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The event became known as the Clovis Day Festival. The events
were kicked off on April 1st with family picnics, tug-o-wars,
wheelbarrow races, etc.The culmination of the month was a
parade through downtown Clovis, with the Clovis Municipal
Band and a Festival Queen being crowned. The rodeo was the
last weekend.
In the twenties, the parade became a major event before the
rodeo, with an old fashioned “paddy-wagon” in the parade and
cowboys would pull merchants from their stores and put them
in the wagon and finish the parade with them.
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Began as an Old West celebration by the Clovis Women’s Club. It
was a venue for local cowboys to compete. It evolved into a
two-day event with bronco riding, steer wrestling, calf roping,
bull riding, etc.
A VIP pavilion was constructed over the roping chutes for
watching the rodeo indoors or on the elevated patio. The
Clovis Rodeo has been one of the Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association Tour Rodeos for the last several
years, which brings the top cowboys to our community.
This event is also televised on national networks.
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There’s a rich history connected with the Rodeo.
One hundred years ago, when Clovis was a small, distant
and dusty farm town of perhaps 1,000 residents, a group
of enterprising women decided to get together and
throw a "spring festival" — a little town picnic with a
parade and informal horse races among ranchers and
cowboys — & as a fundraising event. In 2014 we took the
time to remember the past 100 years!
In this year the event became known as the Clovis Rodeo, with
working cowboys the main participants. Downtown Clovis was
much different then, and people would park their cars around a
vacant block and the rodeo would take place there.
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The predecessor of today’s Rodeo Association was formed and
organized (Clovis Horse Show and Festival Assn). The rodeo was
held just north of Third St.
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The group purchased 26 acres from the Shaver Lake Lumber Co.
(today’s rodeo grounds) with the intent of constructing a rodeo
area. In April of that year, the first wooden grandstand was built
with seating for 1,400 people.
Marty Fleming
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With the official name of Clovis Horse Show and Festival
Assn., the association began to use the name of Clovis
Rodeo Association.
The large concrete grandstand was constructed. At that
time there was also a racetrack within the grounds. For
many years, the rodeo included “chuck-wagon races”
around the grounds. During other times of the year, the
track was used for “hardtop” races. Many improvements
have been constructed over the years. Including, a large
hall building in the 1980’s.
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