LAS VEGAS, NV – Now in its ninth year, the rodeo takes place Dec. 5-14 and will once again be at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with a twist.
“The Junior World Finals will be held outside in a 52,000 square-foot tent just south of The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas,” said Brilynn Bentley, the Corporate Marketing Manager for Las Vegas Events and the JWF Assistant General Manager. “So you will walk through Cowboy Christmas and walk out to the Junior World Finals Arena.
“Contestants will have a parking lot next to the tent for the timed-events and our roughstock group will be able to walk straight through Cowboy Christmas to come join us.”
More than 800 contestants – 825 entries with contestants who qualify in more than one event – will compete formore $1 million in cash and prizes. In addition, all of the ticket money collected during the 10-day event will go directly to the Junior World Finals contestants.
Contestants from across the country, as well as from Canada, Mexico and Australia are scheduled to compete in nine events – bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, tie- down roping, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping and pole bending. Each event features different age categories.
Action at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena begins at 9 a.m. each day.
