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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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.

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.

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