‘Clean, good family fun:’ Thousands rejoice Pioneer Day at Spanish Fork rodeo | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

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A cowboy competes in tie-down roping on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A cowgirl competes in barrel racing on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A biker jumps on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A biker jumps on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A cowboy competes in tie-down roping on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A cowgirl competes in barrel racing on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A biker jumps on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A biker jumps on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald

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Cowboys watch the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

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A cowboy competes in tie-down roping on the Fiesta Days Rodeo Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Spanish Fork.

Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald

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Thousands celebrated the Pioneer Day vacation at a jam-packed week of rodeo on the Spanish Fork fairgrounds.

The 84th annual Fiesta Days Rodeo consisted of 5 sold-out occasions held Monday via Friday on the 8,400-seat area, dazzling crowds with a few of the prime cowboys and cowgirls within the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Thursday’s rodeo additionally had its share of aerial theatrics, with a pair of grime bike riders momentarily turning the fairgrounds into a big BMX park, launching their bikes off a ramp, over the rodeo clown and onto a touchdown airbag.

For many households in Utah County, Fiesta Days rodeo is an annual custom and the perfect option to rejoice the vacation week.

“This is clean, good family fun, and obviously, the competitors are amazing,” Spanish Fork resident Heather Larson mentioned. 

Just moving into the fairgrounds could be a problem, although. City officers mentioned every rodeo sells out quickly after tickets are made out there on-line, months earlier than July.

Tracy, from Mapleton, mentioned he has members of the family who leap on it immediately and preserve making an attempt till they safe them.

“It was a beast, but they got them,” he mentioned.

Larson, who mentioned her household has gone to the rodeo for 12 consecutive years, places the ticket launch date in her calendar. If she forgets, there’s different methods to go about it.

“We usually can scoop some up,” she mentioned. “People that can’t make it or whatever. Put our ear to the ground and we can get them.”

For those that don’t get tickets, although, there are many methods to rejoice Fiesta Days and Pioneer Day in Spanish Fork. Friday featured the Grand Parade, which included marching bands, floats and extra. People lined up alongside Center Street and Main Street. On Friday night time, the Firework Spectacular Concert was scheduled.

Kirk Larson believes you will need to acknowledge the vacation.

“I like celebrating our heritage, learning where the settlers came from and why we’re here,” he mentioned. “It’s good to understand history and learn from it and celebrate it.”