97 Years of Gooding Rodeo!
The year 2021 might have started out challenging and uncertain after the crazy year of 2020, but 2021 ended as a dream year for the Gooding Pro Rodeo. Records were broken both in and out of the arena. 2021 saw record rodeo attendance and the largest number of contestants (over 700) ever. At the end of the rodeo season, Gooding Pro Rodeo was awarded the Large Rodeo of the Year for the Wilderness Circuit, the Justin Best Footing Award – for the 2nd year in a row, and was voted top 5 Large Rodeo of the Year nationally in both the PRCA and WPRA.
It’s official, Gooding is on the map! We have built long lasting bonds with not only the contestants but with our fans as well. We appreciate all the love and support from our community and volunteers and look forward to a fantastic 97th Gooding Pro Rodeo!
Never been to Gooding? Grab your hat and boots and join us for one of the nation’s top professional rodeos. The Gooding Pro Rodeo began 97 years ago on the Calvary Parade Grounds (current Gooding County Fairgrounds) as a way to celebrate a successful harvest and entertain the crowds with Calvary demonstrations, bronc riding and horse races. While the idea is still the same, your experience at the Gooding Pro Rodeo will be enhanced by a fast-paced, televised extravaganza of the very best in professional rodeo, but with the same hometown, fair, carnival and all around family fun.
