California is known for many
things from ultra-modern high rise
buildings to the farm. The diversity of
the land, the people, their occupations
and hobbies make for interesting events
allowing the average person to
experience a wide range of activities
and lifestyles. The rodeo exemplifies
California's Wild West roots. See our
story and ode to the California Cowboy.
Livestock and
cattle are one of California's major
industries, and if you
believe that life on the farm is boring,
you haven't been to a rodeo. The events
are held throughout California, and the
list below are merely the productions of
a single company. Often the rodeo will
include other festivities such as a
cattle drive, parade, or a county fair.
It's a different lifestyle that many
can't imagine, but when a city slicker
gets in a restaurant where they have the
mechanical bull ride, he or she can get
a taste of what it's like to be
challenged by the unexpected.
2013 Rodeo Events
FRESNO -
Mar 16-17, 2013 Fresno
Invitational PBR – Bulls Only Fresno
at Save Mart Center, Fresno, Ca.
Tickets: $15-100, ticketmaster.com or
pbr.com
CLOVIS - Mar 22-23, 2013 California State University, Fresno Clovis, CA.
National Intercollegiate Rodeo
Association Event collegerodeo.com
NEEDLES Needles Rodeo April
5-6, 2013, ccpra.com GCPRA Lead
Sanction on this Colorado River
Round-Up. You must have a 2013 USTRC card at this rodeo
to be eligible for the Inc. Team Roping. For more information call the Needles
Chamber of Commerce at (760) 326-2050. needleschamber.com
COLUSA -
Colusa Western Days with Parade &
Cattle Drive April 5-7, 2013. For 15 years, Colusa Western Days has been embracing the heritage of the western culture with a action packed weekend full of fun and entertainment. Some of the events participants and spectators will encounter during the weekend includes Calf Paint Branding, Team Penning and Sorting, the infamous Western Trade Show, Cowboy Entertainment and the delicious Rib Cook-off, Ranch Roping and the ever so popular Dutch Oven Cook-off.
• Big Loop Ranch Roping
• Calf Branding Penning
• Car Show
• Colusa County Family Faire
• Dutch Oven Cook-Off
• Horse Stall & RV Form
• Livestock Skill-a-Thon
• Parade Form
• Ranch Horse Class
• Rib Cook-off
• Stonyford Queen Contest
• Team Roping
• Trade Show & Vendor Location: Colusa County Fair Grounds,
Colusa, CA.
colusawesterndays.com
LA GRANGE April 7, 2013,
lagrangerodeo.com LaGrange is located 30 miles East of Modesto on
State Highway 132.
The rodeo features all of the rodeo basics Saddle Bronc riding, Bareback riding, Steer Wrestling, Calf roping, Team roping, Breakaway roping, Barrel racing, and Bull
Riding.
The LaGrange Rodeo Association hosts an annual Rodeo dance at the Oakdale Rodeo Grounds.
OAKDALE Apr 13-14, 2013 Oakdale Saddle Club
Rodeo-PRCA Rodeo. Parade takes place at 9 a.m. on
Saturday, dance happens at 8 p.m. on
Saturday. Cost: $15 -20. Location: Address:
Oakdale Rodeo Grounds
Oakdale, CA. oakdalerodeo.com
RED BLUFF-
Red Bluff Round UP, April 17-21, 2013 redbluffroundup.com
Friday - Sunday.
Round-Up Week includes Timed Event Slack
Wednesday, Open 4D Barrel Race, more. Rodeo First Performance
Saturday and Rodeo Second Performance
Sunday. Tehama Country Rodeo
Week April 14-22, is sponsored by several area organizations and coordinated by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce. Round-Up Week festivities
kick off on Saturday the 15th with the
Chili Cook-Off, live entertainment, pony rides, a kiddie parade, a car show, and food & souvenir booths in the downtown.
LAKESIDE RODEO - April 19-21, 2013.
Nearly 50 year tradition in San
Diego area.Tickets $15-20, 12584 Mapleview Street
Lakeside, CA. (619) 561-4331, lakesiderodeo.com
AUBURN April 21-28, 2013
Auburn Rodeo,
Gold Country Fairgrounds,
1273 High Street,
Auburn, CA 95603. Call:
530.889.BUCK, auburnrodeo.com
SPRINGVILLE RODEO April 26-28,
2013, rodeo49.com 65th annual
PRCA rodeo includes queens, cowboys,
cattle and more. Barrels & Bulls,
Motorcycle Barrel Race and Queen's
Coronation Dance, Downtown Parade, Miss
Rodeo California, Hide Race, Packing
Contest, U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color
Guard, Springville Sierra Rodeo
Stagecoach, Silver Dollar Dig, Cowboy
Clowns, Seven Wild and Wooly
Professional Rodeo Events, with top
Cowboys and Cowgirls. Live music Friday
and Saturday. Tickets: $15-20 general
admission.
