In Superior, check out the Great Northern Classic Rodeo September 3-5, 2021! This is an MRA/URA-sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, bareback riding, cowgirl’s barrel racing, bull riding. Other events include a 5K walk/run Saturday morning, the Miracle rodeo on Sunday morning, children’s games during all performances and numerous food/merchandise vendors. Great fun for the entire family!
U.S. 2 and 53, and Highways 13,35, and 105 bring you to Superior. Yee-ha!! The Great Northern Classic Rodeo takes place on the Douglas County Fairgrounds, right along Highway 35/Tower Avenue.
Tickets for the Great Northern Classic Rodeo are $14 in advance, $15 at the gate, $16 for reserved advance seats for adults; kids 6-12 are $7 in advance, $8 at the gate, and kids 5 and under are FREE. Seniors (65+) and Military have additional discounts, get details and purchase tickets here.
Great Northern Classic Rodeo details:
Bareback Bronc Riding The rigging is a wide leather belt that fits around the horse’s midsection, just behind its shoulders. The rider holds onto its stiff leather handle and leans back as far as his arm will allow while positioning his heels over the horse’s shoulders for the first jump out of the chute. This is called “marking the animal out.” The rider’s free hand cannot come in contact with the horse during the 8-second ride. Each time the horse kicks, the cowboy brings his knees toward his body, keeping his heels against the horse and his toes turned out (called “spurring), then stretches his legs out again. SPONSORED BY BARKERS ISLAND INN
Saddle Bronc Riding This requires the cowboy to sit upright in a saddle on the horse, holding onto a buck rein that is attached only to the horse’s halter and move his legs from the knees down in a back-and-forth motion resembling the movement of a rocking chair. His feet must remain in the stirrups with his toes turned out. He must mark the horse out by keeping his heels in the well of the horse’s neck on the first jump and may not touch himself or the horse with his free hand. The most physically grueling of all the rodeo events.
Breakaway Roping This requires the contestant to rope a calf in the quickest time, with the rope breaking away from the saddle horn when the calf is caught and pulls the “slack” out of the rope. The catch is considered clean if it passes over the calf’s head and is pulled taut anywhere on its body-even one heel! Times can often be as quick as just a few seconds. A barrier is stretched to allow the calf a “head start” and 10 second penalty applies if the cowgirl starts too early.
Steer Wrestling The object of steer wrestling, also called “bulldogging,” is to lean onto the back of a steer, catch it from behind the horns, quickly slide from the horse to the ground to stop the steer’s forward momentum and wrestle the animal to the ground with all four of its legs pointing in the same direction. The bulldogger is assisted by a hazer, who rides along the right side of the steer to keep it running straight. The hazer is extremely important and can play a great part in whether the rider “gets down on his steer.”
Barrel Racing A speed event where times are measured in thousandths of a second with electric timers. Barrel racing is set on a cloverleaf pattern marked by three 55-gallon drums placed on the two sides and far end of the arena. Beginning and ending from the same point, the rider goes first to either the right or left barrel, circles it, crosses to the other side and circles that barrel, rides to the far barrel and circles it, then rides full speed back across the starting line. At one world’s final rodeo, the world title was decided by 1/100th of a second in the last run of the last performance! SPONSORED BY BERNICKS PEPSI
Team Roping A header ropes the animal (around both horns, the neck or half the head) and wraps the rope around the saddle horn (“dallying”) to tow the steer and position it for the heeler to rope both back legs (roping just one leg earns a five second penalty). The contest is not over until the heeler catches the legs and dallies, the header has turned to face the heeler, and both ropes are tight. This action is used often on ranches to this date; it allows a steer to be handled in the open pasture if it has been injuried and needs to be doctored or branded.
Bull Riding Holding a flat, braided “bull rope” that has been placed around the animal just behind its shoulders, the cowboy threads one end of the rope around his gloved hand and pulls it taut. During the ride, he tries to keep his body close to his hand with his legs slightly forward toes out and heels planted firmly in the bull’s side. However, the loose hide generally found on rodeo bulls makes them extremely difficult to ride and the size of these animals magnifies the possibility of injury. The rider cannot touch his free hand to himself or the bull during the eight second time, and as in bronc and saddle riding, two judges score his ride and the performance of the animal. SPONSORED BY FOND-DU-LUTH CASINO.
