Ellensburg Rodeo

The Ellensburg Rodeo opens every Labor Day weekend along with the Kittitas County Fair in Ellensburg, Washington. Started in 1923, the Ellensburg Rodeo has grown from a local competition among ranch hands to the Professional event of today with over 500 contestants and prize money in excess of $250,000.[1] Within the Pacific Northwest the Ellensburg Rodeo is second in size only to the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, and is considered to be one of America’s top 25 rodeos.[2]

Ellensburg Rodeo
GenreRodeo
Frequencyannually
Location(s)Ellensburg, Washington
WebsiteOfficial website

The rodeo went on hiatus in 1942–44 & 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Ellensburg Rodeo". Retrieved September 14, 2007.
  2. "HistoryLink.org". Retrieved September 14, 2007. Ellensburg holds its first rodeo on September 13, 1923
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