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Thirty years robust, Buckmasters Expo is again in Montgomery this yr with a much bigger bang to your buck.
“We’ve added more booth space,” stated Jackie Bushman, who based Buckmasters in 1985. “That’s a good thing. We’ll have more vendors this year. We’ve been able to shrink down our archery tournament for our 4H kids a little bit, so it gave us a little more room.”
It’s taking place at its ordinary house within the Montgomery Convention Center on Aug. 15-17. As all the time, friends can get in free with a canned good or $1 donation. The donations go to assist Friendship Mission and the Salvation Army, Bushman stated.
“We’re always real pleased to try to help those two organizations out,” Bushman stated. “They feed a lot of needy people here in central Alabama.”
Kids age 12 and underneath get in free.
“We’re really pushing the family theme this year,” Bushman stated. “Please bring the kids out and we’ll have fun.”
Special friends for 2025 Buckmasters Expo
Each yr, Buckmasters brings in some well-known names within the open air world for friends to fulfill and chat a bit of with.
“We’ve got a lot of YouTube influencers this year,” Bushman stated.
Among them are:
- Allison Voges, creator of youngsters’s books “Chasing Deer” and “Chasing Turkeys,” who might be within the Young Bucks Pavilion.
- Aly and Cody Hall, husband-and-wife searching duo.
- Glorianne and Ryan Boyd, husband-and-wife searching duo.
- Tim Van Doren, also referred to as the Bama Grill Master.
- The hilarious, inventive and not too long ago married Macy Watkins Johnston, who stated her husband Slade might be there too.
“It’s just going to be fun. I love the folks over there,” stated Johnston, a hunter, angler, artist and social media star who might be on the expo on Aug. 16 and 17 close to the Buckmasters sales space.
Stuff to do at this yr’s Buckmasters
Have you hunted an enormous buck since final yr’s Buckmaster? Bring it in to be scored totally free, Bushman stated.
“The whole event is presented by Mountain Dew,” Bushman stated.
Except for the night bull rides on Aug. 15 and 16, and free rides on the Harriott II riverboat on Aug. 16 and 17, Bushman stated they’re bringing open air love indoors to the AC of the conference middle this yr.
“One thing we’ve learned about August in Montgomery, Alabama, it’s pretty hot out outside,” Bushman stated. “So we’ve decided to bring some of our entertainment stuff from outside to inside.”
A spotlight for 2025 is the return of the Young Bucks Pavilion within the ballroom. It’ll characteristic free balloon artwork from The Balloon Man, face portray, and even a wild experience that is open to everybody.
“We’re bringing a mechanical bull in,” Bushman stated. “That’ll be in the Young Bucks Pavilion, but anybody can ride it. We’re going to have some of the bull riders come in and work with some of the kids who want to ride it… We might have some future bull riders after Buckmasters.”
Buckmasters hours might be Aug. 15 from 3-8 p.m., Aug. 16 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to five p.m.
“I think there’s something there for every outdoors person,” Bushman stated.
Bulls and Buckmasters is again with its annual rock and roll rodeo, that includes professional bull riders from throughout the nation.
“The bulls have brought two lifestyles together, the Western lifestyle and the hunting and fishing lifestyle,” Bushman stated. “I think that’s been a huge hit.”
Shoppers will not have to fret about lacking out on procuring offers to go see this wild experience. It’ll start about quarter-hour after the expo closes each nights, and it is free to attend.
“We coordinate that with the doors closing at Buckmasters Expo,” Bushman stated.
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