{"id":17168,"date":"2026-04-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=17168"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:43:27","slug":"cheyenne-frontier-days-visit-the-largest-outdoor-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/cheyenne-frontier-days-visit-the-largest-outdoor-rodeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Join real cowboys and cowgirls at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>This summer, round up some jeans, cowboy boots, a hat and a western shirt with pearly buttons and head up to Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17171\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17171\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782.webp\" alt=\"A cowboy manages to stay on a horse at it tries to buck him off at Cheyenne Frontier Days.\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782.webp 848w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782-150x111.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210208\/Bucking-horse-photo-sized-e1532641025782-200x148.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheyenne Frontier Days, which takes place over 10 days every year at the end of July, is the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Known in these parts as the \u201cDaddy of \u2018em All,\u201d Cheyenne Frontier Days is the largest outdoor <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rodeo<\/a> in the world and runs for 10 days at the end of July every year.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to be a real cowboy or cowgirl or even dress the part to enjoy this historic event. Just sidle on up a few miles north of the Colorado border into Wyoming and enjoy a western tradition that has celebrated rodeos and western culture since 1897.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17172\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17172\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210220\/Frontier-Days-yellow-Indian-photo-sized.webp\" alt=\"A boy in yellow Indian garb and a headdress dances during festivities at Cheyenne Frontier Days.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210220\/Frontier-Days-yellow-Indian-photo-sized.webp 667w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210220\/Frontier-Days-yellow-Indian-photo-sized-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210220\/Frontier-Days-yellow-Indian-photo-sized-100x150.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along with the rodeo, visitors to Cheyenne Frontier Days can also spend time in the Morning Star American Indian Village. Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fun of attending is seeing plenty of real cowboys both at the rodeo events and on the adjacent grounds. Big money is at stake. So, Cheyenne Frontier Days attracts about 1,800 top competitors with up to $1 million in cash and prizes on the line.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is it your first rodeo? If so, here are some fun hints.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>How to spot a real cowboy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Look for the belt buckle. Instead of trophies, men and women competing in rodeo events win buckles and proudly wear them. The bigger and shinier the buckle, the better.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How do you know who wins in rodeo? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The rodeo features three types of events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rough-stock events \u2013 bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding. In these events, cowboys have to stay on the animal for at least eight seconds, using just one hand. The highest-scoring competitor wins.<\/li>\n<li>Timed events: team and tie-down roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing. The fastest time wins.<\/li>\n<li>Racing on the track. Teams compete in the wild horse race. They work together to try to saddle a horse, jump aboard and race to the finish line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/the-rodeo\/rodeo-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more: Rodeo 101<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17174\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17174\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized.webp\" alt=\"Rodeo queens dressed in red hats flip pancakes at the free pancake breakfast at Cheyenne Frontier Days.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210942\/Rodeo-queens-flipping-pancakes-sized-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free pancakes and rodeo queens are part of the festivities at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s a rodeo queen? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t dismiss these queens as beauty pageant winners. These women can ride with the best of them. Miss Frontier and her lady in waiting wear traditional white buckskins, along with silk blouses and boots embossed with the Cheyenne Frontier Days arrowhead logo. Rodeo queens are traveling ambassadors for the sport. They haul their horses across the country and ride in multiple rodeos. Here, you can expect to see queens from across the U.S. and sometimes from other countries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/get-involved\/volunteers\/royalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more\u00a0<\/a>about this year\u2019s rodeo royalty.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Helpful hints if you&#8217;re heading\u00a0to Cheyenne Frontier Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>July 17-26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan ahead:<\/strong>\u00a0Review <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/visitor-information\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> and <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/visitor-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more about planning your trip.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/the-rodeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go to the rodeo<\/a>, of course. It begins each day at 1 p.m. and attracts the best of the best since Cheyenne Frontier Days boasts one of the largest purses in professional rodeo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17175\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17175\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized.webp\" alt=\"A steer wrestler kicks up dirt as he wrestles at steer to the ground in the arena at Cheyenne Frontier Days.\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210947\/Steer-wrestling-action-shot-sized-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steer wrestling is one of the timed events at the rodeo. Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Night shows:\u00a0<\/strong>At night, bull riding and concerts entertain people. Click here for <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/events-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more information on Frontier Nights Concerts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the Morning Star American Indian Village: <\/strong>Immerse yourself in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/native-american-tribes-in-colorado-sites-centers\/\">authentic Native American<\/a> culture. <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cfdrodeo.com\/event\/morning-star-american-indian-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See<\/a> costumes, dancing, storytelling, flute players and handicrafts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat Pancakes for free: <\/strong>Each year, the Cheyenne Kiwanis Club and the Frontier Days Indian Committee serve about 100,000 pancakes to 30,000 people during <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cfdrodeo.com\/event\/pancake-breakfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free breakfasts downtown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the chutes: Free. <\/strong>Guests get a <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/event\/behind-the-chutes-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">look at rodeo from behind the scenes<\/a>. Follow the path of the bulls and broncs as animals thread through the maze of gates on their way to the chutes and out into the arena.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17173\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17173\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized.webp\" alt=\"A boy in a cowboy hat plays in a tank full of water at Frontier Village at Cheyenne Frontier Days.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/07\/23210937\/Kids-in-frontier-town-sized-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheyenne Frontier Days features activities for cowboys of all ages. Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A hometown event: <\/strong><a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteers<\/a> are at the heart of Cheyenne Frontier Days. More than 3,000 volunteers worked year-round to produce an event that attracted nearly half a million people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Park-n-Ride: <\/strong>Take advantage of <a id=\"\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfdrodeo.com\/visitor-information\/directions-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shuttles to Frontier Park<\/a>. The Park-n-Ride is at Interstate 25 and Happy Jack Road. If you\u2019re heading north from Colorado, take exit 10D. Shuttles begin at 10:30 a.m. The time for the last returning shuttle varies by day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, round up some jeans, cowboy boots, a hat and a western shirt with pearly buttons and head up to Cheyenne Frontier Days. 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