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Stagecoach Events2019-05-20T15:52:48-07:00

Stagecoach Events

Once a symbol of good things to come for American pioneers, today the Wells Fargo stagecoaches bring smiles to faces across the country.

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Statesville, North Carolina

Carolina Balloon Festival

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 18, 2019 - October 20, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Statesville, North Carolina

Sherman Oaks, California

Sherman Oaks Street Fair

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 20, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Sherman Oaks, California

Vero Beach, Florida

City of Vero Beach Centennial Celebration

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 26, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Vero Beach, Florida

Carson City, Nevada

Nevada Day Governor’s Mansion

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 26, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Carson City, Nevada

Tempe, Arizona

Autism Speaks Walk with SARRC

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 27, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Tempe, Arizona

Monroe, North Carolina

Creek’s Landing Grand Opening

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: 12:00 am
Location: Monroe, North Carolina

Windsor, California

Windsor Branch Grand Opening

Event type: Buffalo Bill Display
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Windsor, California

Las Vegas, Nevada

Dia de Muertos

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 1, 2019 - November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Upstate Pride Festival

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 2, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Tampa, Florida

Conga Caliente

Event type: Buffalo Bill Display
Date: November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Tampa, Florida

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Veteran’s Day Parade

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Charlotte, North Carolina

EpicFest

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 9, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Houston, Texas

Houston Nutcracker Market Preview Party

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 12, 2019 - November 17, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Houston, TX

Cypress, Texas

Express Center Grand Opening

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 14, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Cypress, Texas
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Statesville, North Carolina

Carolina Balloon Festival

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 18, 2019 - October 20, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Statesville, North Carolina

Sherman Oaks, California

Sherman Oaks Street Fair

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 20, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Sherman Oaks, California

Vero Beach, Florida

City of Vero Beach Centennial Celebration

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 26, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Vero Beach, Florida

Carson City, Nevada

Nevada Day Governor’s Mansion

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 26, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Carson City, Nevada

Tempe, Arizona

Autism Speaks Walk with SARRC

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 27, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Tempe, Arizona

Monroe, North Carolina

Creek’s Landing Grand Opening

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: 12:00 am
Location: Monroe, North Carolina

Windsor, California

Windsor Branch Grand Opening

Event type: Buffalo Bill Display
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Windsor, California

Las Vegas, Nevada

Dia de Muertos

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 1, 2019 - November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Upstate Pride Festival

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 2, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Tampa, Florida

Conga Caliente

Event type: Buffalo Bill Display
Date: November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Tampa, Florida

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Veteran’s Day Parade

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 3, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Charlotte, North Carolina

EpicFest

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 9, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Houston, Texas

Houston Nutcracker Market Preview Party

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 12, 2019 - November 17, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Houston, TX

Cypress, Texas

Express Center Grand Opening

Event type: Concord Coach Display
Date: November 14, 2019
Time: All Day
Location: Cypress, Texas
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Event highlights

  • HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Actor Devon Werkheiser attends the 2015 Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 29, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for The Hollywood Christmas Parade) *** Local Caption *** Devon Werkheiser
    2015 Hollywood Christmas Parade
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event Yakima Family
    Stagecoach rides, Yakima, WA
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event Fremont
    Festival of India parade, Fremont, CA
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event Matthews
    Mayor & his family inside the stagecoach, Matthews, NC
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Pride
    Phoenix PRIDE, Phoenix, AZ
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Cinco De Mayo San Diego
    Cinco de Mayo, San Diego, CA
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event
    Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, CA
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event Bay City
    Lions Club Ride festival, Bay City, TX
  • HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Actor Devon Werkheiser attends the 2015 Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 29, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for The Hollywood Christmas Parade) *** Local Caption *** Devon Werkheiser
    2015 Hollywood Christmas Parade
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Event Yakima Family
    Stagecoach rides Yakima, WA
  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Washington Memorial
    Memorial Day parade Washington D.C.

Meet the drivers

It takes training, skill, care, and a very special bond between horses and humans to bring history to life.

  • Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver Alan
    Alan

    Driver’s Name: Alan

    Number of years: 19

    Most interesting experience: Traveling to London in 2012 to represent Wells Fargo in the Lord Mayor’s Parade.

    Fun fact: I have been a professional trick rider and hitch driver since the age of 12. I have appeared as the Winston Man and the Marlboro Man, and have served as a stunt double and technical adviser for Clint Eastwood.

