Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo

Fun For All Ages!
Rodeo Week is a fun-filled week! Don't forget to check back here and on our Facebook page for up-to-date information about our events! The Kiwanis Club wants to ensure fun for everyone! Rodeo clowns, bull riding, barrel racing, contests and a meet and greet with the cowboys are just a few things you'll experience at the Kiwanis Rodeo!​Vendors offer all sorts of culinary delights along with merchandise don't have a cowboy hat to wear to the rodeo? Don't worry you can get one there!

Bareback Bronc Riding
In Bareback Bronc Riding, a competitor is riding on the back of a bareback horse (bronc), trying to stay on for 8 seconds. The horse is trying to throw off the rider by bucking and running around the arena.

Saddle Bronc Riding
In Saddle Bronc Riding, a competitor is riding on the back of a saddled horse (bronc), trying to stay on for 8 seconds. The horse is trying to throw off the rider by bucking and running around the arena.

Calf Roping
In Calf Roping, the rider attempts to rope a calf released from a chute from horseback. The rider throws a loop of rope (lariat) around its neck, dismounts, runs to the calf and ties three of its legs together. The objective is to do this in the shortest time possible.

Calf Scramble
The Calf Scramble is a local event. In the Calf Scramble, children enter into the arena along with a calf with a ribbon attached to its tail. The child who removes the ribbon from the calf receives a prize from a local business sponsor. Children are divided into two age categories. Pre-registration is required before the start of the Rodeo and can be found near the arena.

Wheelbarrow Race
Three teams of three will participate in a wheelbarrow race. Two blindfolded "drivers" will push their un-blindfolded passenger/navigator down the arena, around a barrel and back to the finish line. Navigator MUST be in the wheelbarrow to win! AgriSupply will be providing the wheelbarrows for the event!

Specialty Act
Since the inception of the Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, we have had various Specialty acts such as: trick riding (including a horse jumping through a flaming hoop!), and trick roping. Each year's event varies, promising that you won't see the same thing year after year!

Steer Dressing
Steer dressing is a Local Fun Event in which local teams attempt to dress a steer. The teams are given clothing items-- shirt, pants and socks (sometimes even a tie!) and they have to catch a steer and dress it. The team that gets their steer dressed first wins a prize from the event sponsor.

Barrel Racing
In Barrel Racing a horse and rider take a cloverleaf shaped route around barrels preset at certain distances in the attempt to get the fastest time. Time penalties are applied when a horse turns over a barrel.

Specialty Act
Since the inception of the Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, we have had various Specialty acts such as: trick riding (including a horse jumping through a flaming hoop!), and trick roping. Each year's event varies, promising that you won't see the same thing year after year!

Team Roping
Team roping involves a team of two competitors on horseback and one steer. The header ropes the front of the steer (usually around the horns), while the other rider ropes the steer's hind feet. Scoring is based on the time it takes both riders to complete their task along with details such as if both hind feet were roped or if the rope went around the head or horns.

Bull Riding
Perhaps one of the most well-known events of Rodeo, Bull Riding is 8 seconds of pure adrenaline for bull, rider and audience! A rider mounts a bull in the chute, and then released into the arena. The rider holds on, attempting to stay mounted until the 8 second buzzer. Scoring is time-based, with penalties for form. Half of the score depends on the animal (the more challenging the animal, the higher the score) and half of the score depends on the rider.

Meet the Stars
After the Rodeo, spectators get a chance to meet the cowboys, Miss Rodeo USA and take photos with them or collect autographs.

Gates Open: 5pm
Rodeo: 7:30pm