Cody Wyoming: Where Every Night is Rodeo Night

All throughout the summer, Cody Wyo. is home to the only nightly rodeo in the country. As an open rodeo, the event welcomes rodeo contestants of all levels the chance to compete in the famous Cody arena. Starting in June, and running through August, there is a rodeo every single night. Some of the best professional rodeo athletes will make an appearance every so often. 

Travel Wyoming calls Cody, "a quintessential example of a Western destination - rooted in history, with a love of the outdoors, good food, family, and a little grit." As a huge tourist attraction, the rodeo serves as good nightly entertainment for tourist and locals alike. 

The gates open at 7 p.m. before the show starts at 8 p.m. Food trucks, vendors, the rodeo's official store, face painting, and more make for a one of a kind experience for the whole family. 

When planning your trip to the Cody Nite Rodeo, make sure to get there in time to meet Norman. Norman is a live rodeo bull that fans of all ages get the chance to sit on and take a picture with, to take home a souvenir and a memory. 

Cody Stampede

Cody is known as the 'rodeo capital of the world,' specifically on the fourth of July. In addition to the Nite Rodeo performances all summer long, there is a week in July where the best of the best travel to northwest Wyoming for the Cody Stampede. The Professional Cowboys Rodeo Association (PRCA) takes over for a few nights, July 1 - July 4. The Cody Stampede is one of the biggest professional rodeos over Cowboy Christmas anywhere in the country and brings in the biggest names in the sport. 

The History of Rodeo in Cody

Over a hundred years ago, Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show got rodeo started in Cody. Buffalo Bill himself founded the town of Cody. When the show was closed in 1913 and Buffalo Bill passed in 1919, it was decided that a rodeo celebration should continue in his honor. Since then, the Cody Stampede has been an ongoing rodeo tradition over the fourth of July. 

Later, in 1938 the Nite Rodeo began and was started by a fellow Wild West show performer. The Nite Rodeo became a huge contribution to the Cody community and the Stampede too as a source of income and giving cowboys and cowgirls another reason to stop by.