North Dakota loves its bison, whether you are talking about the big and beautiful animal that roams its prairies or the college sports mascot that takes us to national titles year after year. Either way, we are very bison-centric here, and there is no town more into bison than Jamestown, ND. And each year, Jamestown is host to the very best bison-themed festival of them all. You don’t want to miss it!

Jamestown, North Dakota is known for its love of all things bison. With a huge and towering statue like Dakota Thunder looking over the town, you can certainly tell!
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It is home to the National Buffalo Museum and an entire herd of bison next to it.
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This particular herd of bison is notable as it was once home to White Cloud, the extremely rare true albino bison, as well as other white bison such as Dakota Miracle. These special creatures have captured the hearts of many, and White Cloud became an icon of the city. Because of that, the National Buffalo Museum would celebrate her birthday every year with a celebration that is now a whole entire festival.
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Though White Cloud passed away, her legacy lives on in the White Cloud Days festival, which usually falls near her birthday. This year, the festival is Saturday, July 28th, 2018.
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The festival is a city-wide event that includes a pancake feed, parade, car show, 5K race, art hunt, food and vendors, and plenty of bison-themed things.
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You can enjoy a whole day roaming around the city, the National Buffalo Museum, and the fun Frontier Village near the museum. The village is hosting a craft and treasure sale where you can shop at vendors and buy all the bison merchandise you can, or find other interesting things!
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The day is planned to be full of bison fun and celebrates not only White Cloud but our state's iconic animal and the country's national mammal. It's going to be great!
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For a full schedule of the event and locations of the activities, click here. You can also learn more about White Cloud and the museum here.

Have you ever visited the National Buffalo Museum and the World’s Largest Buffalo statue in Jamestown before? If not, you need to put it on your North Dakota bucket list! Here’s some things you might not know about it.

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