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Queen Contest

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Join us for a fun-filled rodeo weekend! Activities include a fish fry, where contestants will meet and greet rodeo participants. There will be evening rodeos with grand entries, flag runs, and various other events.

 2026 Tentative Agenda 

Horsemanship- Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  • Arena will open at 5:00 pm
  • Patterns start at 6:00 pm
  • Seniors will go first, followed by Juniors and then Petites. Pattern, interview, sponsor flag run.
  • Closed Horsemanship---Parents and guests may sit in Section D.

Interviews and Sponsor Fish Fry – Thursday, June 4, 2026

Contestant Interviews—12:00p.m., McBride’s Steakhouse on Maplewood on the patio.

  • The contestant will walk up to the front and open with a 2-4 minute introduction/speech, followed by 3-6 questions from the judges.
  • Interviews will be inside the bar area and will be closed. (Contestant and judges)

Fish Fry 6:00 pm

  • Contestants will meet/greet with RODEO contestants, sponsors, etc., and help serve and/or clean up.

Friday night rodeo – June 5, 2026

  • Be on the grounds by 6:00 pm Crowning at 6:30 p.m. (rodeo starts @ 7:00). Meet in warm-up pen saddled and ready to ride by 5:30 p.m.
  • Ready for crowning at 6:30 p.m. (grand entry @ 7:00)
  • Queen contestants will take turns running sponsor flags during the rodeo
  • Help with kids' calf scramble (order of events will be given Friday night)
  • Help with “Pass-the-boot” (order of events will be given Friday night)

Saturday night rodeo – June 6, 2025

  • Be on the grounds by 5:30 pm. Meet in the warm-up pen, saddled and ready to ride. (Rodeo starts at 7:00 p.m.)
  • 2025 and 2026 Queens will help run sponsor flags, kids calf scramble, and pass the boot.