For a full list of the 2007 Rodeos in BC see:
www.rodeobc.com
See the Horse Barn web site for country relates events in the Kamloops Area:
www.horsebarncanada.com
April 11th - 13th, 2008 - 5th Annual Columbia River Cowboy Gathering
In Kennewick, WA. Contact Ed Dailey, PO Box 3804, Tri-Cities, WA 99302.
Email:
legendsofcountry@clearwire.net website:
www.cowboygettogether.com
April 20th - Cowboy Fun Shoot
Spring Ice Breaker, Hefley Creek Gun Club, 15 minutes
North of Kamloops on Hwy #5 Presented by The Western
Canadian Frontier Shootist Society and Kamloops Target
Sports Assn.
Contact Mark (250) 578-7826
www.wcfss.com
www.ktsa.ca
info@ktsa.ca
May 1st - Cowboy Fun Shoot
Introduction to Cowboy Action Shooting, Kamloops Target Sports
Assn. Range, West Trans Canada Hwy Kamloops Contact Jim Sloper
(250) 573-2885
www.ktsa.ca Email:
info@ktsa.ca
May 17th - 19th - 89th Annual Falkland Stampede
CPRA and PRCA approved, Started in 1919 it is one of Canada's
oldest Rodeos. The biggest little rodeo in the West, is less
than an hour South of Kamloops on Hwy 97 for information phone
(250) 379- 2400
www.rodeocanada.com
May 22 - Surrey Museum,
Evening of Cowboy
Poetry with Mike Puhallo at the Surrey Museum, Surrey, BC, Canada. Email:
OMCapota@surrey.ca Tel. (604) 592-6951
May 23rd - Clinton Grad Class Dinner Theater Cowboy Concert
on the Clinton Rodeo Weekend - Friday May 23rd. All proceeds go to the Grad Class.
The concert will feature Alberta's Brett Kissel with other performances by Frank
Gleeson and Jeremy Willis. Tickets are $25 each.
Email Patti at:
pallison@telus.net for details and / or download a poster here:
Click here for a Poster PDF
May 24th - Barriere High School Rodeo
Saturday M 2008 11:00 AM Barriere Fall Fair Grounds 60 Km
North of Kamloops on Hwy #5
May 24th - 25th - Clinton May Ball Rodeo
2008 Clinton BC ( Just a 1 ½ hours North of Kamloops on Hwy
97) BCRA approved rodeo
Call (250) 398-4104 for info
www.rodeobc.com
May 25th - Chase High School Rodeo
Sunday 11:00 AM, Chase Rodeo Arena ½ hour East
of Kamloops on Hwy #1
May 30th, 31st & June 1st - 3rd Annual Canadian Rockies Cowboy Festival
On Hwy 11 Midway between Red Deer and Banff Alberta
MC: Mike Puhallo, featuring Gary Fjellgaard, Larry & Dwain Sands, Joni
Harms, Ivan Daines , Horse Crazy, 3 Musty Steers, Bryn Thiessen, Alan
Christie & Hillbilly Dust, Mag Mawhinney, Danny & Susan Gibson, Dave
McClure, and Al Owchar. 1-888-810-2103.
www.davidthompsonresort.com
June 5th - 8th, 2008 (tentative) Black Powder Rifle Match
Hefley Creek Gun Club, 15 Minutes North of Kamloops on Hwy 5
www.ktsa.ca Email:
info@ktsa.ca Tom (250) 579-9932
June 7th - BC Little Britches
Rodeo Sage Brush Downs. Mt Paul Centre.
Young Cowboys and Cowgirls (15 years of age and under ) compete in a
wide range of rodeo events.
www.bclbra.org Email:
info@bclbra.org
June 7th - Merritt High School Rodeo
Saturday , 2008 Merritt Rodeo Grounds 11 Am ( 1 hour South Of
Kamloops on Hwy 5 )
June 7th - Jack Pot Team Cattle Penning
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
June 12th - 15th - Pincher Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering
21 years old and going strong. This is Canada's original cowboy gathering,
set in the beautiful foothills of Southern Alberta. For information
phone 1-888-298-5855, or (403) 627-5855
June 13th - 15th BC High School Rodeo Finals
June 13-15, 2008 Mt. Paul Centre At Sage Brush Downs. British
Columbia's Best, High School Cowboys and Cowgirls compete for
provincial championships and the right to compete at the National
High School Finals!
June 14th - 15th Ashcroft and District Stampede
June 14-15 2008 Ashcroft BC BCRA approved rodeo Call (250) 398-4104 for info
www.rodeobc.com/ashcroft-stampede
June 20th - 22nd - Canadian Rockies Bluegrass Festival
David Thompson Resort Midway between Red Deer and Banff Alberta.
