From Big Bend Ranch Rodeo
ALPINE — The 2025 Big Bend Ranch Rodeo is just around the corner — August 8-9, and we anticipate this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever. We will continue the “2 go” format to make the performance even more competitive — each team will compete in each event each night. Ranch teams from near and far will travel to the S.A.L.E. arena at Sul Ross State University in Alpine to compete in two days of non-stop action.
The Big Bend Ranch Rodeo is sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboy Association (WRCA) whose purpose is to preserve the lifestyle of working ranch cowboys and to provide those cowboys and their families with financial assistance in times of hardship.
The purpose of a WRCA sanctioned ranch rodeo is to provide those cowboys an opportunity to educate the public about the everyday work of a working ranch. The goal of the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo is to support the WRCA, to promote the Far West Texas region by sending a representative to the championships and to provide Sul Ross State University with scholarship monies for agriculture and rodeo students. The winner of the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo automatically wins a chance to compete in the WRCA World Championship Rodeo.
The Ranch Rodeo weekend’s events include:
Friday, August 8
7 p.m. WRCA Rodeo Performance at the S.A.L.E. arena
Saturday, August 9
11 a.m. WRCA Youth Rodeo Performance at the S.A.L.E. arena
5:30 p.m. Youth Dummy Roping Contest
7 p.m. WRCA Rodeo Performance at the S.A.L.E. arena
Awards ceremony immediately following the rodeo
Sunday, August 10
10:30 a.m. Church service Cowboy Church
We invite you to spend this weekend being entertained by the best cowboys in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico while at the same time supporting the Sul Rodeo State University Rodeo Team.
Check out the website: www.bigbendranchrodeo.com