John Wayne Birthday Celebration

May 23 - 24, 2025

The John Wayne Birthplace & Museum presents the annual John Wayne Birthday Celebration!

May 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the formal opening of the John Wayne Birthplace Museum. While schedule details have yet to be released, the museum is pleased to announce special guest Barry Corbin, a Hollywood legend, will perform a one-man show on May 23, 2025 - An Evening with Barry Corbin. The esteemed actor will share stories of his extensive career and personal life. 

The musical headliners for the Benefit Dinner and Auction on May 24th will be the wildly popular stars of stage, screen and television, Riders In The Sky. Forty-year veterans of Nashville’s Grand Old Opry, these classic western music performers are probably best known for “Woody’s Roundup” the theme song from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 2. No strangers to the John Wayne Birthplace, the Riders were on on hand in 2007 to help celebrate John Wayne’s 100th birthday and the launch of the John Wayne Birthplace Museum.

This event will sell out fast, so make your reservations* at www.johnwaynebirthplace.museum or by calling (515) 462-1044.

Also returning will be the popular Fly-In Breakfast at the Winterset Municipal Airport, the Winterset Rotary's 5K Run/Walk, and John Wayne in Chisum on the big screen at the Iowa Theater!

* Please note, reservations are non-refundable.

Event Location

John Wayne Birthplace Museum
205 S. John Wayne Dr.
Winterset, IA
(515) 462-1044