A 2021 Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo participant competes during an event. Rodeo dates this year are Sept. 6 and 7. UWRF file photo.
 

60th Annual Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo is Sept. 6-7
 

Aug. 23, 2024 - The 60th annual Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, at the outdoor rodeo arena at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Campus Farm located at 1475 S. Wasson Lane, River Falls. The public is invited to attend.

Friday’s performance begins at 7 p.m., while Saturday’s performances are set for 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

Rodeo attendees will have the opportunity to view numerous events, ranging from saddle bronc riding to calf roping and barrel racing. The UWRF Rodeo Club will compete in the event, along with other collegiate teams that are members of the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). The event typically attracts about 300 participants. 

Tickets are available at the gate (cash only) or online at https://www.uwrfrodeo.com/buy-tickets. Ticket prices are $20/adults, $15/UWRF students purchased in advance and $10/for ages 5-12. Free for age 4 and under. Military veterans receive a $5 discount. 

Onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the rodeo grounds. Food will be available for purchase at the concession stand.

The Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo has been occurring annually since 1964, except for its cancellation in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

The slack and performances will be livestreamed off the rodeo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/uwrfrodeo

For more information, visit https://www.uwrf.edu/ANFS/FalconFrontierDaysRodeo.cfm or call the UWRF Animal and Food Science Department at 715-425-3704.

PLEASE NOTE: Hello rodeo fans! We wanted to give some updates about the road construction on S. Wasson Lane since we have received a few questions. With true rodeo fashion, we will still be hosting our rodeo even with road construction! Since the construction is taking out the main road of entrance, we have looked on both Apple Maps and Google Maps and they also both give you a rerouted way to get around the road construction and to get to the grounds where parking will be. The best way to get to our entrance is: 

+ If you are headed south on Hwy. 65, take that all the way to the roundabout by the new Kwik Trip and take the first exit which is Hwy. 35 Cemetery Road which will bring you to our rodeo grounds at the next roundabout.

+ If you are coming from Main Street or north on Hwy. 29, you will still be turning onto Hwy. 35 Cemetery Road and taking that all the way to the roundabout located next to the rodeo grounds. 

With all of the road construction, please keep in mind that it may take you a few extra minutes to get to the rodeo grounds and park.