BAKERSFIELD May 3-4, 2013
stampededaysrodeo.com Biggest Little
Rodeo in California 27th annual PRCA Stampede Days at Kern County Fairgrounds offers the largest purses of any other comparably sized rodeo in the state. Gates open at 6pm and performances start at 7:30pm.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Reserves have provided over 50 years of law enforcement service to the County of Kern, California.
The purpose of the rodeo is to raise
funds for training and equipment for The
Kern County Sheriff’s Reserve. Tickets:
$16-30.
COARSEGOLD May 4-5, 2013,
coarsegoldrodeo.com Saturday, May 4
Kids Rodeo, Rodeo Royalty Kids Mutton
Bustin' Dance.
Sunday, May 5
Cowboy Church, Pro Rodeo.
Always held the first weekend in May. All proceeds from the Coarsegold Rodeo used to benefit youth organizations of Eastern Madera County.
PALM SPRINGS May 4-5, 2013, palmspringsrodeo.org GSGRA
- Hot Rodeo is billed as the Gay Rodeo. AC
Dysart Equestrian Park 2111 West Victory
Avenue Banning, California
STONYFORD Rodeo May 4-5, 2013,
stonycreekhorsemen.org 70th Annual Stonyford PCRA
Rodeo begins with breakfast, followed by a charming little parade through town, then the rodeo at 1 p.m. The second day's events begin at noon on Sunday.
RIVERDALE RODEO May 5, 2013,
prorodeo.com This is a PRCA
rodeo event.
COTTONWOOD May 11-12, 2013, cottonwoodcofc.org
Each year, during Mother's Day weekend, the residents of Cottonwood, Calif. get together and kick up their cowboy (and cowgirl) heels. A full slate of activities occurs, from the annual kick-off barbeque, Ladies Night Out, Kiddie
Parade, regular rodeo parade and the rodeo. Come to Cottonwood, Calif. and see what a real hometown rodeo is like. Includes 50 Years of Ridin', Ropin' & Ranchin'
parade on Saturday at 10 a.m.
WOODLAKE Lions Rodeo May 11-12, 2013, woodlakelionsrodeo.org
A Central Valley tradition for more than a half century, the Woodlake Lions Rodeo
PRCA event is always held on Mother's Day Weekend. Bring the whole family for a fun day out at America's Most Beautiful Rodeo Grounds.
SONORA Mother Lode Round Up May 11-12, 2013,
motherloderoundup.com Saturday, May 11
Parade
10 a.m.
Downtown Sonora
Rodeo
2 p.m. Mother Lode Fairgrounds $18 Regular Admission $15 Presale $7 Child (7-12)
Under 7 FREE
Dance
8 p.m.
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
$10 Regular Admission
(Unused Adult Rodeo Tickets accepted)
Chris Gardner Band
Click to Enlarge
Sunday May 12
Wrangler Family Day
All Day
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Mothers Day Breakfast
8 AM - 12 noon
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Admission $7 per person
Cowboy Church with Coy Huffman
10 a.m.
Grandstands
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Rodeo
12:30 p.m. Kiddie Rodeo
2 p.m. Rodeo
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
$18 Regular Admission
$15 Presale
$7 Child (7-12)
Under 7 FREE
REDDING Rodeo Week May 11-18, 2013, reddingrodeo.com
The Redding Rodeo Association presents one of the Top Rodeos in the PRCA and Inaugural Champions Challenge.
Also includes Chicks n Chaps, Mutton
Bustin, Steak Feed, and PRCA events.
HAYWARD Rowell Ranch Rodeo May 15-19, 2013, rowellranchrodeo.com
-Welcome Rodeo Fans! Come to the 93nd
annual PRCA rodeo event. Rowell Ranch Rodeo
Located on Dublin Canyon Road
between Castro Valley and Dublin
just off Interstate 580.
PENN VALLEY May 17-19, 2013,
pvrodeo.com 10513 Spenceville Rd
Penn Valley, CA. Tickets: $10-15.
