Whoop-Up Trail Days
Conrad, Pondera County, Montana. Annual event.
Details
- Where
- 3113 Old Shelby Road, Conrad, MT. Directions
- When
- Last held June 4–7, 2026; next year’s date not yet stated.
- Getting there
- located 60 miles north of Great Falls and 60 miles south of the Alberta/Canadian border.
- Fees
- Admission (at the gate): One-Day Family Pass = $40 (2 adults max); Adults = $18; Ages 8-17 = $12; Ages 0-7 = Free.
- Hours
- PERFS: June 5 6 PM; June 6 1 PM.
- Access
- Empty coolers welcome. No kegs allowed.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Admission (at the gate).
- Phone
- (406) 450-3522
- Website
- conradwhoopup.com
- Managed by
- CONRAD LIONS CLUB.
- Established
- 1939.
The main event is a two-day rodeo which kicks off Friday evening and a second event held Saturday afternoon at the Conrad Rodeo Grounds.
Notable Events
- 1928The Conrad Lions Club was chartered; as a service organization it needed a way to finance all the activities it wanted to sponsor. conradwhoopup.com
- 1939The celebration was started in 1939 as a "Days of 49" type event with a colorful western themed parade and gambling, and its proceeds went into a trust used only on community betterment projects. conradwhoopup.com
- 1959The Lions directors appointed a committee to select a site, build an arena, and organize a rodeo; the committee patterned the Conrad arena after the Oral Zumwalt Arena near Missoula, with the hillside used as its grandstand. conradwhoopup.com