67th Annual Mid-Winter Fair and PRCA Rodeo

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The 67th Annual Mid-Winter Fair and PRCA Rodeo are located in Blackham Coliseum this year, the Lafayette Rodeo is back in town! Louisana’s longest running and most famous Mid-Winter Fair Rodeo is annually held in the month of January, and features the greatest rodeo competitors, entertainers, and livestock in the world! Spectators get to watch talented cowboys and cowgirls compete in a variety of events in this PRCA Rodeo including steer wrestling, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, team roping, barrel racing, bull riding and calf and team roping. With exciting cash prizes to be won and such a diversity of events, you can be sure this will be a great family event with something for everyone to enjoy.

The performances will take place from January 10 (Thursday) to January 13 (Sunday) at these timings:
Thursday, January 10, 2019, 7:30 p.m. (4-H / FFA night)
Friday, January 11, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 12, 2019, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 13, 2019, 2:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online here; they range from $15 – $22 for adults and $11 – $22 for children (3-12). Children up to the age of two years can come in for free if they’re seated on your lap. There are also a limited number of VIP packages up for grabs for $50. VIP pass holders get an event ticket, a VIP parking pass and entry into the VIP hospitality room. You can also buy tickets from the Mid-Winter Fair Rodeo ticket office, located at Blackham Coliseum, 2330 Johnston Street, from January 7th to January 13th.

Rodeo Tickets are also on sale at the following area outlets until January 13th:
Ranch Outlet (Selling: Section O – Row 1-16) | 3324 NE Evangeline Hwy, Lafayette, LA
Huval’s Boot and Shoe Repair (Selling: Section H – Row 7-16) | 901 N Parkerson, Crowley, LA
Frey Outfitters (Selling: Section C – Row 1-16) | 3320 E Laurel, Eunice, LA 70535
Boot Barn (Selling: Section M – Row 7-16) | 3320 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA
Cavenders Boot City (Selling: Section Q – Row 1-16) | 130 Tucker Drive, Lafayette, LA
Gulotta’s (Selling: Section D – Row 1-7) | 916 S. Lewis St., New Iberia, LA
Buy your tickets as fast as possible; they sell out quickly, and all seats are reserved! For further information, call 318-787-4790.

Peter Varlet

Peter Varlet’s the cowboy critic you love to hate, until he’s right. Born during a thunderstorm in 1972 in Bismarck, North Dakota, he grew up watching his WWII vet dad battle to save their farm from corporate claws. Now, Peter’s the unapologetic voice of Western culture, with a historian’s grip on America’s past, acknowledging both its heroes and hypocrites. His truth to power articles are a no-holds-barred zone for rodeo reviews, cowboy movie takedowns, and ranching tricks that work. He’ll tell you why your country singer’s a fraud and how to fix a fence with only baling wire and spite. Peter despises corporate factory farms taking over and cherishes the DIY grit of real Americans. Politically correct? Nope. Trustworthy? Damn straight. He’s saving the West, one brutal truth at a time.