Ritzville Rodeo Association

09/05/2026

The Beer Garden is open and we are only 3 hours away from the LAST performance of the Ritzville Rodeo. Performance starts at 7 pm with LIVE MUSIC to immediately follow in the Beer Garden featuring the Desert Highway Band.

HEY KIDS! Join us immediately before the rodeo for the Kiddie Scramble sponsored by Wheatland Waste!🐱

09/04/2026

Hey RODEO FANS! 🤠 We are just 3 hours away from the kickoff of the 56th annual Ritzville Rodeo. Join us tonight at 7 pm for Tough Enough to Wear Pink in support of breast cancer awareness!💕

09/02/2026

The 56th Annual Ritzville Rodeo kicks off on Friday at 7 pm, but did you know Labor Day Weekend festivities begin tomorrow?🤠

Please join us for the Ritzville Rodeo Association Queen contest starting tomorrow at 6 pm and meet our 2027 queen candidate, Ruby Sprecher! 👑Immediately following the queen contest, activities continue in the main arena for our evening playday. 🐎

09/01/2026

We are 💥FOUR💥 days away from the kickoff of the 56th Annual Ritzville Rodeo. We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all association members who have been hard at work to make repairs to our rodeo grounds. From NEW arena lights to a fresh coat of red paint, if you see an association member around the grounds this weekend, give them a high five or handshake and let them know how GREAT it looks!

Rodeo kicks off on Friday night at 7 pm - WHO’S EXCITED?!🤠

08/31/2026

The countdown is on! Only 5 more days until the kick-off of the 56th Annual Ritzville Rodeo. We hope you will join us for the first of two action packed performances this Friday, September 4th at 7 pm.💥

We want to extend a special THANK YOU to Chris and Sarah Green + Family for their sponsorship of the Ranch Bronc Riding Buckle!

08/27/2026

We are 8 days away from filling up our grand stands and putting on one heck of a rodeo!

We want to highlight some of the amazing sponsor's that help our rodeo continue to run year after year! Before every rodeo, we take the time to thank these incredible companies and businesses for all of their support in making Labor Day Weekend the BEST weekend of the year.

Please join us in THANKING the spectacular EVENT SPONSORS for the 2026 Ritzville Rodeo.👏🏼

- Les Schwab Tire Center| Bull Riding
- Leavitt Group| Ba****ck Riding
-McDonald Zaring Insurance | Saddle Bronc Riding
- Zips Drive Thru | Breakaway Roping
- The Longhair Lifestyle| Steer Wrestling
- Discount Lumber | Team Roping
-5C Ranch in Memory of Bill Curtis | Team Roping
- McGuire, DeWulf, Kragt & Johnson P.S.| Calf Roping
- Columbia Bank | Ranch Bronc Riding
- Wolfpack Powersports | Barrel Racing

Special thanks to LimitBid Packing, Wheatland Bank, Ritzville Drug Company, Sew N’Go Monogram and Marvin Wagner for being an event BUCKLE sponsor!

08/21/2026

Dust off your boots, rodeo fans! We are just two weeks away from the kick off of the 56th Annual Ritzville Rodeo over Labor Day Weekend! We hope you will join us for a weekend of action packed rodeo. 💥

08/11/2026

Entries open! Follow the link: https://form.jotform.com/Anderson_Charley/ritzville2026

Entries are now open for Ritzville - September 4th & 5th Open Rodeo

$85.00 entry / $600.00 added / Buckles - Ba****ck, Saddle Broncs, Bulls, Breakaway, Tie Down, Ranch Broncs, Steer Wrestling, Barrel Racing, Team Roping ** Must have 6 entries in the event for the added money.

$55.00 entry - Chute Do**in, Int Steer Riding, Jr Barrels and Jr Breakaway! ** No added money or buckles in these events.

Western attire required!

Sign up online at https://form.jotform.com/Anderson_Charley/ritzville2026

09/06/2025

We are looking for the owners of these prescription sunglasses, left in our beer hut over Labor Day weekend! Shoot us a message so we can get these back to you, and so you don’t have to squint outside anymore😜