Featuring, MC Mike Puhallo, Eli Barsi, Cowboy Celtic, and others TBA
1-888-810-2103.
www.davidthompsonresort.com
June 21st - Poker Ride and Fun Day Gymkhana (Equestrian Sports)
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
June 27th - 30th BC Cutting Horse Association Competitions
at Sage Brush Downs, The BC Maturity Classic Challenge, and the
Zirnhilt Bonanza Cutting. 4 days of spectacular competition
between some of the finest equine athletes in the world. For
information check out
www.cuttingnews.com (area 20)
gethooked@telus.net (250) 672-2151
June 28th & 29th North Thompson Homecoming
Barriere British Columbia. Celebrating 150 years of History. Cowboy
Poetry, Western Music...Much Much More at The North Thompson Fair
Grounds. Inviting all Valley Families past and present. Phone for
information (250) 672-5672 or Email:
donnakibble@yahoo.ca
June 28th - 30th - Sun Peaks Cattle Drive
(Last Weekend in June exact Dates TBA) Three day western adventure
like no other, moving a herd of cattle from the home ranch in the
valley up through Sun Peaks Ski Resort to their sub-alpine summer
range. The scenery is incredible, but be prepared to spend 3 full
days on horseback, this is the real thing! Sun Peaks Resort is just
45 minutes from Kamloops.
www.sunpeakstrailrides.ca ph: (250) 578-5407 or (250) 578-5542
July 1st - Canada Day Celebration,
at Historic 108 Mile Ranch in British Columbia's Cariboo Country.
MC Cowboy Poet Mike Puhallo hosts a day of entertainment for the
whole family.
July 4th - 7th - Provincial Cowboy Action Shooting Championship
Hefley Creek Gun Club, 15 minutes North of Kamloops on Hwy #5 Presented by
The Western Canadian Frontier Shootist Society and Kamloops Target Sports
Assn. The biggest event of its kind in Canada.
Contact Mark Shiorarondo (250) 578-7826
www.wcfss.com or
www.ktsa.ca email:
info@ktsa.ca
July 5th - Stock Dog Seminar (training working stock dogs)
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
July 11th, 12th, & 13th - Willow Creek Cowboy Gathering
Stavely Alberta,
www.wccowboygathering.com
July 12th- Cowboy Concert
at the Country Peddler, Sheridan Lake BC. 2hrs North of Kamloops
on Hwy 24 Call 1-888-763-2224 for details
July 12th - Jack Pot Team Cattle Penning
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
July 19th - BC Little Britches Rodeo
Logan Lake Equestrian Centre 40 minutes south of Kamloops
via Coquihalla . Young Cowboys and Cowgirls (15 years of age
and under) compete in a wide range of rodeo events.
www.bclbra.org
Email:
info@bclbra.org
July 19th - 20th - Squilax Pow Wow
attracts tourists annually in the third weekend of July.
The Pow Wow celebrates the traditions of three local bands.
An array of dances, including the jingle dress dance and the
grass dance, are performed. Turn off Hwy 1 approximately 7 km
East of Chase (Just over 1/2 hr East of Kamloops.
July 25th - 27th, 2008 - The BULL Festival in Eldorado, Texas
has always
been heavy on cowboy poets in it's five years of existence, but in 2008,
the event will be making some major changes. The event is moving to
the T9C Ranch just outside the city limits and will convert to being
a complete cowboy gathering with poets, musicians, chuck wagon cooks
and anything else cowboy. A cowboy church service will be conducted on
Sunday morning.
For more information, contact Jim Runge at
eoboc@hotmail.com or phone (325) 853-3678
July 26th & 27th - Poker Ride and Fun Day Gymkhana
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
August 1st - 3rd - Kamloops Pow Wow
KIB Arbor at Chief Louis
Centre, One of Canada’s largest First Nations Festivals featuring
traditional Native dancing, arts and foods. This event attracts
thousands of visitors from around the world! . Everyone is welcome.
PowWow Society at (250) 828-9700, Loc: 738 or via email:
powwow@kib.ca
See:
www.kib.ca
August 7th - 10th - 32 Annual Ivan Daines Country Music Pick-Nic
4 days of Country Music, Western Music, Rodeo, Team Penning, horse
training clinics, cowboy action Shooting and a whole bunch more.
