Fort Worth, Texas • Inducted 2008 “The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo” The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo began in 1896, with the first indoor rodeo staged in conjunction with the livestock show in 1918. It is held each January and February in the Will Rogers Memorial Center. The 24-day run of the...
Denver, Colorado • Inducted 2008 The first Denver rodeo was staged in January 1932, becoming part of the Livestock and Horse Show, which began in 1906. It has been held each January since 1952 in the Denver Coliseum and draws more than 700,000 spectators to the 16-day event. It is one of the...
Colorado Springs, Colorado • Inducted 2008 The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo was first staged in July 1937 by businessman, civic activist and philanthropist Spencer Penrose, in a stadium on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel that Penrose named for humorist Will Rogers. It was originally known as the Will Rogers Rodeo,...
Cheyenne, Wyoming • Inducted 2008 “Daddy of ‘em All” Cheyenne Frontier Days was first staged as a one-day event in September 1897. The world’s largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration, Cheyenne lasts 10 days in Frontier Park each year, centered on the last full week in July. It draws an estimated 300,000 people to...
Calgary, Alberta • Inducted 2008 "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth." The Calgary Stampede was first stage in September 1912, the vision of American Wild West show performer Guy Weadick. Held over 10 days each July in Stampede Park, the Calgary Stampede is a non-profit festival, exhibition, and rodeo, which draws more than...
Rodeo Committee • Class of 2025 The Livermore Stockmen’s Rodeo started to raise the $1,200 state assessment to aid in the efforts to fight World War I. President of the Livermore Stockmen’s Protective Association, John McGlilnchey, appointed a local committee to find a location for the event. A portion of the...
Fort Madison, Iowa • Inducted 2024 In 1948, Santa Fe Railroad telegrapher Robert Wilken, cowboy singer Gene Autry, and banker C.E. “Eddie” Richards needed something to replace the Labor Day parade and picnic. His father-in-law, Wilken, had an idea. He knew Autry’s livestock had to be rested during the long train...
