Dishing Jackson Hole's fall closure list went up on September 28. Put its dates in order and the town never shuts off all at once. Some favorites have already closed. Others are open for two more weekends. One closes the same week everyone else comes back. The places in town that close for the fall are all dark at the same time only from about November 10 through November 18. On November 19 and 20, the Cowboy Bar, Jackson Drug and the Third Thursday Art Walk all return within about 24 hours.
So the slack season people talk about as a month is closer to nine days. If you plan around those nine days instead of all of November, the season looks very different.
What's already dark, and what still has a few nights left
As of this week, several downtown kitchens have closed. Lula Wine Bar & Bistro closed October 19, and its listed closure runs through November 10. The Restaurant at White Buffalo Club closed October 25. Roosevelts closed October 27 for a closure that runs through December 4. The Rooftop at The Cloudveil is closed for the season and plans to reopen in spring 2027. Shin Shin is closed with no reopening date yet. Its winter reservations open online November 1.
Other places are using their last open weeks to run deals. Coe Tavern, at 85 S. King Street, is running a 2-for-1 special for its last two or three weeks before its final night of service on November 8. Jackson Drug serves its $15 Classic Burger & Beer special nightly from 4 to 6 p.m. You get a Classic Cowboy Smashburger, fries or tots, and a domestic beer, glass of wine or soda. The fountain closes November 1, so Halloween night is the last chance until it reopens.
The calendar is full through the first week of November:
- October 30: The Haunting of JH, Halloween on the Town Square, and the Wyoming Artists Showcase at the Center for the Arts, $25.
- November 2 to 6: The Local Love Sale at The Liquor Store & Wine Loft, 115 Buffalo Way, and at Jackson Hole Marketplace, with up to 40% off wine, beer and spirits.
- November 7: The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar's 11th Annual Casino Night.
- November 7 and 8: Frank's Fall Film Festival at the Center for the Arts.
Casino Night falls on the last night the Cowboy Bar is open before its own break, so that weekend works as a send-off for much of the Square.
Where the closures overlap
Here is the calendar for the downtown places on the Dishing list, with the dates each one is dark.
| Place | Closed | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Lula Wine Bar & Bistro | Oct. 19 to Nov. 10 | Reopening date not announced |
| The Restaurant at White Buffalo Club | Oct. 25 to Nov. 25 | Weekends from Nov. 26, daily Dec. 18 |
| Roosevelts | Oct. 27 to Dec. 4 | After Dec. 4 |
| Jackson Drug | Nov. 1 to 19 | Nov. 20 |
| Coe Tavern | After Nov. 8 | Dec. 6 |
| Million Dollar Cowboy Bar and Steakhouse | Nov. 8 to 18 | Nov. 19 |
| Jackson Hole History Museum | Nov. 10 to 30 | Dec. 1 |
| Figgie's | Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 | Dec. 3 |
From November 10 to 18, the Cowboy Bar and Steakhouse, Coe Tavern, Jackson Drug, Roosevelts, White Buffalo Club's restaurant and the Jackson Hole History Museum are all closed together. Figgie's is the only one on the list still open that week, and it closes later than everyone else.
Dishing notes that any restaurant or business left off its list probably keeps standard hours. So most of the town carries on, and only the places with the most recognizable names take a break together. A few options stand out during those nine days:
- The Jackson Hole Elks Lodge stays open all off-season. Its fall lineup includes Elktoberfest, a Halloween fundraiser, Funksgiving with live music and a community Thanksgiving dinner.
- The Brainstorm Speaker Series brings Jad Abumrad to the Center for the Arts on November 15. It's free and lands in the middle of the quietest week.
- Lula's listed closure ends November 10. Its Thursday Locals Night takes 20% off food and drinks from 5 to 9 p.m. for guests with local ID, dine-in only.
- Evening tours at locals' prices. All November, Teton Science Schools Wildlife Expeditions offers 2-for-1 seats on its Sunset Wildlife Tours, and Wyoming Stargazing does the same on its group tours. Both use the promo code 2for1.
November 19 and 20, when town comes back
The low point ends quickly. The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar and Steakhouse reopen Thursday, November 19. That same evening, the Third Thursdays Art Walk opens galleries across Jackson Hole. Jackson Drug reopens Friday, November 20. The $15 burger special returns that day and runs all winter, and Kids Eat Free Wednesdays come back for the season too.
The next week builds on that. Wildlife on Tap, hosted by the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, is at Roadhouse Brewing Co. on November 24. Two days later, on Thanksgiving, White Buffalo Club's restaurant opens again for weekends.
Places that close later
Not everyone closes in early November. Figgie's stays open through the overlap and closes November 26 through December 2, reopening December 3. The History Museum reopens December 1. Roosevelts' closure runs through December 4. Coe Tavern reopens December 6, and White Buffalo Club's restaurant goes back to daily service on December 18. Because the reopenings run from November 19 to December 18, places come back in a long, uneven run rather than on a single day.
Three new businesses having their first slack season
Three of the town's newest businesses will meet this calendar for the first time, and two of them were planned with the off-season in mind.
Robin's, at 850 W. Broadway Ave. in the Grand Teton Plaza, was opened by Tyler and Elisa Nalley, as the Jackson Hole News&Guide reported, and Dishing Jackson Hole dates the opening to this summer. The News&Guide reported a seven-day schedule from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with takeout only after 4 p.m. The menu runs from eggs, waffles and crepes to boba tea, corn in the cup, tacos and quesadillas. In the same story, the Nalleys said one of the hardest parts of running a restaurant in Jackson is staying open through every season and drawing locals once the tourists leave. Tyler Nalley told the paper they plan to ask the community what it wants:
"It's not what we need. What do they want?"
The owners haven't announced November hours, so call ahead.
The Farm is aimed even more directly at the off-season. The News&Guide reported that Shelby Belote, a local-food advocate on the Jackson Hole Farmers Market board, is opening a year-round nonprofit storefront at 211 E. Broadway Ave., on the corner of Bruun Boulevard. It will sell produce, meat, cheese, fermented foods and baked goods from six Wyoming counties and two in Idaho. Belote told the paper that farmers had named the lack of winter sales as a critical gap. The store plans to open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and farmers will receive 90% of the proceeds from each sale. The Farm's website says "Opening October 2026," and no exact opening day has been announced.
Biscuit Bar is a dog café coming to 174 N. King Street, Unit 101, and its site still says "Opening Fall 2026." According to the News&Guide, dogs can order bison sliders, "fetch fries" and bone broth shots, and there will be a dog photo booth. People get pastries and Caffe Luxxe coffee, with planned hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Co-owners Lona Williams and Hope Reiners also run ModernBeast, just around the corner.
If even one of these three is open by mid-November, the town will have one more daytime stop during its quietest week. Dishing also points out that businesses sometimes change hours without telling anyone, so check directly before you go.
Jake Kilgrow has spent about 25 years in Jackson Hole's resort market, through every slack season, and still pays attention to which lights stay on in mid-November and which new places are trying to keep them on. If you'd like to talk about owning in town, including what the off-season looks like from your own front door, Jake Kilgrow would be glad to hear from you. Work with Jake.
