The World’s Oldest Rodeo – Prescott, AZ

2010 – and what to do when that most-famous time of the year comes around – July 4^th?  Well, have I got a place for you and all your friends and family to visit.  Come to the official  World’s Oldest Rodeo – where, you ask?  Well, it’s in Prescott, Arizona!  It began in 1888, when the town fathers included a “cowboy contest” in their Frontier Days celebrations, hoping to entice people to come into town from nearby farms and ranches – it worked!!  And that was the beginning.

Drawing on its rich – and strictly American – tradition, Prescott took center stage in the 1972 movie Junior Bonner, starring Steve Mcqueen.  Written by Prescott native, Jeb Rosebrook and filmed on location, the story focused on McQueen’s character as an aging rodeo rider who comes home to Prescott to compete in the town’s annual Frontier Days Rodeo.

So plan to attend this year, where images of cowboys astride bucking broncs will ride high at Prescott’s most anticipated event, celebrating its 123^rd year in July. Check in out at www.worldsoldestrodeo.com