THURSDAY War Bonnet Round Up 2024

N EW FOR 2024: RESERVED SEATING IN THE GRANDSTANDS! We heard you and we made it happen. You can now purchase reserved seats in the GRANDSTAND ONLY for an additional cost (this helps us cover our costs for needing additional staff to help secure the reserved seats). Seats located in the bleachers at Sandy Downs are first come first serve.

No additional cost for parking! The price of parking is included in your ticket price.

Parking and gates open at 4:30 pm, with the kid's rodeo beginning at 5:45 pm, the regular rodeo beginning at 7 pm, and the event ending around 10 pm.

No outside food is allowed into the event. Only clear water bottles with their seals intact are allowed.

N o outside animals are allowed this is for the safety of your animals and the animals at the rodeo. Service animals are allowed.

GENERAL ADMISSION SEATS ARE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE. Tickets guarantee admission into the arena, NOT seats. If you want to have a seat, we recommend arriving at 4:30 pm!

R EFUNDS: NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN THE DAY OF THE RODEO. TICKETS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED DUE TO WEATHER OR SEAT AVAILABILITY.

REFUNDS: You have until Tuesday, June 24, 2023 at 11:59pm to request a refund/transfer/exchange. If after this date your ticket WILL NOT be refunded.

REFUNDS will be issued for the price of the ticket minus any processing fees.

E XCHANGES: You have until Tuesday, June 24, 2023 at 11:59pm to request a refund/transfer/exchange. If after this date your ticket CANNOT be exchanged for a refund or a different date. Exchanges can be made, but the ticket holder is responsible for covering the difference in ticket price if the exchange is for a more expensive ticket.

Idaho's Oldest Rodeo - The War Bonnet Round Up, is back for its 112th year!

The Round Up was originally started in 1911 by a group of local businessmen and then was later taken over by the Chamber of Commerce. Eventually, the American Legion Department of Idaho Post 56 nonprofit veteran’s organization took over the reins. In recent years, the City of Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department bought the Rodeo. Over the years, the rodeo has been held at various locations including Tautphaus Park, and is now held at Sandy Downs, a city-owned facility. Today, more than 500 cowboys and cowgirls compete each summer in front of more than 15,000 rodeo enthusiasts. The Legion grew the widely popular event into the show it is today and for that, we are forever grateful.

This year marks the eighth year the City of Idaho Falls and the Parks & Recreation Department has run this historic rodeo, and we are honored to have the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall. From the beginning, the tribes provided the most colorful component of the rodeo, making the War Bonnet Round Up an important part of eastern Idaho’s culture and tradition. We are very passionate about maintaining and building upon this legacy.

A PRCA sanctioned event, we aim to bring the best rodeo talent and animal athletes in to compete in a family-friendly atmosphere. This year’s rodeo will kickoff on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 with a our FREE kickoff event 5pm-7pm (this will not be a full rodeo production, but simply a kickoff and to get the flavor of the rodeo, kids area will be open). The full rodeo will be held August 3rd through August 5th, at the Bank of Idaho Arena at Sandy Downs.

Host or Publisher Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department