Penn Valley Rodeo , dance to follow rodeo
on Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday
Cowboy Church before event. Held at Penn
Valley Rodeo Grounds, Penn Valley Rd. at Spenceville
Rd., Penn Valley, CA
MARYSVILLE Stampede May 25-26,
2013, prorodeo.com
POTTER VALLEY Rodeo May 25-28,
2013, pottervalleyrodeo.com Potter Valley Rodeo is held
on Memorial Weekend. Potter Valley Spring Festival & Rodeo
includes Junior Rodeo Slack Rodeo
Grounds FREE; Saturday 11
a.m. Main Street Parade; 12 Noon Potter
Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Chicken BBQ
Main Street, 8:00 am Potter Valley
Junior Rodeo Slack Rodeo Grounds.
Woodcutting & Axe Throw Competitions
1pm, Junior Rodeo Performance 5pm,
Team Roping 8pm, Starlight Dance. See Location:
Mendocino County
SANTA MARIA Santa Maria Elks Rodeo May
30 - June 2, 2013 smelksrodeo.org PRCA
Rodeo and parade. BBQ and more! Cost: $20 - 30, Tickets (805) 922-6006.
GLENNVILLE Round-Up June 9, 2013, glennvillerodeo.org
Greenhorn Mountain Veterans Association presents the 65th Annual Glennville Rodeo Round-Up, the biggest One-Day Rodeo in the Nation!
Tickets: $12-15
GARBERVILLE Rodeo in the Redwoods,
June 14-15, 2013, ccpra.com
DUNCANS MILLS Russian River Rodeo
June 22-23, 2013, russianriverrodeo.org Russian River Rodeo
both days at 1 p.m. Presale Ticket $10.
Russian River Rodeo Association 865- 9854
TRES PINOS June 28-30, 2013,
ccpra.com
FOLSOM Folsom PRCA Rodeo July
3-4, 2013, folsomrodeo.com Always
held on the 4th of July weekend, the
event has been in existence for more
than 50 years. It includes a 4th of July
fireworks show and nightly
entertainment.
WILLITS Frontier Days Rodeo July
3-4, 2013, willitsfrontierdays.com
Part of a celebration that includes a
barbecue, Black Bart Gunfighters, Cutest
Little Cowboy & Cowgirl Contests and
more, the rodeo consists of contestants in eight events-- bareback, saddle bronc,
team roping, calf roping, steer
wrestling, breakaway roping, barrel
racing and bull riding hoping to win the
coveted All-Around title. After the
points from all the events are tallied,
the cowgirl and cowboy with the highest
cumulative scores win the title. Frontier Days Rodeo is
a week-long 4th
of July celebration with rodeos, a parade, gymkhana, horseshow, contests, good food, good friends at California’s oldest continuous rodeo.
Cutest cowboy & cowgirl are on board!
TAYLORSVILLE Taylorsville
Rodeo, July 4, 2013, taylorsvillerodeo.com 64th Annual CCPRA Silver Buckle Rodeo ~ July 4th
S Bar J Jackpot Roping ~ July 5th - 8th
Taylorsville Junior Rodeo ~ July 27th
Junior Rodeo Jackpot Roping ~ July 28th Taylorsville Rodeo held on Rodeo
Grounds
LAKEPORT July 12-13,
2013 Lakeport Rodeo & Parade. lakecountyrodeo.com
Rodeo Parade on Saturday Morning in
downtown Lakeport Rodeo Parade begins at
11 AM (Free to all) Saturday Evening
Dance
ORICK Orrick Rodeo & Royalty Parade, July
13-14, 2013, orick.net The annual Orick Rodeo includes Bull Riding, activities for cowgirls and cowboys, sheep
rides for kids, riding a calf or a steer
for older kids, a traditional animal chase and auction,
food vendors, deep-pit beef
barbeque dinner is served on Sunday.
Wild Cow Milking on Sunday only.
Directions: Follow Drydens Road to its end, about 1 mile, off Highway 101 in the center of Orick,
CA. Kids Games Mutton Bustin,
more. CCPRA Rodeo events both days
include bull riding, bareback riding,
saddle bronc, team roping, calf roping,
barrel racing, steer wrestling,
breakaway roping.
TURLOCK Turlock Rodeo July 18,
2013, ccpra.com CCPRA
Rodeo (California Cowboys Pro Rodeo
Association)
SALINAS July 18-21, 2013
California Rodeo carodeo.com In 1911 the rodeo, known as the Wild West Show, was held at the Sherwood Race Track grounds. It was a week long event
called Big Week. Known for its week-long cavalcade of events, California Rodeo "Big Week" is the largest community event held in Salinas. Parades, barbecues, cowboy poetry, fireworks, concerts, a carnival, and much more. Salinas Rodeo ranks in the top 20 of nearly 800 North American rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
FORTUNA
Fortuna Rodeo July 20-21, 2013, fortunarodeo.com
The Fortuna Rodeo was launched in 1921 when the Cattlemen's Association of Humboldt County planned a picnic. It was to be an afternoon and evening affair, with "Rodeo Stunts" after the barbecue and a dance in the evening with the intention of making it the biggest and jolliest picnic of the year!
