Dodge City is located 150 miles west of Wichita in Southwest Kansas. The community has approximately 21,000 people and is famous for its rich history as a frontier cowtown. Dodge City is a marketing center for livestock, wheat, and sorghums. Manufacturing in Dodge City includes metal products, machinery, farm implements, canvas goods, processed foods, and furniture. Dodge City is a small community in western Kansas that offers arts and craft shows, museums, and plenty of western and modern shopping.
Dodge City hosts an annual event called Dodge City Days.
Dodge City Days is a 10-day celebration filled with activities and events that include concerts, an arts and crafts fair, barbecues, chuckwagon breakfast, street dances, a huge western parade, one of the largest PRCA Rodeos in the country and a whole lot more. Garden City got its name from the beautiful garden of Mrs. W.D. Fulton in 1878. The population is about 25,000 people. Garden City hosts an annual rodeo, The Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo. This rodeo continues to improve and draw top cowboys in the circuit.