January 24th — February 1st | 2026
Celebrate Western Week at the Western Spirit
Western Week brings the community together to honor the art, history, and culture of the West. We’re opening our doors to celebrate and marking the occasion with a full week of programming and special experiences throughout the museum. Don’t forget to Pre-Register for Free Museum Admission on January 29 – January 31.
Sunday
Jan 25th
Go West (1925) Silent Film with Live Piano
2:00pm | Sun | Jan25
Go West is a 1925 Western Comedy Silent Film produced by, and starring, Buster Keaton with live piano accompaniment by Andrew E. Simpson.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
This is a Silent Film with a LIVE Piano.
Rating: Not Rated Length: 1h 23m
Pricing:
FREE for Museum Members | Join Today
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Monday
Jan 26th
Double Feature
Way Out West & The Paleface
2:00pm | Mon | Jan 26
Way Out West is a 1937 Western Comedy starring Laurel and Hardy.
The Paleface is a 1948 Western Comedy starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell that was one of the top five box office hits of that year.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
Pricing:
FREE for Museum Members | Join Today
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Tuesday
Jan 27th
McLintock!
2:00pm
McLintock! Is a 1963 Western Slapstick Comedy starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
Rating: Not Rated Length: 2h 7m
Pricing:
FREE for Museum Members | Join Today
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Wednesday
Jan 28th
Trinity is Still My Name
2:00pm | Wed | Jan 28
Trinity is Still My Name is a 1971 Spaghetti Western Comedy starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
In the Western Spirit Museum Virgina G. Piper Theater
Rating: G Length: 1h 57m
Pricing:
FREE for Museum Members | Join Today
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Thursday
Jan 29th
Blazing Saddles
2:00pm | Thur | Jan 29
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 Western spoof from director Mel Brooks starring Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman and Cleavon Little.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
Pricing:
FREE for Museum Members | Join Today
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Exhibit Opening: Still in the Saddle: A New History of the Hollywood Western
5:00pm – 8:00pm
| Thur | Jan 29
Gold Palette ArtWalk:
Western Week
Scottsdale Arts District
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Friday
Jan 30th
Pony Express
11:00am – 1:00pm | Fri | Jan 30
Marshall Way in front of the Western Spirit Museum
Wyatt Earp: A Life on the Frontier BioDrama
1:00pm | Fri | Jan 30
Join Wyatt Earp as he portrays his famous relative in his one-man play A Life on The Frontier.
Pricing:
FREE when you register for Free Museum Admission Day
Saturday
Jan 31st
Parada Del Sol Historic Parade
9:30am – 12:00 pm | Sat | Jan 31
Old Town Scottsdale: Side Streets to Brown Ave.
Wyatt Earp: The Gentleman Doc Holliday BioDrama
1:00pm | Sat | Jan 31
Join Wyatt Earp as he portrays the story of the West’s most famous dentist in The Gentleman Doc Holliday.
Pricing:
FREE when you register for Free Museum Admission Day
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