PLYMOUTH Amador County Rodeo July
27, 2013, amadorcountyfair.com
Rodeo includes events for youth
California High School Rodeo Association
events (chsra.org). With 13 events for grades 9th through 12th, there is something for everyone. Team Roping, Tie Down roping, Steer Wrestling, Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing, Polebending, Goat Tying, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding, Bullriding, Cutting and the Queen Contest. Also nearly 10 years ago the Junior High Division was started for grades 6th through 8th. These contestants can compete in Breakaway, Goat tying, Chute Dogging, Tie Down Roping, Team Roping, Barrel Racing, Polebending, Ribbon roping and Jr. Bull Riding. CHSRA alumni have proven themselves to be leaders and have success stories in the corporate world and the rodeo world.
FORT BRAGG Fort Bragg Rodeo
July 27-28, 2013, fortbragg.com Main
performance begins at 1 pm each day. See
below for other activity times. Place:
Shoreline Riders Arena, 30601 Turner Rd,
Fort Bragg
RUTH Ruth Rodeo
August 3, 2013, ccpra.com
CRESCENT CITY Crescent City
Rodeo August 3, 2013, ccpra.com
GRASS VALLEY Nevada County Fair
Rodeo August 8, 2013 nevadacountyfair.com
HOOPA Hoopa Rodeo August 9, 2013,
ccpra.com
YREKA Yreka Rodeo
August 10, 2013, ccpra.com
TEHACHAPI Tehachapi Mountain PRCA Rodeo
August 16-17, 2013 tehachapiprorodeo.com
QUINCY Quincy Roughrider
Rodeo August 17, 2013, ccpra.com
COVELO Round Valley
Community Rodeo August 31, 2013,
roundvalleyrodeo.com
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOAug 24-25,
2013, rmvrodeo.com
Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo - PRCA Rodeo Saddle Bronc Riding Bareback Riding Bull Riding Steer Wrestling Tie Down Roping Team Roping
TRUCKEE
Truckee
Championship Prorodeo
August 24-25, 2013, truckeerodeo.org
MARIPOSA Mariposa County Rodeo
September 1, 2013, mariposafair.com
BOONVILLE Boonville Rodeo CCPRA
September 14-15, 2013, mendocountyfair.com
Boonville, CA Location: Boonville
Fairgrounds 14400 Highway 128,
Boonville, California Cowboys Pro Rodeo
Association
CRESTON Creston Classic Rodeo
September 2013, crestonclassicrodeo.org Creston Classic Rodeo attracts cowboys and cowgirls from all over California
as it has since 1996. It is community organized and staffed,
and represents the heart & soul-- the tradition of the hard working pioneers that founded Creston.
Friday Jackpot Team Roping, Saturday
Rodeo Events, Sunday Rodeo Events &
Cowboy Church. Call: (805) 239-1676.
BRAWLEY - Brawley Cattle Call- PRCA Rodeo November 9-10, 2013,
cattlecallrodeo.com Unlike most professional sports where the teams and the lineups are known well in advance, the roster of cowboys and cowgirls competing in a rodeo is a last-minute affair. However a large contingent of PRCA top riders and ropers and WPRA barrel racers is expected because Cattle Call is a PRCA season opener.
The exciting Opening Ceremony includes a traditional rough and tough Wild Horse Race. PRCA contestants compete in 6 PRCA events including Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Tie Down Roping, Team Roping and the ever popular Bull Riding.
Within a few years the rodeo became
known as Cattle Call Rodeo.