Whew! That’s a lot of bull. Literally. Enjoy the Great Northern Classic Rodeo!
Manawa hosts their annual PRCA Midwestern Rodeo Thursday-Saturday July 4-6, 2019! Voted the Great Lakes Circuit “Best Medium Rodeo,” the Manawa Midwestern Rodeo attracts over 15,000 spectators to this town of 1,300 in Waupaca County.
All weekend, you can check out all the action of Bull and Bronc riding, Steer Wrestling, Team and Tie Down Roping and Women’s Barrel Racing. There’s also a pony ride, vendors, free dances after the evening rodeo performances, a Chicken BBQ, and at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Stampede 5K/10K run/walk takes place. Followed is a huge rodeo parade at 10am Saturday.
Purchase tickets by calling 1-800-747-6336. They can be picked up at will call at the rodeo grounds ticket booth. Tickets can also be purchased at the rodeo. U.S. 45 and Highway 110 both bring you to Manawa. Yee-ha!
Check out the Schedule of Events below.
Manawa Midwestern Rodeo Address:
Manawa Rodeo Grounds
E5888 County Highway B
Manawa, WI 54949
(920) 596-2005 Website
Manawa Midwestern Rodeo Schedule of Events:
THURSDAY, JULY 4
6:00 PM Vendor and food stands open
Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Family Night**
Intermission – Rodeo City Riders Drill Team
10:00 PM FIREWORKS
Free dance – Live music – Austin Healey Band
FRIDAY, JULY 5
TBA 2020 Manawa Rodeo Queen Contest
6:00 PM Vendor and food stands open
Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Military Appreciation Night*
The Mid-Western Rodeo invites all Military members to attend this special performance. Members must present Military ID or American Legion Membership Card at time of ticket purchase and will receive a free seat in the reserved Military/Veteran Seating Area. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue in support of the military, its veterans and their families.
Intermission – Rodeo City Riders Drill Team
10:00 PM Free dance – Live music – The 308’S
SATURDAY, JULY 6
7:30 AM Stampede Fun Run/ Walk at Lindsay Park
10:00 AM Rodeo parade – Downtown Manawa
11:30 AM Vendor and food stands open
Chicken BBQ, Sizzlin’ Sonny’s Rockin’ Roadshow
Rodeo arena gates open
1:30 PM Pre-rodeo music
2:00 PM RODEO – Family Day**
Intermission – Pink Ribbon Rebels
5:30 PM Sizzlin’ Sonny’s Rockin’ Roadshow
6:00 PM Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Tough Enough to Wear Pink*
Intermission – Pink Ribbon Rebels
10:00 PM Free dance – Live music – The Texxas Band
Start:
July 4, 2019 7:30 am
End:
July 6, 2019 10:00 pm
Venue:
Manawa Rodeo Grounds
Phone:
800-747-6336
Address:
E5888 County Highway B, Manawa, WI, 54949, United States
The legendary, annual Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo celebrates its 65th year in 2018, with professional rodeo’s top competitors from around the country in Spooner to vie for points and prize money. How they do in Spooner can affect their ability to qualify for circuit finals, other rodeo competitions, and at year’s end the National Finals itself held annually in Las Vegas each December.
Cowboys and women barrel racers from around the Midwest and beyond participate in the Spooner Rodeo each year. For fans, plenty of thrills, spills, chills, and the overall excitement – to watch, to take part in, to enjoy – great fun, great food, and great memories to take home from each performance. Extras include shopping at the vendors’ booths all three days, special happenings at each show, prizes to win, great music after each rodeo performance, and old friends to visit and party with. And on Rodeo Saturday afternoon uptown, the huge Spooner Rodeo Parade with more than 100 units, bands, floats, horses galore, fire trucks, politicians, prizes, kids and more.
Rodeo performances happen each night at 7:30 on the Washburn County Fairgrounds, just off U.S. 63 in Spooner. U.S. 53 brings you there via expressway, and Highway 70 crosses just to the north – right by the ticket office!
Admission/Tickets for the Spooner Rodeo:
Adults: $16 General Admission, $20 Reserved Seats, $32 for a 3-day General Admission Pass
Children: $8 General Admission, $10 Reserved Seats, $16 for a 3-day General Admission Pass
Annual Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo Address:
Washburn County Fairgrounds
1000 W. Beaverbrook Avenue
Spooner, WI 54801
(715) 635-9696 Website
For a Schedule of Events, see below!
