Boston hosts its first rodeo in nearly 100 years on City Hall Plaza

The Wild West is coming to Boston, as town is internet hosting its first rodeo Saturday in nearly 100 years.

Crews had been exhausting at work Friday night time, dumping dust onto City Hall Plaza to construct an enviornment for skilled cowboys and cowgirls to compete within the occasions. 

The rodeo consists of bull using, steer wrestling and barrel racing. It additionally contains a nation music pageant with stay performances and line dancing.

“All eight rodeo events, which is bull riding, bronc riding, tie down, all of the lassoing, so it’s all eight events so you can expect real bulls, horses, everything,” mentioned Eddie McHugh, one of many organizers.

The rodeo is being placed on by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The PRCA mentioned the final time Boston itself hosted a rodeo was again in 1936.

Gates open on Saturday at 2 p.m. at City Hall Plaza. General admission tickets are offered out for Saturday’s present however VIP tickets are nonetheless out there on the rodeo’s website.

If you’ll be able to’t make Boston’s rodeo, Massachusetts additionally has its personal rodeo on the Rochester Fairgrounds on the South Coast. Every different week, 1000’s of spectators pack the stands to observe rivals from throughout New England and at the same time as far-off as Brazil. 

New England Rodeo additionally affords clinics for brand new bull riders and alternatives for guests to stand up near the animals. For extra info on the New England Rodeo and a schedule of their occasions, go to their website.