Pancake Breakfasts

Slightly more people were served free Cheyenne Frontier Days Pancake Breakfasts this year compared to 2023 numbers, according to event organizers

The third and final free pancake breakfast for 2022 will be held at 7 a.m. on Friday at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza.

Making that many pancakes take some industrial-size pancake batter batches. Officials with the CFD pancake breakfast use a cement mixer to get the job done [ above photo

Among those making pancakes on Wednesday was Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon.

The new grillers were made possible by donations from the Kiwanis, Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the Dowling Family, among others.

The Pancake Breakfasts have been a CFD tradition since the early 1950s.

This year, volunteers will serve up more than 100,000 pancakes along with 630 pounds of butter and 475 gallons of syrup, 3,000 pounds of ham, 9,200 cartons of milk and 520 gallons of coffee.

Tens of thousands of hungry CFD visitors from all over the world are expected to descend on the Depot Plaza next Monday, Wednesday and Friday to feast on free flapjacks.

Cheyenne police say they haven't seen an increase in drinking-related calls or citations in the downtown area since the city's new open container law took effect on May 27.

Threatening skies and long lines did little to dampen the enthusiasm of those waiting for a free Pancake Breakfast Wednesday morning at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza. Wednesday is also Cheyenne Day at Cheyenne Frontier Days, typically the busiest day for the the breakfast as well as many other CFD events...