Spooner Rodeo Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 5: Coca-Cola Family/Youth Night
6:30 P.M. Exceptional Rodeo
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Friday, July 6: Wrangler Rodeo Night
6:30 P.M. Nickel Scramble for Kids
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Saturday, July 7: Stresau Lab Performance
12:00 P.M. Rodeo Parade
4:30 P.M. Lions Club Bar-B-Que
6:30 P.M. Nickel Scramble for Kids
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Sunday July 8
7:00 A.M. Breakfast at Rodeo Grounds
9:00 A.M. Cowboy Church Service at Rodeo Grounds
Start:
July 5, 2018
End:
July 7, 2018
Venue:
Washburn County Fairgrounds
Phone:
715-635-9696
Address:
1000 W. Beaverbrook Avenue, Spooner, WI, 54801, United States
Marshfield hosts the CBRA (Central Bull Riders Association) National Finals on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30! Hit the Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds – home to the World’s Largest Round Barn – and see the top 15 Bull Riders & Barrel Racers compete. Enjoy live music from Dirt Road Dixie, plus plenty of food and beverage vendors will be at the ready as you can cheer on some seriously fun action!
Tickets to Central Bull Riders Association National Finals are on sale now for $10 for ages 16 and up, $5 for ages 8 to 15, and children 7 and under get in free. Tickets are only good for one-day admission. You can purchase at the door for an additional $2 in both age groups. However, children 7 and under still get in free.
The host hotel for this is Hotel Marshfield, a boutique hotel on Central Avenue that’s a State Trunk Tour favorite.
U.S. 10 and Highways 13, 80, and 97 bring you to Marshfield. While there, check out the Wildwood Zoo, the Blue Heron Brewpub, the old Yellowstone Trail through town, and Central Avenue’s downtown strip with great shops, a theater, murals, and much more.
Central Bull Riders Association National Finals Event Address in Marshfield:
Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
517 E. 17th Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 384-4642 Website
Start:
September 29, 2017 7:00 pm
End:
September 30, 2017 10:00 pm
Venue:
Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Phone:
763-389-1399
Address:
513 E. 17th Street, Marshfield, WI, 54449, United States
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September 5, 2021
Great Northern Classic Rodeo
In Superior, check out the Great Northern Classic Rodeo September 3-5, 2021! This is an MRA/URA-sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, bareback riding, cowgirl’s barrel racing, bull riding. Other events include a 5K walk/run Saturday morning, the Miracle rodeo on Sunday morning, children’s games during all performances and numerous food/merchandise vendors. Great fun for the entire family!
U.S. 2 and 53, and Highways 13, 35, and 105 bring you to Superior. Yee-ha!! The Great Northern Classic Rodeo takes place on the Douglas County Fairgrounds, right along Highway 35/Tower Avenue.
Tickets for the Great Northern Classic Rodeo are $14 in advance, $15 at the gate, $16 for reserved advance seats for adults; kids 6-12 are $7 in advance, $8 at the gate, and kids 5 and under are FREE. Seniors (65+) and Military have additional discounts, get details and purchase tickets here.
Great Northern Classic Rodeo details:
Bareback Bronc Riding The rigging is a wide leather belt that fits around the horse’s midsection, just behind its shoulders. The rider holds onto its stiff leather handle and leans back as far as his arm will allow while positioning his heels over the horse’s shoulders for the first jump out of the chute. This is called “marking the animal out.” The rider’s free hand cannot come in contact with the horse during the 8-second ride. Each time the horse kicks, the cowboy brings his knees toward his body, keeping his heels against the horse and his toes turned out (called “spurring), then stretches his legs out again. SPONSORED BY BARKERS ISLAND INN
Saddle Bronc Riding This requires the cowboy to sit upright in a saddle on the horse, holding onto a buck rein that is attached only to the horse’s halter and move his legs from the knees down in a back-and-forth motion resembling the movement of a rocking chair. His feet must remain in the stirrups with his toes turned out. He must mark the horse out by keeping his heels in the well of the horse’s neck on the first jump and may not touch himself or the horse with his free hand. The most physically grueling of all the rodeo events.
