Cheetah Girl Rodeo Ticket
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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (TM) , also called RodeoHouston (TM), is the world's largest livestock exhibition as well as the richest regular-season PRCA rodeo event, held at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas, USA. In 2007, attendance reached a record high of 1.8 million, keeping with an average of almost 2 million attendees a year, which requires the support of more than 21,000 volunteers on nearly 100 committees. Also, 2007 was deemed "the year of the volunteer." The event is 20 days long. It is kicked off by the Downtown Rodeo Roundup held near Houston City Hall, the Downtown Rodeo parade and the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run - 5k walk & run and the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. The Show features championship Rodeo action including bull riding, livestock judging, concerts, a carnival, pig racing, barbecue and the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, shopping, sales and livestock auctions. Traditional trail rides, which start in different areas of Texas and end in Houston, precede the Rodeo events.. The City of Houston celebrates this event with Go Texan Days, where residents are encouraged to dress in western wear for the duration of the Show.
The rodeo has drawn some of the world's biggest stars and music legends including Elvis Presley, Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Concert performers
The wide variety of entertainment at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has proven to be a popular feature of the event, as it caters to a multitude of tastes. Previous performers include country, rock, blues, Tejano, and pop musicians, stand-up comedians, and even actors.
2009 Entertainment Lineup
Go Texan Day
The Friday before the Parade is also known as "Go Texan Day," where the entire population of Houston is encouraged to dress in Western attire, such as jeans, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats. While the concept was discussed in 1938 by the General Manager of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, it wasn't until the 1950s that it finally was put into practice. In 1954, Archer Romero chaired the first Go Texan Committee to encourage what would later become a Houston tradition during the rodeo.
Rodeo Parade
In 1937, planning had begun for the first Rodeo Parade leading up to the 1938 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The first parade was headed by Mounted Police and various dignitaries on the city, county, and state levels, who also rode horseback. There were two bands with a Drum and Bugle Corp.
In 1952, the Salt Grass Trail ride was the first trail ride that was formed by only a few men. The following year, the publicity from that ride attracted more people to join.
All of the Trail Riders converge on Memorial Park to camp out for the night before heading down Memorial Drive to where it empties out onto Texas Ave to line up for the parade.
The parade has approximately 115 different groups joining in the festivities. There are 15 trail rides, 20 floats, 15 commercial wagons and stagecoaches, and 10 to 15 university and high-school marching bands in addition to Show officials, other elected officials and dignitaries on horseback and in vehicles.
Trail Rides
The Trail Rides (cavalcades) are a long tradition with the rodeo and gather at Memorial Park to camp for a rest and party before the big Annual Rodeo Parade through Downtown Houston.
- Salt Grass Trail Ride - 85-mile (137 km) ride from Cat Spring, Texas, established in 1952
- Sam Houston Trail Ride - 66-mile (106 km) ride from Montgomery, Texas, established in 1955
- Old Spanish Trail Ride - 216-mile (348 km) ride from Logansport, Louisiana, established in 1956
- Prairie View Trail Ride - 102-mile (164 km) ride from Sunnyside, Texas, established in 1957
- Valley Lodge Trail Ride - 72-mile (116 km) ride from Brookshire, Texas, established in 1959
- The Spanish Trail Ride - 112-mile (180 km) ride from Coldspring, Texas, established in 1961
- Texas Independence Trail Ride - 92-mile (148 km) ride from Brazoria, Texas, established in 1961
- Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride - 386-mile (621 km) ride from Hidalgo, Texas, established in 1973
- Southwestern Trail Ride - 100-mile (160 km) ride from Brazoria, Texas, established in 1974
- Northeastern Trail Ride - 108-mile (174 km) ride from Beaumont, Texas, established in 1982
- Texas Cattlemen’s Trail Ride - 85-mile (137 km) ride from Anderson, Texas, established in 1986
- The Mission Trail Ride - 210-mile (340 km) ride from San Antonio, Texas, established in 1990
- Southwest Trail Ride - 120-mile (190 km) ride from Rosenberg, Texas, established in 1993
World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest
The World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, also simply known as "The Cookoff," started in 1974 and has consistently drawn massive attendance numbers for the three-day event, drawing 217,640 visitors in 2009. It takes place on the southern parking lot of Reliant Stadium, with over 250 teams participating every year, and is generally considered a "Hot Ticket," as most are for members or by invitation only. While the event is open to the general public, those that can get into the tents are generally allowed an unlimited amount of food and beverages.
The Calf Scramble
Since the addition of the event in 1942, it has been one of the more popular events during the actual rodeo. The event features 14 calves and 28 students who must try to capture one of the calves, put a harness on it and bring it back into the "winners square" in order to claim the win. One of the rules is that as long as a contestant is actually in the act of holding the calf (i.e. Holding it by the tail) to get the harness on, no other participant may interfere unless the calf wriggles itself free. It's at this point where the calf is fair game once again. The event is held nightly between major events in the Reliant Stadium. Each of the students who catch a calf is awarded a $1,250 certificate to purchase a registered beef heifer. Raising and showing this heifer becomes a yearlong project as the scrambler sees to the grooming, feeding and care of the animal. The exhibitor returns to the Houston Livestock Show the following year for a special competition. Calf Scramble exhibitors receive a $250 bonus when they return to compete with their heifer, totaling their $1,500 certificate.
Transportation
With a daily average attendance of the Rodeo of about 50,000 people , the city's transportation infrastructure is taxed as it must also compete with regular Houston Rush Hour on regular business days. There are a variety of ways into and out of the complex that include Park and Ride lots in certain parts of the city that are provided by the event as an express straight onto the property, Taxi, Self Parking, and METRORail. The Coordinators of the event try to persuade attendees to use public transportation as the most convenient way to and from the Rodeo.
Attendance Records
(*) denotes all-time attendance record (#) denotes paid attendance figures beginning in 1999 (actual turnstile figures were reported through 1998).
Milestones
See also
- Rodeo bareback rigging
Notes
- ^ Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo - History
- ^ "The Salt Grass Trail Ride". texasbob.com January 01, 2007. Last accessed January 11, 2007.
- ^ "Artist Lineup". Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo . http://www.hlsr.com/entertainers/artist.html . Retrieved 2009-01-31 .
- ^ HLSR's History Page
- ^ Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo - "Bowlegged H" Magazine Archive - Committee Spotlights
- ^ Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo - Downtown Rodeo Parade and Route
- ^ "World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest". Houston Lifestock Show and Rodeo . HSLR . http://www.hlsr.com/et/bbqc/bbqc_index.aspx . Retrieved 2007-06-16 .
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