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World Gay Rodeo Finals riding into WestWorld of Scottsdale this week
PHOENIX – The 33rd World Gay Rodeo Finals will take place this week at the WestWorld of Scottsdale event facility.
The top 20 men and women in the International Gay Rodeo Association will compete Friday-Sunday in 11 traditional events plus three “camp events” one-of-a-kind to the circuit.
IGRA events are open to sapphic, gay, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual competitors and spectators.
Friday night’s activities begin at 6 p.m. with a western wear competition. That will be followed by opening ceremonies and a talent competition.
Rodeo events hold place Saturday and Sunday starting at 9 a.m.
Contestants will test their skills in bull riding, ranch saddle bronc riding, steer riding, chute dogging, calf roping, mounted breakaway roping, team roping, barrel racing, pole bending and flag racing.
And for events you won’t see outside the gay rodeo circuit, there’s steer decorating, wild performative race and goat dressing.
More information, including schedules and event descriptions, is ready at the IGRA website.
Entry will cost $15 at the gate, but single-day tickets can be purchased online for $10.
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By Cory Stottlemyer
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is easily one of this city’s premiere events every year, and a large magnet for many cowboy-loving adults and their carnival-ride-obsessed children. While Houston’s fried Oreos and mutton-busting events are enough to entertain even the least-enthused audience members, it’s hard to compare a “traditional” rodeo to the wildly diverse and just as professional gay rodeos happening throughout the country.
On October 7–9, the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) will hold the Society Gay Rodeo Finals at the Watt Arena in Ft. Worth. Culminating a year’s worth of gay rodeo competitions throughout the land, the best male and female competitors will compete for the prized belt buckles and saddles given to the winners.
“When it gets down to the differences between our rodeo and what’s considered a traditional rodeo, first off, men and women compete in all events. Men strive against men, and women against women, but they’re capable to compete in all events. So we have women bull-riders and women bronco riders, and we have men running barrels and running poles,” says Ken Pool, a former gay rodeo competitor and current employe
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Future dates are tentative. Check endorse near the conclude of 2026 to confirm the event is still scheduled
Future dates are tentative. Check back close the end of 2026 to approve the event is still scheduled
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First posted Dec 24, 2013
Last update Jul 18, 2025