At the Daines Rodeo Ranch Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. Information
phone: (403) 227-2636 or Email:
daines@telusplanet.net
August 8th & 9th - Pritchard Rodeo
Pritchard Rodeo Ground 1/2
Hour East Of Kamloops on Trans Canada Highway Turn South at the
Pritchard Store. Rodeo grounds is 1 mile off the highway behind the
community hall.
www.rodeobc.com contact Don Swift (250) 577-3461
August 15th - 17th - 15th Annual Stony Plain Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Stony Plain, Alberta.
www.stonyplaincowboypoetry.com
August 16th - Clinton Country Music Jamboree
Reg Conn Park downtown Clinton BC 1 1/2 hour North of Kamloops, BC
on Hwy 97 MC Mike Puhallo hosts a day of Cowboy Poetry, Country and
Western music, pack horse and horse shoeing demonstrations,
leathercraft, and folk art, lots of great entertainment, food and fun
for the whole family. 1-888-763-2224
August 16th - Poker Ride and Fun Day Gymkhana
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
August 22nd - 23rd - Kamloops Outdoor Pro Rodeo
Two days
of top notch professional Rodeo action just 5 minutes from downtown
Kamloops at Sage Brush Downs, Kamloops. Voted best rodeo of 2006
by the Cowboys
www.rodeocanada.com Contact Phone: (250) 851-1981
7PM each day
August 22nd - September 1st - Black Powder Rendezvous
Hefley Creek Gun Club 15 Minutes North of Kamloops on Hwy 5, Step
back in time to the days of the fur trade era and mountain men.
Tom Wainright (250) 579-9932
www.ktsa.ca email:
info@ktsa.ca
August 24th - Jack Pot Team Roping
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
August 28th - 31st - BC Barrel Racing Finals
Sage Brush Downs.
4 days of fast horses and exciting action as competitors of various age
groups compete for provincial titles.
www.bcbra.com Phone (250) 542-7798
livetobarrelrace@yahoo.ca
August 29th to September 1st - North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo
Barriere Fall fair grounds 60 Km North of Kamloops on Highway 5, Fall
Fair & Rodeo with a Main stage show, cowboy poetry, country &
western music, clowns, parades, livestock show, pony Chuck-wagon
races and so much more.
www.fallfair-rodeo.com and / or
www.rodeobc.com
Dick Ross (250) 672-9208
September 6th - Jack Pot Team Cattle Penning
Wilson Arena, Gord And Brenda Wilson (Cowboy Adventures),
90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5 (250) 677-4325
www.horseandrv.com email:
bgwilson@mercuryspeed.com
September 12th - 13th - Cowboy Up
Ranch and The Gathering Place Resort
Nova Scotia, Canada, hosts cowboy poet Mike Puhallo, for two evenings
of western entertainment on the East Coast . Kathy and Mike White 1035
North Loch Lomond Road, Loch Lomond Nova Scotia B2E 1C4 Canada.
Phone (902) 822-1102.
www.cowboyupranch.ca
September 18th - 22nd - 70th Annual Provincial Winter Fair
"SAGEBRUSH DOWNS" 485 Mount Paul Center Way Kamloops, BC V2H 0A8
General Enquiries can be directed to
info@provincialwinterfair.com See :
www.provincialwinterfair.com
October 25th - Ridge Meadows Oprey
Maple Ridge, BC, Mike Puhallo, The Alloette River Band, many
others TBA. Matinee and Evening Concerts in Support of the
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol research. Call for tickets (604) 476 2787
www.ridgemeadowsopry.ca
November 15th Williams Lake Cowboy Christmas
Cowboy Trade Show and Evening Concert at the Rec Centre Williams Lake, BC.
Fund raiser in support of BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Museum of the
Cariboo Chilcotin. Phone: (250) 392-7404 or Email:
mccwl@uniserve.com or see their web site at:
www.cowboy-museum.com
November 16th Dusty Rose Pub 70 Mile
Alan Moberg and Ed Peekeekoot will play the Pub in 70 Mile House
on Sunday evening. Phone Mark (250) 456-2425 for info, or phone the
Dusty Rose Pub for reservations (250) 456-2424.
December 5th - Cowboy Christmas Concert
Salmar Community, Theatre Salmon Arm, BC
mikepuhallo@direct.ca 1-888-763-2224
December 6th - Cowboy Christmas Concert
Saturday Calvary Community Church Presented by the BC Cowboy Heritage
Society, Country 103, The Best Western Hotel and The Horse Barn.
An evening of cowboy poetry Country and Western Music with a seasonal
flavour. Hosted by cowboy poet Mike Puhallo, entertainers TBA for info call
1-888-763-2224
For a full list of the 2007 Rodeos in BC see:
www.rodeobc.com
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