CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Dec. 18, 2025 – The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources is seeking four Wyoming-based musicians to perform intimate, unplugged concerts in scenic outdoor settings during the summer of 2026.
Launching its second season in 2026, Tunes on the Trail was created in partnership with the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation, the Wyoming Arts Council, and Wyoming State Parks – all part of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. This initiative combines live acoustic music with outdoor adventure, providing audiences with a unique experience in Wyoming’s scenic state parks.
Four Wyoming-based artists will be selected to perform their own acoustic concert at one of the designated Wyoming State Parks or State Historic Sites between June and August. Each unplugged performance will showcase a different Wyoming musician and include an outdoor recreation component before the concert. Each selected artist will perform a 90-minute set and receive $550.
Applications will open on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, on the Wyoming Arts Council’s Submittable platform at wyomingartscouncil.
Details
- Artists must be Wyoming residents
- Must be able to perform live, amplification may be available (pending site)
- Must be able to perform unplugged
- Artists will be required to host a 90-minute set
- Sets should be accommodating to all ages (family-friendly)
- Each selected artist will receive a $550.00 performance payment
- Artists will be able to select their preferred locations in the application
- The following will be taken into consideration: live performance ability, geographical location to participating State Park sites or ability to travel, and professionalism of materials submitted
- Selected artists will be required to collaborate on social media posts, including pre-event promotion, one event announcement reel, and a day of on-site content
- Participation in the hike/recreational component is not required, but encouraged.
Location & Dates of Each Performance
- June 6, 2026: Guernsey State Park
- July 11, 2026: Seminoe State Park
- August 15, 2026: South Pass City State Historic Site
- August 22, 2026: Hot Springs State Park
Performance times will be coordinated between the artists and the state park/historic site once selections have been made.
This program is supported and funded in part through the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Spark Tank! program and is part of the Wyoming Arts Council’s Wyoming Independent Music Initiative (WIMI) to help artists perform and tour, building their audiences and reach. Learn more about the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources and its various programs at wyospcr.wyo.gov.
If you have questions about the application process, please contact Creative Arts Specialist Kimberly Mittelstadt with the Wyoming Arts Council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (307) 274-6673.
For program-related inquiries, please contact Outdoor Recreation Specialist Jamie Hansen with the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (307) 460-8794.
Figure 1: Buffalo Bill and Dr. Jo perform at Keyhole State Park during the 2025 Tunes on the Trail series. Figure 2: Kalyn Beasley performs at Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site during the 2025 Tunes on the Trail series. Figure 3: Bonamo performs at Curt Gowdy State Park during the 2025 Tunes on the Trail series.
Contact: Kimberly Mittelstadt, (307) 274-6673; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.