Get ready for the Rodeo

Advance tickets for the 73rd annual Wimberley VFW Rodeo go on sale beginning Sunday, July 1. Rodeo performances will be held Thursday through Saturday, July 5-7.

Advance ticket prices are $12 for adults and $7 for children 12 years old and under. Tickets at the gate on the nights of the rodeo will be $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Advance ticket sales will be at the VFW Hall, 401 Jacobs Well Road, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday fromnoon until 6 p.m. On these days, tickets also may be purchased by phone (512-847-6441).Cash, check or major credit cards are accepted.

Limited box seat tickets may be available for $25 on advance ticket purchase days.

On the nights of the rodeo, gates will open at 5:30 with the first mutton busting at 7. The rodeo begins at 8. Events will include bull riding, tie down calf roping, bareback and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team toping, women’s breakaway roping and women’s barrel racing.

New for 2018 is the sale of beer on the rodeo grounds. As in the past, rodeo guests may bring small coolers with alcoholic beverages, but beer sales will be available for those who don’t wish to carry ice chests.

The Wimberley VFW Rodeo is a pro/open event sanctioned by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association and sponsored by VFW Post 6441. Proceeds are used to support veterans and a variety of community activities and organizations. The rodeo producer is Bo Davis of Gonzales, and the stock contractor is the Cadillac Rodeo Company.