Rodeo Events Span California, Florida, Texas

Rodeo events across the country include a mix of competition, entertainment and community programming. Bulls, Bands, & Barrels will launch its 19-stop 2027 tour in Evansville on Jan. 9, combining bull riding, barrel racing and freestyle bullfighting with performances by Ole 60 and Cigarettes @ Sunset. In Brawley, the annual Mini Rodeo for Special People welcomed children and adults with disabilities for a quieter, invitation-only outing that included opportunities to meet and pet horses. A fundraiser at Palm Valley Barn in Ponte Vedra Beach will pair country music, line dancing, barbecue and mechanical bull riding to benefit House of Gentlemen, which mentors young men. Amarillo is hosting the 31st WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo, where 22 working-ranch teams will compete in ranch-work events; Patriot Mobile is sponsoring a livestream of the performances and supporting awareness of the WRCA Foundation’s assistance for ranching families in hardship.