2026 John Wayne Birthday Celebration

Welcome Reception & John Wayne’s Tribute to America

Friday, May 22, 5pm at John Wayne Birthplace Museum and The Iowa Theater, $50

*Rain or shine, no refunds or exchanges

John Wayne Birthday Celebration:
Auction and Jennifer Wayne in Concert

Saturday, May 23, 5pm at Covered Bridges Winery
2207 170th Trail, Winterset

Reserved patio seating, $100
General seating, $50

*Rain or shine, no refunds or exchanges

Directions to Covered Bridges Winery

Big screen presentations of these John Ford Classics at
the Iowa Theater

For reservations, go to: The Iowa Theater

Winterset Rotary John Wayne Birthday Celebration 5K Walk/Run

Celebrate Duke’s birthday with the Winterset Rotary John Wayne Birthday Celebration 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, May 24. Register at the link below. Proceeds benefit CRISP, Ferst Readers, Youth Scholarships and many more amazing projects.

Big screen presentation of “Chisum” starring John Wayne

The Iowa Theater

Saturday, May 24th
2:00 pm

For tickets, visit The Iowa Theater.

Musical entertainment at the Fly-In Breakfast will be provided by Winterset’s own Benge Family Band.

Join the Cavalry!

In tribute to John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy, horse soldiers will be on hand at the John Wayne Birthplace on Saturday, May 25th to provide visitors a taste of military life on the frontier.