Omak Stampede

Come celebrate our Annual Omak Stampede! We would like you to join us for a weekend of western entertainment that will be one of your fondest memories. From the Thursday morning ride-in to the Sunday running of the World Famous Suicide Race, you will enjoy an action packed weekend to include Davis Shows Carnival, Wrangler Kids Night, Indian Encampment & Pow Wow, Western & Native Art Show, Rodeo Dances and Vendor Row, Omak Stampede “Company Store”. As well, Omak Stampede continues to support the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Campaign.

In 1933…The rodeo that became the Omak Stampede was just a dream of two Okanogan County stockmen, Leo Moomaw, and Tim Bernard, who had started a rodeo string in 1932. They approached Omak’s businessmen, who were eager to try anything to keep the Main Street of Omak busy. The lineup included Stub Bathlemay, world champion at the Calgary Roundup; Norman Stewart, winner of both Pendleton Roundup and Cheyenne Wyoming Roundup and the world’s best bronc rider; Bert Evans, winner of the north-central Washington championship in 1932, and Ralph Sutton, winner at Waterville’s 1933 rodeo. From these humble beginnings, the Omak Stampede grew and grew, and now is one of the largest and most respected rodeos in the Northwest. What started as a tiny show with a big dream has blossomed into a major event that is true to the founders’ dream.