Anticipate cold weather for the Fort Worth Stock Show’s opening day
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo begins Friday and continues through Feb. 3 at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Lancaster Avenue and University Drive, just west of downtown.
Details: 817-877-2400 or www.fwssr.com. Apps are available for Apple and Android devices.
Grounds admission: $10 adults, $5 ages 6-16, free age 5 and younger
Rodeo tickets: $22 weekdays and $30 on Friday nights, Saturday and Sunday. Rodeo tickets are good for general admission to the Stock Show the same day. Some rodeo events are already sold out. Rodeo tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster or in person at the ticket office, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., which is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; 817-877-2420.
Parking: $12 per vehicle
Shuttle service: The Rodeo Redline operates on Saturdays and Sundays during the Stock Show for $5 per car. The shuttle service takes you from Billy Bob’s north parking lot (in the Stockyards) to the Stock Show. The shuttles run every 20 minutes (Saturdays : 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.)
A great day to shop
In the retail world, Friday would be described as a “soft opening” at the Fort Worth Stock Show. While there’s not a lot going on in terms of livestock being shown, there will be plenty to eat and tons of places to shop.
Shopping is available from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday in the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall and Brown-Lupton Exhibits Hall (north and south).
Make sure to bundle up if you go. Lows Friday morning will be in the high 20s warming up to the 40s.
Yessir, that’s Stock Show weather.
Friday
8 a.m. AQHA Ranching Heritaga Challenge - Justin Arena
3 p.m. Junior Agricultural Mechanics – Tractors on Parade – Burnett-Tandy Drive
7:30 p.m. Best of the West Invitational Ranch Rodeo – Coliseum
Saturday
8 a.m. Junior Agricultural Mechanics Project Show – Equestrian Multi-Purpose Building
8 a.m. AQHA Ranch Horse Riding – Coliseum
9 a.m. Pigeon Show – Poultry Building
9 a.m. Poultry Show – Open Division – Poultry Building
11 a.m. All Western Parade – Downtown Fort Worth
11 a.m. The Premier Texas Longhorn Sale – West Arena
Noon Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Heritage Sale – Justin Arena
Noon 4-H and FFA Goat Judging Contest – Swine Arena
5 p.m. Premier Cowtown Elite Santa Gertrudis Sale – West Arena
6 p.m. Celebrity Goat Milking Contest followed by Goat Creative Costume Contest – Cattle Arena
7:30 p.m. Best of the West Invitational Ranch Rodeo – Coliseum
Sunday
7:30 a.m. Southwest Intercollegiate, 4-H and FFA Dairy Cattle Judging Contest – Cattle Arena
8 a.m. Texas M.A.D.E. Competition – French Room, Watt Arena
8 a.m. All-American Dairy Goat Show – Swine Arena
8 a.m. AQHA and NRCHA Working Cow Horse Classes – Justin Arena
9 a.m. Cowboy Church provided by Shepherd’s Valley Cowboy Church – Auditorium
9 a.m. Pigeon Show – Poultry Building
9 a.m. Poultry Show – Open Division – Poultry Building
10 a.m. Exhibition Poultry Workshop – Cattle 1 Meeting Room
11 a.m. American Premier Boer Goat Show – Sheep Arena
Noon National Santa Gerturdis Cattle Show – Watt Arena, West Ring
12:30 p.m. Best of the West Invitational Ranch Rodeo Awards Presentation – Coliseum
1 p.m. Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show Invitational Ranch Horse Show and Sale – Coliseum
2 p.m. Junior Agricultural Mechanics Awards Presentation – Equestrian Multi-Purpose Building
2 p.m. Beefmaster Cattle Show – Watt Arena – East Ring
3 p.m. Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn Dairy Cattle – Open Show – Cattle Arena
6 p.m. Fort Worth Braunvieh Sale – West Arena
7:30 p.m. Best of Mexico Celebración – Coliseum
This story was originally published January 11, 2018 at 4:18 PM with the headline "Anticipate cold weather for the Fort Worth Stock Show’s opening day."