    Horse type: American Quarter Horses and American Paint Horses

  • Al

    Driver’s Name: Al

    Located in: Texas

    Number of years: 20

    Most interesting experience: Driving Dale Robertson and other stars on the stagecoach at the John Wayne Cancer Foundation Fundraiser in Abilene, Texas.

    Fun facts: I restore and build stagecoaches

    Horse type: Quarter Horse

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Michael

Michael

Driver’s Name: Michael

Located in: Oregon

Number of years: 16

Most interesting experience: Meeting other drivers and sharing stories, knowledge, and lore.

Fun facts: I grew up on a farm in southeastern Minnesota, where we used horsepower. At the age of 9, I could hitch 5 horses to a grain binder and do a man’s work.

Horse type: American Warmbloods, in particular Georgian Grandes, a breeding blend of Saddlebred and draft horse

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Paul

Paul

Driver’s Name: Paul

Located in: California

Number of years: 46

Most interesting experience: Driving cross country for the Nixon Inaugural parade and outriding in it. Hauling the California Governor Pete Wilson to open cross town freeway in Stockton, California.

Fun facts: I belong to Back Country Horsemen, Riding and Driving Society, Red Wing Collectors Club & Farm Bureau. Collect antique trucks and John Deere two-cylinders. My other job is a cattle rancher.

Horse type: Percheron/Standard Bred cross

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Ty

Ty

Driver’s Name: Ty

Located in: Iowa

Number of years: 10

Most interesting experience: Participating in and witnessing behind the scenes of Wells Fargo photo shoots.

Fun facts: Horses have been a part of my life since I was 2.

Horse type: Quarter Horses

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Alan Texas

Alan

Driver’s Name: Alan

Located in: Texas

Number of years: 19

Most interesting experience: Traveling to London in 2012 to represent Wells Fargo in the Lord Mayor’s Parade.

Fun fact: I have been a professional trick rider and hitch driver since the age of 12. I have appeared as the Winston Man and the Marlboro Man, and have served as a stunt double and technical adviser for Clint Eastwood.

Horse type: American Quarter Horses and American Paint Horses

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Rod

Rod

Driver’s Name: Rod

Located in: California

Number of years: 24

Most interesting experience: Participating in the Fourth of July parades are so special and rewarding for me because they bring a part of the history of the West and this great nation of ours back to life.

Fun fact: I love to see the smiles on the faces and hear the cheers for the stagecoach and horses. For some, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The kids are always amazed and awestruck seeing the horses up close and the sounds of the wheels rolling and chains clinking.

Horse type: Standard Bred/Quarter Horse crosses. Dark Bay in color, most of them rescues.

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - George

George

Driver’s Name: George

Located in: California

Number of years: 25

Most interesting experience: Pulling one of the largest floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade with 10 Belgian Horses.

Fun facts: It’s a family tradition: My wife and son also drive the stagecoach. Plus we complete in other horse events.

Horse type: Quarter Horse cross, Mustangs

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Troy

Troy

Driver’s Name: Troy

Located in: Arizona

Number of years: 15

Most interesting experience: Driving chuck wagons at the Houston rodeo.

Fun facts: I love to travel with the stagecoach.

Horse type: Quarter Horses

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Jimmy Texas

Jimmy

Driver’s Name: Jimmy

Located in: Texas

Number of years: 4

Most interesting experience: Seeing a street sweeper coming down the street toward the horses before the parade was over.

Fun facts: I love talking to people about the stagecoaches.

Horse type: None at this time.

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Gary Colorado

Gary

Driver’s Name: Gary

Located in: Colorado

Number of years: 15

Most interesting experience: Driving chuck wagons at the Houston rodeo.

Fun facts: I love to travel with the stagecoach.

Horse type: Quarter Horses

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Al Texas

Al

Driver’s Name: Al

Located in: Texas

Number of years: 20

Most interesting experience: Driving Dale Robertson and other stars on the stagecoach at the John Wayne Cancer Foundation Fundraiser in Abilene, Texas.

Fun facts: I restore and build stagecoaches

Horse type: Quarter Horse

Wells Fargo Stagecoach Driver - Mike

Mike

Driver’s Name: Mike

Located in: Minnesota

Number of years: 15

Most interesting experience: No two days are the same. I’m saving the good stuff for my book.

Fun fact: I built my first carriage in high school shop class. A friend said, “Bet you’re going to drive that in the midsummer parade.” I’ve never looked back.

Horse type: Percheron/Quarter Horse cross

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