WESTERN WONDERS Best of the West CAN’T-MISS RODEOS Celebrate our enduring traditions and cowboy spirit at these summertime events that bring out some of Wyoming’s finest athletes. Exhilarating bareback-bronc-riding, barrel-racing, bull-riding, calf-roping, goat-tying and steer-wrestling competitions are some highlights to look forward to. See the full list of rodeos at travelwy.com/rodeos. JUNE OVERLAND STAGE STAMPEDE RODEO IN GREEN RIVER Come for the big three — broncs, barrels and bulls — plus a calf scramble open to kids and adults. EVANSTON RODEO SERIES See champion cowpokes show off their best skills in June and July. JULY CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS Established in 1897, it evolved into the largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration in the world. CODY STAMPEDE RODEO Spend your Fourth of July weekend watching top contestants compete for big purses. RED DESERT ROUNDUP RODEO IN ROCK SPRINGS This event delights with nightly calf scrambles and mutton bustin’ for kids. CODY STAMPEDE RODEO ©Instagram/dagiweg CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO IN CASPER Enjoy carnival rides, a demolition derby and a “The Voice”-inspired concert. SHERIDAN WYO RODEO Weeklong festivities include fam-friendly stick-horse races, street dances and a Native American powwow. AUGUST WYOMING STATE FAIR & RODEO IN DOUGLAS Experience arm-wrestling and pig-and-mud-wrestling competitions, plus a carnival with a Ferris wheel. ALL SUMMER CODY NITE RODEO This family-oriented attraction in the “Rodeo Capital of the World” is the longest-running nightly rodeo in the country. DUBOIS FRIDAY NIGHT RODEO Rodeos run from mid-June through mid-August in this upper Wind River Valley town. HELL ON WHEELS RODEO IN CHEYENNE Loved just as much for its rodeo as the chuckwagon dinner series, this action-packed event is big on Western flavor. JACKSON HOLE RODEO The Teton Range and Gros Ventre Wilderness make for a dramatic backdrop to this annual bash. WYOMING STATE FAIR & RODEO 70
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