welcome to the 76th annual will rogers memorial rodeo!

 

One of the premier rodeo events held in the Southwest! This is a week long event that is kicked off by the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Parade held every year in downtown Vinita. Every evening is filled with action packed events such as Girl's Barrel Racing, Bare Back Bronc Riding, Steer Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Calf Riding, Bull Riding & Team Roping. This is a fun event for the whole family!

 

Call now for your tickets!

 

You won't want to miss a night!!

 

New this year!Calf Dressing

 

You don't want to miss this event. It will be taking place on Wednesday and Thursday evening and is sure to bring the house down. A little hint about this event, calves don't wear clothes!

 

New event this year Chicks n Chaps

 

Women's Only rodeo clinic benefitting local cancer patients & families. Sponsored by Wrangler. www.chicksnchaps.org

 

New event this yearNational Patriot Night

 

 

Come out on Wednesday night to honor our veterans. www.wranglernationalpatriot.com

 

Muttin Bustin will be held all four nights!

 

 

 

It was in 1934 that Will Rogers suggested to his many Vinita friends and Willie Halsell college classmates, "Have a rodeo next year and I'll be back." He had returned to Vinita in the fall of that year for the homecoming parade.

 

The world famous cowboy humorist and philosopher, once a Vinita cowboy, rode along in the parade twirling a lariat and speaking to his friends among the spectators.

 

Will Rogers couldn't keep that appointment because he was killed the next summer in a plane crash but the Dale Peace Post of the American Legion kept the rodeo suggestion alive for 76 years. The first show was held in 1935. Two events have been missed because of the war and anthrax quarantine in northeastern Oklahoma.

 

We welcome you to this PRCA approved event and encourage you to come every night. Bring your whole family and enjoy this piece of Americana. You will make memories that will last a lifetime.