Grab your cowboy hat and join us at Union County's annual rodeo and festival featuring rodeo contestants competing in calf roping, bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, bareback riding, and bronco riding. Prizes awarded to the top 4 finalists. For the young and young at heart: pony rides, face painting, fair food, and western-wear vendors. Visit Union County Rodeo for two days of excitement, competition, and fun.

One year ago, folks who knew and loved the Red Gate Rodeo were holding their breath to see if the Union County Rodeo could fill the void. They were not disappointed, and Union County Rodeo will ride again this weekend, July 21 and 22, at 874 Hickory Star Road.

Dr. Jared Graves, veterinarian at Union County Animal Hospital, was approached by Wes and John Stalans of Spur'n S Rodeo Company last year about hosting the rodeo when the new owners of the Red Gate Farm property declined. Graves agreed to host the rodeo on a Hickory Star Road farm that has been in his family since 1882.