When you’re in Wyoming, you’re in rodeo country.  Rodeos abound in Wyoming.  The true western rodeo is alive and real with cowboys, cowgirls, bucking broncos, bull riding and more!   The folks in Jackson Hole have a rodeo twice a week in the summer.  Billed as the Wyoming Rodeo, the JH Rodeo Company holds eight events per night. A rodeo with a local flavor, this event is a family event, which invites young cowboys to join the action.  Events include barrel racing, calf roping, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding and a just for kids event.

The rodeo is on every night June 1 through August 31 in Cody, which bills itself as the rodeo capitol of the world.  These cowboys should surely know what they are doing since they have been hosting this rodeo for the last 50 years.  In a rodeo event, cowboys have a chance to showcase their skills, which are used every day on a working ranch. Cody also hosts the Cody Stampede, a 4-day event, annually over the 4th of July and the Cody Country Classic Bullride coming up on September 2.

Another rodeo based event, Cheyenne Frontier Days, takes place annually in July. Western hospitality includes the rodeo events, cowboys, cowgirls, chuckwagon food, parades, and exhibits.

While you’ve just missed the 78th annual Sheridan Rodeo Week (July 10-12, 2008), you can plan for next year (July 16-18, 2009) or 2010 when it will be July 15-17.  The Sheridan event is ranked as one of the top professional rodeos in North America and features competition from the most skilled cowboys and cowgirls in the world.  Related events for the three-day event include an Indian relay, a parade and the queen pageant.