Overview: The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo truly has something for everyone, and if you choose to attend any of the rodeo performances, you are sure to be exposed to first-class rodeo entertainment.

Where: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City

Fees: prices vary per person for various events

Details: The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo began in 1958 and has now evolved into a premier midwinter event that draws nearly 250,000 people to Rapid City, South Dakota each year. The event is considered to rank in the top five indoor PRCA rodeos in the nation along with Houston, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and Denver.

The event is held for ten days every winter in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City in partnership with the Central States Fair Board and Sutton Rodeos which is one of the largest and finest stock shows held in America.

The usual pristine Civic Center is turned into a giant barn with the help of miles of steel fencing and just over 1,000 tons of dirt. The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo draw people from the Midwest, Canada, and Mexico and in the year 2000, the crowds swelled to over 300,000.

The event includes a horse sale, a youth day, the world's smallest rodeo, the stick horse rodeos, the North American sheepdog trials, and mutton bustin' among many other activities. In addition, nearly 300 vendors set up during the trade show to sell everything from fine arts to front-end loaders.

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Event Phone Number: (605) 355-3861