Wild West Wine Fest

Wild West Wine Fest is an annual grand tasting wine festival held each September in Sheridan, Wyoming — now in its 24th year, the event takes place on Grinnell Plaza in Historic Downtown Sheridan and is organized by the Downtown Sheridan Association, a not-for-profit founded in 1985. The 2026 edition is scheduled for September 12th, 2026, marking nearly a quarter-century of the festival's presence in this northern Wyoming city.

Wild West Wine Fest, formally subtitled "Sheridan Uncorked," brings together wine, beer, and spirits vendors alongside culinary partners and local artists on Grinnell Plaza, the central gathering space in Historic Downtown Sheridan. The format is a grand tasting, meaning attendees move between vendor stations sampling pours across multiple categories. The inclusion of culinary partners and artists distinguishes it from a straightforward wine pour, giving the event a broader community character that reflects the Downtown Sheridan Association's mission to promote economic vitality and historic preservation in the district.

The Downtown Sheridan Association organizes Wild West Wine Fest as one of its signature fundraising and promotional events, drawing sponsors, in-kind donors, and vendor partners each year. The festival's location on Grinnell Plaza places it in the heart of a historic downtown district, which the DSA has actively maintained since incorporation in 1987. Ticket pricing and tier details for the 2026 event had not been published at the time of this writing — check the official Downtown Sheridan Association website for updates as September 12th approaches. Visitors traveling to Sheridan for the festival will find the downtown area walkable, with local businesses, restaurants, and lodging options nearby.

Sheridan sits in north-central Wyoming near the base of the Bighorn Mountains, a region without a designated wine AVA of its own. The wines poured at Wild West Wine Fest are sourced from vendors rather than a local wine region, making this a discovery-style tasting event where the draw is community atmosphere and curated selection rather than proximity to vineyards. For attendees new to wine tasting events, the grand tasting format — where you move freely between stations — is an accessible and low-pressure way to explore a range of styles in a single evening.