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Payson’s historic rodeo packs four high-country days
Barrel racing and three PRCA performances bring bull riding, broncs, roping, family day, and rodeo dances to Arizona’s Rim Country.
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Payson’s World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo carries more than 140 years of Rim Country tradition into a four-day program, opening with a Wednesday mixer and cornhole event before Thursday barrel racing, Friday-night PRCA action, two Saturday performances, and post-rodeo dances close out the week’s competition beneath the Mogollon Rim’s cooler high-country air.
Families can shape their visit around this extended schedule in a way a single-day rodeo never allows: arrive Wednesday for the relaxed mixer, catch Thursday’s barrel racing during a quieter afternoon, then build toward the bigger Friday and Saturday PRCA performances once the whole family has settled into the rhythm of Rim Country rodeo week and its many smaller gatherings along the way.
Multiple performances and late dances make an overnight stay worthwhile for anyone hoping to see more than a single evening’s events. Nearby Mogollon Rim lakes, forest roads, and trails turn rodeo weekend into a broader outdoor getaway, giving families plenty to fill the daylight hours between each night’s competition and the final Saturday performances closing out the week.
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