Breakaway Roping This requires the contestant to rope a calf in the quickest time, with the rope breaking away from the saddle horn when the calf is caught and pulls the “slack” out of the rope. The catch is considered clean if it passes over the calf’s head and is pulled taut anywhere on its body-even one heel! Times can often be as quick as just a few seconds. A barrier is stretched to allow the calf a “head start” and 10 second penalty applies if the cowgirl starts too early.
Steer Wrestling The object of steer wrestling, also called “bulldogging,” is to lean onto the back of a steer, catch it from behind the horns, quickly slide from the horse to the ground to stop the steer’s forward momentum and wrestle the animal to the ground with all four of its legs pointing in the same direction. The bulldogger is assisted by a hazer, who rides along the right side of the steer to keep it running straight. The hazer is extremely important and can play a great part in whether the rider “gets down on his steer.”
Barrel Racing A speed event where times are measured in thousandths of a second with electric timers. Barrel racing is set on a cloverleaf pattern marked by three 55-gallon drums placed on the two sides and far end of the arena. Beginning and ending from the same point, the rider goes first to either the right or left barrel, circles it, crosses to the other side and circles that barrel, rides to the far barrel and circles it, then rides full speed back across the starting line. At one world’s final rodeo, the world title was decided by 1/100th of a second in the last run of the last performance! SPONSORED BY BERNICKS PEPSI
Team Roping A header ropes the animal (around both horns, the neck or half the head) and wraps the rope around the saddle horn (“dallying”) to tow the steer and position it for the heeler to rope both back legs (roping just one leg earns a five second penalty). The contest is not over until the heeler catches the legs and dallies, the header has turned to face the heeler, and both ropes are tight. This action is used often on ranches to this date; it allows a steer to be handled in the open pasture if it has been injuried and needs to be doctored or branded.
Bull Riding Holding a flat, braided “bull rope” that has been placed around the animal just behind its shoulders, the cowboy threads one end of the rope around his gloved hand and pulls it taut. During the ride, he tries to keep his body close to his hand with his legs slightly forward toes out and heels planted firmly in the bull’s side. However, the loose hide generally found on rodeo bulls makes them extremely difficult to ride and the size of these animals magnifies the possibility of injury. The rider cannot touch his free hand to himself or the bull during the eight second time, and as in bronc and saddle riding, two judges score his ride and the performance of the animal. SPONSORED BY FOND-DU-LUTH CASINO.
Whew! That’s a lot of bull. Literally. Enjoy the Great Northern Classic Rodeo!
Great Northern Classic Rodeo Address:
Tristate Fair Grounds
4700 Tower Avenue (Highway 35)
Superior, WI 54880
(218) 428-6600
Website
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July 4, 2019 – July 6, 2019
Manawa Midwestern Rodeo
All weekend, you can check out all the action of Bull and Bronc riding, Steer Wrestling, Team and Tie Down Roping and Women’s Barrel Racing. There’s also a pony ride, vendors, free dances after the evening rodeo performances, a Chicken BBQ, and at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Stampede 5K/10K run/walk takes place. Followed is a huge rodeo parade at 10am Saturday.
Purchase tickets by calling 1-800-747-6336. They can be picked up at will call at the rodeo grounds ticket booth. Tickets can also be purchased at the rodeo. U.S. 45 and Highway 110 both bring you to Manawa. Yee-ha!
Check out the Schedule of Events below.
Manawa Midwestern Rodeo Address:
Manawa Rodeo Grounds
E5888 County Highway B
Manawa, WI 54949
(920) 596-2005
Website
Manawa Midwestern Rodeo Schedule of Events:
THURSDAY, JULY 4
6:00 PM Vendor and food stands open
Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Family Night**
Intermission – Rodeo City Riders Drill Team
10:00 PM FIREWORKS
Free dance – Live music – Austin Healey Band
FRIDAY, JULY 5
TBA 2020 Manawa Rodeo Queen Contest
6:00 PM Vendor and food stands open
Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Military Appreciation Night*
The Mid-Western Rodeo invites all Military members to attend this special performance. Members must present Military ID or American Legion Membership Card at time of ticket purchase and will receive a free seat in the reserved Military/Veteran Seating Area. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue in support of the military, its veterans and their families.
