Event

Cle Elum Roundup

WEBSITE: www.cleelumroundup.com

Whether you want to cheer on your favorite contestant in the kids rodeo or holler encouragement to a bucking bronc rider, the 1st Annual Cle Elum Roundup presented by Smokey's Bar-B-Que is going to be an action-packed weekend of down home family fun! Don't miss the excitement as daring cowboys compete in a rousing show of their traditional horsemanship and generations-old Wild West lifestyle.

When: August 2 and 3, 2014

Activities both days:
11:00 a.m.Daily Kids' Rodeo (Kids 6 and under are free)
1:30 p.m. Spanish Dancing Horses
2:00 p.m. Rodeo Events (see below)

Where: Washington State Horse Park, just off I-90 in Cle Elum 1202 Douglas Munro Blvd.

Extra Fun: Spurs and Heels Street Dance Saturday, 5 8 p.m. downtown Cle Elum

What: This will be an honest to goodness Western roundup, like all before it, with tests of many cowboy riding skills needed on the open range during big-time cattle drives. Events over the two days will include saddle bronc and bareback riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, breakaway roping, team roping and barrel racing. There will be food vendors, a beer garden and other attractions, so plan to spend the day.
The Roundup is sanctioned by Pro-West Rodeos, with top quality bucking stock provided by Daniel Beard of the well-known Rodeo Co/ Two Bar D out of Ellensburg.