Rodeo Alaska Anchorage

• May 29th, 2021
• May 27th – 28th, 2022
• May 29th – 30th, 2022
• Aug 20th – 21st, 2022
• Aug 27th – 29th, 2022
• May 27th, 2023

• Saturday: 4:00pm - 8:00pm

• Barrels
• Break-Away Roping
• Bull Riding
• Chute Dogging
• Double Mugging
• Ladies Breakaway
• Mutton Bustin
• Ribbon Roping
• Saddle Bronc Riding
• Steer Riding
• Team Roping

• PRCA

The 49th Annual Rodeo Alaska Anchorage will be held on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 in Palmer, Alaska. This Palmer rodeo is held at Alaska State Fair Grounds.

Come See the best bull riders in the World compete for over $50,000 in cash and Bering Sea Gold!!!
A Memorial Day weekend filled with exciting actioned packed events with bull riding
, Ram championship rodeo, Live Concerts, Golden Wheel amusements, Vendors, and much More!!!

RODEO 101
Professional rodeo action consists of two types of competitions - roughstock events and timed events - and an all-around cowboy crown. In the roughstock events bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding a contestant's score is equally dependent upon his performance and the animal's performance.

To earn a qualified score, the cowboy, while using only one hand, must stay aboard a bucking horse or bull for eight seconds. If the rider touches the animal, himself or any of his equipment with his free hand, he is disqualified. In saddle bronc and bareback riding, a cowboy must "mark out" his horse; that is, he must exit the chute with his spurs set above the horse's shoulders and hold them there until the horse's front feet hit the ground after the initial jump out of the chute. Failing to do so results in disqualification.

During the regular season, two judges each score a cowboy's qualified ride by awarding 0 to 25 points for the rider's performance and 0 to 25 points for the animal's effort. The judges' scores are then combined to determine the contestant's score. A perfect score is 100 points.

In timed events steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing and steer roping; cowboys and cowgirls at "the other end of the arena" compete against the clock, as well as against each other. A contestant's goal is to post the fastest time in his or her event. In steer wrestling and the roping events, calves and steers are allowed a head start. The competitor, on horseback, starts in a three-sided fenced area called a box. The fourth side opens into the arena. A rope barrier is stretched across that opening and is tied to the calf or steer with a breakaway loop. Once the calf or steer reaches the head-start point - predetermined by the size of the arena - the barrier is automatically released. If a cowboy breaks that barrier, a 10-second penalty is added.