Evergreen Rodeo
- About
Every summer during Father’s Day weekend, the Evergreen Rodeo, a Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) event, comes to the beautiful mountain community of Evergreen, Colorado. The volunteer members of the Evergreen Rodeo Association work year-round to ensure the rodeo is one of the best.
Rodeo Weekend includes a fabulous Saturday morning parade through downtown Evergreen, and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon rodeo performances. Celebrate our western heritage and come join us in this Colorado mountain tradition!
- History
- Rodeo became popular in Colorado over a century ago with the advent of the cattle industry. Evergreen, a logging and mountain ranch community that spread out for miles around Bear Creek, had its share of local rodeo rivalry. The Evergreen Rodeo is the genuine article, with roots going back to those early days. Former Evergreen Rodeo members Lucille Counselman and Louise Hendryx joined in impromptu rodeos in the 20’s and 30’s for Troutdale Resort guests such as Tom Mix, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ethel Merman and wealthy Easterners. Local hands and residents held those rodeos and the rodeo parade for the entertainment of themselves and visitors. They still do. Today’s parade and rodeo are non-profit affairs, organized by local volunteers with proceeds going to charity.
- Additional Info
- Saturday, June 15 3 pm – gates open 5 pm – PRCA Pro Rodeo performance starts Sunday, June 16 12 pm – gates open Parade at 10:00 on Saturday morning, June 15, 2019 The Evergreen Rodeo Parade exemplifies the fun of rodeo weekend. Thousands of spectators and over a hundred participants, including marching bands, floats, horses, carriages, antique cars and farm equipment, pass by the lake and through downtown Evergreen. Parade Location: Main Street Evergreen, CO 80439
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