Tag
rodeo
9 Porch Notes tagged “rodeo,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Weld County
The Greeley Stampede grew from a 1922 rodeo for potato farmers
Weld County's marquee summer event traces back to a one-day 1922 'Spud Rodeo' honoring potato growers and now runs nearly two weeks around the Fourth of July.
Read note ->History and culture - Morgan County
The Brush Rodeo: a Fourth of July tradition on the plains
The City of Brush lists the Brush Rodeo as a July 2-4 community event with rodeo events, a parade, barbecue, and fireworks.
Read note ->History and culture - Arapahoe County
Deer Trail and the rodeo that may be the world's first
On July 4, 1869, ranch hands near Deer Trail held a bronc-riding contest widely recognized as the world's first rodeo, and the eastern-plains town still rides every summer.
Read note ->History and culture - Rio Grande County
Monte Vista's Ski Hi Stampede has run since 1919
Monte Vista's Ski Hi Stampede, billed as Colorado's oldest pro rodeo, has gathered the San Luis Valley each July since 1919.
Read note ->History and culture - Routt County
Steamboat's Summer Rodeo: The Cowboy Half of Ski Town USA
On summer Friday and Saturday nights, Steamboat trades skis for spurs at a downtown arena whose rodeo roots run back to 1898.
Read note ->History and culture - Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Free Fair & Rodeo in Hugo
Late each summer, the county's ranching and 4-H families gather at the Hugo fairgrounds for livestock shows, exhibits, a parade, and a rodeo.
Read note ->History and culture - Cheyenne County
The Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo is Cheyenne County's big week each July
Each July the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo fills the Cheyenne Wells fairgrounds with rodeo, 4-H and FFA shows, a carnival, and the county's whole community.
Read note ->History and culture - Jackson County
Walden's Never Summer Rodeo: North Park's Biggest Weekend
Each June, Walden hosts a pro rodeo that has run for more than 80 years and pulls the whole valley into one long ranching celebration.
Read note ->History and culture - Gunnison County
Cattlemen's Days, the rodeo Gunnison has run since 1900
Each July, Gunnison stages Cattlemen's Days, a working-ranch rodeo it traces back to 1900 and bills as Colorado's oldest.
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