List of rodeos

There are thousands of Rodeos held worldwide each year. Some of the more notable or significant are listed below.

Australia

New South Wales

• Sydney Royal Easter Show holds rodeo events during the show.
• Coonamble campdraft and rodeo
• Walcha campdraft and rodeo held each January in Walcha^[1]

Queensland

• Augathella Diggers Rodeo held in Augathella since 1933, on Easter Saturday.
• Curry Merry Muster held in Cloncurry since 1954, on the first weekend in August.
• Mareeba Rodeo held in Mareeba since 1949, on the second weekend in July.
• Mount Isa Rotary Rodeo held in Mount Isa since 1959, on the second weekend in August.
• Warwick Rodeo held in Warwick since 1906, on the last weekend in October.

Victoria

• Great Western Rodeo in Great Western

Brazil

São Paulo

• Festa do Peão de Boiadeiro in Barretos, São Paulo
• Jaguariúna Rodeo Festival in Jaguariúna, São Paulo

Canada

Alberta

• Bruce Stampede in Bruce
• Calgary Stampede and Exhibition in Calgary
• Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton
• Grande Prairie Stompede in Grande Prairie
• Hand Hills Lake Stampede in Hand Hills Lake, Alberta Alberta's longest continually run rodeo, started in 1917.
• Ponoka Stampede in Ponoka being Canada's largest 7-day Pro Rodeo.
• Raymond Stampede in Raymond being Canada's first and oldest rodeo, started in 1902.
• Strathmore Stampede in Strathmore Canada's 3rd largest rodeo.
• Wildrose Rodeo Finals in Barrhead
• Stavely Pro Rodeo in Stavely, Alberta being the world's first indoor rodeo.
• Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede in Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Spring Indoor Rodeo in Medicine Hat, Alberta

British Columbia

• Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair in the town centre of Cloverdale, in Surrey
• Williams Lake Stampede held in Williams Lake, British Columbia around the July 1st long weekend each year.

Manitoba

• The Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition is the largest professional rodeo east of Calgary, Alberta. It held in the town of Morris, Manitoba during the month of July. Started in 1963. [www.manitobastampede.ca/schedule.php]

Ontario

• North American Professional Cowboys Extreme Tour Finals: over 30 Events throughout the season lead into the Extreme Tour Finals on New Year's Eve in London, Ontario

Saskatchewan

• Wood Mountain Stampede in Wood Mountain Regional Park, Saskatchewan, the Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Canada. Held during the month of July. Started in 1890.

Quebec

• Festival Western de Saint-Tite in Saint-Tite, the 2nd Largest Rodeo in Canada

Mexico

Nuevo León

• El Corral Rodeo in Monterrey, Nuevo León
• Far West Rodeo in Monterrey, Nuevo León
• Arena Rodeo Pesquería in Pesquería, Nuevo León

Philippines

• Rodeo Masbateño ^[2] in Masbate City, Masbate (Rodeo Capital of the Philippines)

United States

Arizona

• Fiesta de los Vaqueros, a week-long event in Tucson
• World's Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, White Mountain Apache Tribe Fair and Rodeo starts on a Wednesday night with the Thunder on the Mountain Bullbash ending with the finals on Monday
• World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson, started in 1884. Third weekend of August.
• Taylor's Annual 4 July Night Rodeo. Saturday before or after the 4th.

Arkansas

• Arkansas State Fair Rodeo, at the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock.
• Old Fort Days Rodeo, traditionally beginning on Memorial Day weekend in Fort Smith.
• Rodeo of the Ozarks in Springdale.

California

• California Rodeo Salinas in Salinas
• Grand National Rodeo at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, See also Miss Grand National.
• Red Bluff Round Up at the Tehama District Fairgrounds in Red Bluff.
• Santa Maria Elks Rodeo & Parade

Colorado

• Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs
• National Western Stock Show in Denver
• Greeley Stampede in Greeley
• Colorado State Fair home of the PBR in Pueblo
• Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo, first full week-end in June, Elizabeth

Florida

• Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee
• Citrus stampede rodeo in Inverness
• Okeechobee rodeo
• Dade city rodeo
• Homestead rodeo
• Ocala rodeo

Idaho

• War Bonnet Roundup in Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho's Oldest Rodeo
• Snake River Stampede Rodeo in Nampa, Idaho
• Lewiston Round-Up in Lewiston, Idaho
• Caldwell Night Rodeo in Caldwell, Idaho

Iowa

• Tri State Rodeo in Fort Madison Iowa

Kansas

• Beef Empire Days Rodeo in Garden City, Kansas
• Dodge City Roundup Rodeo in Dodge City, Kansas
• Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City, Kansas
• Seward County PRCA Rodeo in Liberal, Kansas

Louisiana

• Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary

Maryland

• IBR (International Bull Rider's) - multiple rodeos are held throughout the northeast US by this organization, but most are in Maryland.^[3]

Minnesota

• Minnesota Rodeo Association
• North Star Gay Rodeo

Mississippi

• Columbia Stampede Rodeo, Columbia, Mississippi, rodeo's first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights in 1935
• Dixie National Rodeo and Livestock Show, Jackson, Mississippi

Missouri

• American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri
• Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo in Sikeston, Missouri

Montana

• NILE Rodeo in Billings
• Last Chance Stampede, Helena
• Livingston Roundup. Livingston
• Chase Hawks Memorial Rough Stock Rodeo in Billings

Nebraska

• River City Rodeo & Stock Show in Omaha, Nebraska

New Jersey

• Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown, New Jersey

New Mexico

• Rodeo de Santa Fe in Santa Fe The Annual "RODEO! de Santa Fe" is set for last week of June. Today, one of the top 100 rodeos in the nation.

Nevada

• National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas
• Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nevada

Oklahoma

• International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee
• Oklahoma Outlaw Prison Rodeo the largest "Behind The Walls" rodeo in the world and only PRCA-sanctioned prison rodeo in McAlester
• "Ride for the Brand" Ranch Rodeo fundraiser ranch rodeo for Oklahoma State University Rodeo team, one of the oldest NIRA sanctioned rodeo clubs in Oklahoma, held in Stillwater the first Saturday every October.
• Woodward Elks Rodeo in Woodward, Oklahoma

Oregon

• Chief Joseph Days Rodeo in Joseph, Oregon
• Eastern Oregon Livestock Show & Rodeo in Union, Oregon
• Farm City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Oregon
• Molalla Buckeroo in Molalla, Oregon
• Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon
• Eugene Pro Rodeo in Eugene, Oregon

Texas

• Angelina Benefit Rodeo in Lufkin, Texas
• West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene, Texas
• Star of Texas Rodeo in Austin, Texas
• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth
• Women's Finals Rodeo in Fort Worth
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston
• Mesquite Championship Rodeo in Mesquite
• SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo in Odessa
• San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio
• San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo in San Angelo
• Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford
• Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo in El Paso, Texas

Utah

• Days of '47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City
• Ogden Pioneer Day Rodeo in Ogden (weeklong rodeo) ^[4]

Washington

• Ellensburg Rodeo in Ellensburg
• Omak Stampede in Omak
• Puyallup Rodeo, held during the Puyallup Fair in Puyallup, Washington
• Roy Pioneer Rodeo, in Roy, Washington
• Thunder Mountain Rodeo in Kelso - Longview
• Vancouver Rodeo in Vancouver - Vancouver
• Kitsap Fair and Stampede in Bremerton

Wisconsin

• Heart of the North Rodeo in Spooner

Wyoming

• Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne
• Sheridan WYO Rodeo in Sheridan
• Cody WYO Rodeo in Cody

See also

• Frontier Days

References