2012 RODEOS PASO ROBLES -
Jul 28 midstatefair.com California Mid-State Fair SANTA BARBARA - Old Spanish Days
August 1 - 5, 2012 Santa Barbara
Old Spanish Days sbfiestarodeo.com
& oldspanishdays-fiesta.org
BAKERSFIELD - Aug 3-5 montereycountyfair.com/horse-show
Monterey Horse Show Monterey, CA
YUBA CITY - Aug 3 ysfair.com Yuba Sutter Fair PBR Mikel J
Moreno Memorial Yuba City, CA
MONTEREY - Aug 4
montereycountyfair.com/horse-show Cattle Drive
Monterey, CA
HOOPA August 10-11
VENTURA - Aug 11-12
venturacountyfair.org/pages/3447 Ventura county Fair Rodeo --
PRCA Rodeo Ventura, CA
DEL MAR - Aug 19 SAT
delmarfairgrounds.com/index.php?fuseaction=calendar.bull_riding
Del Mar PBR Del Mar, CA
MONTEREY Aug
31-Sept 1
1 FRI-- SUN montereycountyfair.com/horse-show Monterey
County Fair -- Bull Fest Monterey, CA
BISHOP September 1 BAKERSFIELD
Sep 28-29
kerncountyfair.com/kcf/index.asp Kern County Fair Rodeo --
PRCA Bakersfield, CA BAKERSFIELD - Sep 30
kerncountyfair.com/kcf/index.asp Kern County Fair -- Fiesta
Del Charro Bakersfield, CA PALA - Oct 6-7
palacasino.com/entertainment/events-schedule Pala Indian
Casino PBR Bull Riding Pala, CA SAN DIMAS October
6 -7, 2012 San Dimas Western
Days Rodeo sandimasrodeo.com
CITY OF INDUSTRY
- Oct 13-14 SAT & SUN
industryhillsprorodeo.org/default.aspx Industry Hills Charity
Rodeo- PRCA City of Industry, CA SAN FRANCISCO -
Oct 19-20
Grand National Rodeo -- PRCA Rodeo San Francisco, CA
cowpalace.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Oct 26-27
Grand National Rodeo -- PRCA Rodeo San Francisco, CA
cowpalace.com
SANTA YNEZ - May 4-11 Rancheros Visitdories Ride (Cotton Only) Santa Ynez,
CA
MONTAGUE - May 26-27, 2012
62nd Annual Montague Junior Rodeo
at Montague Rodeo Arena, Montague Sponsored by the Shasta Valley Community Club.
Call (530) 841-0404 or 436-2428....Any
questions about the little
cowboy/cowgirl events Noel Sweet Call
(530) 340-1075.
GARBERVILLE - June 15-16, 2012 Rodeo
in the Redwoods. Annual Rodeo
on Father's Day weekend includes a rodeo
parade, steak dinner and more. It
is located several miles from Benbow Resorte
at Greycliff Acres in Garberville, CA.
2011 RODEOS in California - Rodeo
Competitions Jul 2-4 Folsom Rodeo -
PRCA Rodeo Folsom
Jul 8 Horse Show & Baxter Black
Monterey, CA
Jul 9 California Bountiful
Foundation - Baxter Black Central Coast
Jul 19-24 California Rodeo Salinas -
Bucking Stock Only Salinas, CA
July 29 - 30, 2011 Sonoma County Fair
Wine Country Rodeo Santa Rosa CA
sonomacountyfair.com
Jul 30 California Mid-State Fair
Country Rodeo Paso Robles
Aug 3-4 Mikel J. Moreno
Memorial PBR Bull Riding Yuba City
Aug 4- 7 Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Stock Horse Show & Rodeo Santa Barbara earlwarren.com
Aug 13-14 Ventura County Fair
Rodeo – PRCA Rodeo Ventura
August 21 Del Mar PBR Bull Riding Del
Mar, CA
August 26 - 28, 2011 Norco Mounted
Posse Rodeo norcoposse.com
Sep 1-4 Monterey Country
Fair - Bull Fest Monterey
Sep 10 Gold Country Fair PBR Bull
Riding Auburn
Sept 16 Harris Ranch Cattle Pac Day
Coalinga, CA
September 24 - 25, 2011 Barstow
Boys & Girls Club PRCA Rodeo
clubbarstow.org
Sept 24 Cattlemen's Round-up Paso
Robles, CA
Cotton Rosser produces many of the
well known rodeo production in
California. After a ranch accident in
1956 abruptly ended a promising career
as a rodeo contestant, Cotton purchased
the Flying U Rodeo Company. Below
is Cotton Rosser's list of rodeos in
2011 in California. Oftentimes the city
slickers can't make it out to a rodeo
event in one city and time, so the list
helps provide options for the entire
summer and fall season.
flyingurodeo.com
Past rodeo events
Feb
16-17, 2013
Whiskey Flat Daze Rodeo Kernville
Feb 19 Bull O Rama –
Date Festival Indio
Feb 20 Fiesta Del Charro – Date
Festival Indio
Mar 25-27, 2011
Frank Bogert Memorial – PRCA Rodeo
Palm Springs
Mar 25-26 West Hills
College Coalinga
May 6-13
Rancheros Visitdories Ride Santa Ynez
May 7-8 Conejo Valley Days
Shoeo Thousand Oaks
May 21-22 Pala Indian Casino
PBR Bull Riding Pala
Jun 10-12 Showdeo
Ontario
