Muskogee to host Frontier Days & Rodeo July 1-2
By Cathy Spaulding cspaulding @ muskogeephoenix . com
WHAT : Frontier Days & Rodeo . WHEN : 8 p . m . July 1-2 . WHERE : Hatbox Field , 600 S . 40th
St ., Muskogee . ADMISSION : Free . Muskogee will bring in the bulls , the broncs and barrels this July as the city ’ s 150th birthday celebration continues .
The city will host the Frontier Days & Rodeo at 8 p . m . July 1 and 2 at Hatbox Field . Admission is free .
“ This is a way we can give back to the community in honor of Muskogee ’ s 150th birthday ,” said City of Muskogee media relations manager Tera Shows . “ On January 1 , we had the birthday party at Hatbox Event Center . This is our follow-up gift to our city .”
The city chose a rodeo because of how much interest is generated by local bull-riding events , Shows said .
“ We felt this was an event our community would enjoy ,” she said .
More than 300 professional contestants could compete , said Baredown Pro Rodeo producer Blake Burns .
“ That week of the Fourth of July and the week after is considered a Cowboy Christmas because guys can get to more rodeos in 14 days than they can any other time on the calendar , plus the added money ,” Burns said . “ Muskogee ’ s got the largest added money in Oklahoma that weekend .”
The rodeo is sanctioned by the American Cowboy Rodeo Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association , and the Bull Riders Inc . Muskogee will host the week ’ s largest ACRA and IPRA sanctioned events , Burns said .
18 Tahlequah Daily Press | Green Country Scene • Good Eats • July 2022