Weiser Rodeo
Weiser, Washington County, Idaho. ICA.
Details
- Where
- 1179 West 9th Street, Weiser, ID 83672. Directions
- When
- July 9-11.
- Getting there
- Traveling on Highway 95, turn west on East Commercial Street, travel 1.2 miles to the front of Weiser Veterinary Clinic, turn left on West Idaho Street, follow the road 0.3 miles, the Weiser Rodeo Grounds will be on your left!
- Phone
- (208) 880-5167
- Website
- weiservalleyroundup.com
- Managed by
- Weiser Valley Round-Up.
- Established
- 1944.
Bringing the Tradition of Rodeo to the Weiser Valley for more than 79 Years! Held the 2nd Full week (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) of July every year.
Notable Events
- 1906Amateur rodeos were held in a field east of the old high school, where only the hat was passed, according to Lester Applegate and other old-timers. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1915In 1915, races were held on E. Court Street. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1916The first professional Round-Up was held on the athletic field behind the old high school, now the junior high and part of Memorial Park. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1937The Weiser Round-Up sat idle until a group formed the first legal and registered Weiser Valley Round-Up and Fair Association to revive it. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1944An estimated 8,500 rodeo fans attended over three days; the Saturday performance drew over 5,000, with more turned away for lack of seating. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1944The local newspaper ran a call for all able men to turn out for a Post Hole Picnic before the big show; over 200 volunteers took part. weiservalleyroundup.com
- 1970sFor a time the rodeo was a PRCA-sanctioned event called the Hells Canyon Rodeo. weiserareamemories.org
- 1988By 1988 the rodeo had returned to the Weiser Valley Round-Up; it is now sanctioned by the Idaho Cowboys Association. weiserareamemories.org
People
- Fitz Reynolds, rodeo entertainer at the inaugural Round-Up and Fair.
- Buck Tiffin, Weiser native cowboy whose bucking horse fell and rolled over him in the Sunday performance.
- Chet Thorsen, Weiser resident who led the 1944 revival; chairman (1944).
- Doris Ballard, first Queen of the Weiser Valley Round-Up, sent to represent it at the Pendleton Round-Up.
- Johnny Tubbs, of Spokane, Washington; champion of the first rodeo, winning bronc riding and bareback riding.
- Lester Applegate, old-timer who recalled the amateur rodeos of 1906 or 1907.