Intermission – Rodeo City Riders Drill Team
10:00 PM Free dance – Live music – The 308’S
SATURDAY, JULY 6
7:30 AM Stampede Fun Run/ Walk at Lindsay Park
10:00 AM Rodeo parade – Downtown Manawa
11:30 AM Vendor and food stands open
Chicken BBQ, Sizzlin’ Sonny’s Rockin’ Roadshow
Rodeo arena gates open
1:30 PM Pre-rodeo music
2:00 PM RODEO – Family Day**
Intermission – Pink Ribbon Rebels
5:30 PM Sizzlin’ Sonny’s Rockin’ Roadshow
6:00 PM Rodeo arena gates open
7:00 PM Pre-rodeo music
7:30 PM RODEO – Tough Enough to Wear Pink*
Intermission – Pink Ribbon Rebels
10:00 PM Free dance – Live music – The Texxas Band
July 5, 2018 – July 7, 2018
Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo
The legendary, annual Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo celebrates its 65th year in 2018, with professional rodeo’s top competitors from around the country in Spooner to vie for points and prize money. How they do in Spooner can affect their ability to qualify for circuit finals, other rodeo competitions, and at year’s end the National Finals itself held annually in Las Vegas each December.
Cowboys and women barrel racers from around the Midwest and beyond participate in the Spooner Rodeo each year. For fans, plenty of thrills, spills, chills, and the overall excitement – to watch, to take part in, to enjoy – great fun, great food, and great memories to take home from each performance. Extras include shopping at the vendors’ booths all three days, special happenings at each show, prizes to win, great music after each rodeo performance, and old friends to visit and party with. And on Rodeo Saturday afternoon uptown, the huge Spooner Rodeo Parade with more than 100 units, bands, floats, horses galore, fire trucks, politicians, prizes, kids and more.
Rodeo performances happen each night at 7:30 on the Washburn County Fairgrounds, just off U.S. 63 in Spooner. U.S. 53 brings you there via expressway, and Highway 70 crosses just to the north – right by the ticket office!
Admission/Tickets for the Spooner Rodeo:
Adults: $16 General Admission, $20 Reserved Seats, $32 for a 3-day General Admission Pass
Children: $8 General Admission, $10 Reserved Seats, $16 for a 3-day General Admission Pass
Annual Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo Address:
Washburn County Fairgrounds
1000 W. Beaverbrook Avenue
Spooner, WI 54801
(715) 635-9696
Website
For a Schedule of Events, see below!
Spooner Rodeo Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 5: Coca-Cola Family/Youth Night
6:30 P.M. Exceptional Rodeo
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Friday, July 6: Wrangler Rodeo Night
6:30 P.M. Nickel Scramble for Kids
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Saturday, July 7: Stresau Lab Performance
12:00 P.M. Rodeo Parade
4:30 P.M. Lions Club Bar-B-Que
6:30 P.M. Nickel Scramble for Kids
7:30 P.M. Rodeo
10:00 P.M. Country Music
Sunday July 8
7:00 A.M. Breakfast at Rodeo Grounds
9:00 A.M. Cowboy Church Service at Rodeo Grounds
September 29, 2017 – September 30, 2017
Central Bull Riders Association National Finals
Marshfield hosts the CBRA (Central Bull Riders Association) National Finals on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30! Hit the Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds – home to the World’s Largest Round Barn – and see the top 15 Bull Riders & Barrel Racers compete. Enjoy live music from Dirt Road Dixie, plus plenty of food and beverage vendors will be at the ready as you can cheer on some seriously fun action!
Tickets to Central Bull Riders Association National Finals are on sale now for $10 for ages 16 and up, $5 for ages 8 to 15, and children 7 and under get in free. Tickets are only good for one-day admission. You can purchase at the door for an additional $2 in both age groups. However, children 7 and under still get in free.
The host hotel for this is Hotel Marshfield, a boutique hotel on Central Avenue that’s a State Trunk Tour favorite.
U.S. 10 and Highways 13, 80, and 97 bring you to Marshfield. While there, check out the Wildwood Zoo, the Blue Heron Brewpub, the old Yellowstone Trail through town, and Central Avenue’s downtown strip with great shops, a theater, murals, and much more.
Central Bull Riders Association National Finals Event Address in Marshfield:
Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
517 E. 17th Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 384-4642
Website