, and we want everyone to be safe.”
The event, originally scheduled for July 16-19, has been postponed to Aug. 13-16.
The Longmire Foundation added that, “we cannot guarantee that the event won’t be canceled at a future time due to the rapidly changing situation.”
The annual Longmire Days — a celebration of Ucross author Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire character and novels — brings approximately 10,000 fans to Buffalo and Johnson County, and they spend about $2 million each year, according to organizers.
