Stampede Roundup: Rodeo season back in the Hat

By Ryan McCracken on April 11, 2025.

The Broncs & Honky Tonks Indoor Spring Rodeo returns to the Cypress Centre Fieldhouse April 25-27, bringing with it some of the best cowboys, cowgirls and stock the world has to offer.

This annual Canadian Professional Rodeo Association event will feature saddle bronc and bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, tie-down roping, junior steer riding and bull riding, as well as our grand entry riders.

Friday and Saturday’s rodeo events will also feature the Down in the Dirt Dance, free with the price of admission. This 18+ event allows fans to enter the rodeo arena, with space for table seating, and of course, dancing in the dirt to music by DJ Kim Bohnet.

The VIP Patio also makes a return to the rodeo this year as well, with seven four-seater tables providing some of the best views in the house, table service and a nacho platter for the group. Tables are $200 and include four tickets. Only a few remain, so call or text Ryan at 403-977-1911 to book one while they last.

Tickets for general seating at the Broncs & Honky Tonks Indoor Spring Rodeo can be purchased online at tickets.mhstampede.com, at the Stampede Office or by calling 403-527-1234.

This year’s Stampede events will feature a new spin on our 50/50 raffle, with an ongoing jackpot and four early-bird giveaways for $1,000 – the first of which will be drawn at Sunday’s Spring Rodeo performance. Tickets to that raffle can be purchased online at rafflebox.ca/raffle/mhesc, at our office or at any of our events. All winners will be contacted by phone.

Our Friends of the Fair 50/50 Raffle also returns for 2025, offering three more chances for an early-bird prize and another shot at a massive jackpot, as well as the opportunity to support initiatives like Big Marble Farms Community Classroom Learning at Co-op Pioneer Village, and the revitalization of our facilities. Tickets for that raffle can be purchased at our office, any of our events, or at rafflebox.ca/raffle/fof.

Find out more about all our Stampede events at mhstampede.com

Ryan McCracken is sponsorship and marketing co-ordinator for the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede