The Week's Activities

PRCA Rooftop Rodeo (July 10-15, 2012)
Gates open - 5:30 p.m. - Visit vendor booths, browse displays, food & beverages available. Come early to get the best seats!
Behind the Chutes Tour - 5:45 pm
Rodeo evening kickoff show - 7:00 pm
PRCA Rooftop Rodeo - 7:30 pm

Purchase Rooftop Rodeo tickets here.
If your interested in being a vendor at the Rodeo you'll find information here.

Bareback bronc riding, Tie down roping, Saddle bronc riding, Steer wrestling, Team roping, Barrel racing and the ever popular Bull riding are among the PRCA sanctioned events that will entertain and astonish each evening's audience. Don't miss the antics of this year's rodeo clown or watch future cowboys and cowgirls in action during the mutton bustin and calf scramble events. Join us for one of the most scenic rodeos in America, in a first-class arena nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains!

Every Rodeo Night
Gates open every evening at 5:30 p.m. Come browse the midway and shop a wide variety of vendor booths, watch special entertainment, and enjoy some great food and beverages in a true western atmosphere.
Sign up for the Behind the Chutes tour at 5:45 p.m.  It's your chance to venture out to where all the action happens.  You'll meet the stock contractor, contestants and arena crew. Get an up close and personal tour of the arena equipment, see the livestock and meet the clowns. It's a great time to explorer it all up close, to ask questions and to learn more about the sport of rodeo from the pros themselves.
"Last year, the Chutes tours sold out every night, so be sure to get your tickets early! If you have a party of 20 or more, we may be able to arrange a special tour for your group. Call 970.577.3920 for more information. Please note that the tour will take you through areas of thick, loose dirt (sometimes mud), so please wear appropriate shoes. Flip flops or expensive shoes are probably not a good idea!"
Afterward, grab that tasty chow and a cool beverage, meet old and new friends, and settle in for a great Rooftop Rodeo evening!

Monday July 9, 2012  - Ron Ball
Nationally recognized Old West cowboy singer, Ron Ball will be performing Monday evening, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Performance Park in Estes Park.  Ron has performed at such events as the Denver National Western Stock show and at 2011 Miss Rodeo Colorado, Kellsie Purdy's coronation ceremony.  Start off your week of rodeo with the music of Ron Ball.

 

 

Tuesday July 10, 2012  - Rooftop Rodeo Parade
Rodeo week festivities begin with the traditional Rooftop Rodeo Parade, 10:30 a.m., in downtown Estes Park. The 2012 parade theme is "Color our Rodeo - Red, White & Blue". Bands, horseback riders, floats, covered wagons and horse hitches, clowns, unique automobiles, rodeo royalty and other entertainment and attractions bring a distinctively western flavor to Estes Park as the colorful entourage makes its way along Elkhorn Avenue and then on to the fairgrounds. If you have a group that would like to appear in our parade please call 970-586-1981 or 970-586-6104 for information. If you are in the parade, line up starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp - don't be left in the dust!

Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday July 11, 2012 - Golf Benefit
Shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the 18 hole golf course in Estes Park. Proceeds go toward Cancer Research and Rooftop Rodeo supported activities. Come enjoy a fun game of golf, a BBQ lunch and a chance to win many great prizes!  Check out the Golf Benefit page for more details.

 

Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 - Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night at the rodeo highlights Breast Cancer awareness. Cowboys, cowgirls, volunteers and spectators are encouraged to wear pink, a color not normally associated with the tough sport of rodeo. Show your support and join us by wearing pink!

 

Thursday July 12, 2012 - Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 

Friday July 13, 2012 - Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 

Saturday July 14, 2012 - Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 

Sunday July 15, 2012 - Cowboy Church Service
10:00 a.m. in the Stanley Park Fairgrounds grandstands. Everyone is welcome. 

 

 

Evening Rodeo performance at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

 

Kids Activities
For the young cowboys and cowgirls who would like to get into the big arena where the professional rodeo contestants compete, they won't want to miss this year’s “Calf Scramble” or "Mutton Bustin" events.  See the Kid's Events page for more details.

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