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Eight rodeo performances anchor Prescott’s Independence Week celebration
Prescott’s signature rodeo delivers seven days of professional competition, parades, dances, and Western tradition during the busiest holiday week of summer.
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The World’s Oldest Rodeo turns Prescott into Arizona’s Western capital for a full Independence Week, with eight PRCA performances covering bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback, roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and breakaway. Parades, dances, and downtown festivities expand the celebration well beyond the arena itself across the full seven-day run.
The sheer length of the schedule is what sets this rodeo apart from a typical weekend event: families can attend multiple performances across the week rather than committing to a single evening, pacing the visit around naps, meals, and downtown wandering instead of cramming everything into one long day at the arena, and returning for a second or third night without repeating the same experience.
The seven-day schedule and global draw make this one of Arizona’s clearest overnight event generators, so lodging should be reserved well ahead of the holiday rush. Visitors can pair the rodeo with Whiskey Row, granite hiking, and nearby Watson, Willow, or Goldwater Lake, building a full Independence Week itinerary around Prescott’s signature summer tradition that extends well past the arena gates each evening.
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