The 111th Silver Spurs Rodeo debuts at the all-new Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. The rodeo runs October 9th through the 12th, and is celebrating its 60th year of heart-stopping, pulse-pounding action.
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KISSIMMEE and ST. CLOUD, FL (PRWEB) August 19, 2003 -- Whats more American than baseball and apple pie? Why, the Silver Spurs Rodeo—the original American sport! And tickets will be on sale beginning September 1, 2003 for the 111th edition of the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi.
Pulse-pounding excitement teams up with heart-stopping action for four days, October 9-12, 2003 when some of the best cowboys in the world compete for more than $50,000 in cash prizes and prestige. The weekend will also spotlight the toughest bulls and broncos in some of the most adrenaline-pumping action anywhere. Thrilling the throngs of rodeo lovers will be some of the funniest rodeo clowns anywhere as well as top concerts.
For the extreme sports” lovers, the Xtreme Bulls returns to Silver Spurs on Saturday, October 11, with 30 of the countrys top riders competing for a whopping $75,000 purse.
Celebrating 60 years of wholesome family fun and entertainment, the Silver Spurs Rodeo moves into its brand new home with the grand opening of the multi-million, state-of-the-future, climate- controlled, high-tech Silver Spurs Arena located at the all-new Osceola Heritage Park. The new multi-purpose Silver Spurs Arena takes spectator comfort to a new level, with 8,300 extra wide seats and twelve luxury suites, completewith bar and restaurant service.
The 120-acre Osceola Heritage Park, which includes the Osceola County Stadium, the Exhibition Building, Outdoor pavilion, KVLS Pavilion and University of Florida Extension Services has been developed as a showplace of facilities that honors and celebrates the Kissimmee/St. Cloud community and its agricultural and cattle ranching heritage.
This years festivities will feature such rodeo favorites as bull riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, and barrel racing, along with crowd pleasing cowboy clowns. And rodeo fans will thrill to the breathtaking performances by the world famous Silver Spurs Quadrille team where eight couples intricately execute a square dance on horseback.
Tickets for the 111th Silver Spurs Rodeo can be purchased beginning September 1, 2003 online through ticketmaster.com or from the following locations:
Kissimmee:
Silver Spurs Arena Box Office at Osceola Heritage Park
The Official Ticket Center Hwy
Know Before You Go TicketCenter,Hwy192 Gregs Western Wear W. Hwy 192 near old town
The Mod Cowboy E. Hwy 192
In surrounding areas:
The Adventure Center at Bass Pro Shops – Outdoor World, Orlando, Florida
All Destination Universal Guest Service Locations
Know Before You Go Ticket Center, International Drive
Elis Western Wear: Dundee
Gregs Western Wear, Sanford, Orlando, Casselberry,
Imperial Saddle Shop: Longwood
Way out West: Davenport
Wildwood Western Wear, Wildwood
Wishful Thinking Western World, Leesburg, Ocala
Byrds Western Store, Melbourne
Tickets are $35, $25 or $20 for the Thursday through Saturday rodeos (all beginning at 7 pm); Sunday tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.
Founded by the Silver Spurs Riding Club in 1944 to promote good horsemanship and good fellowship in Osceola County, the Silver Spurs Rodeo today is one of the most successful rodeos in the country. The event features traditional rodeo competitions such as bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding, calf roping and barrel racing. Steeped in history and an icon of the areas rich cattle ranching heritage, the Silver Spurs Rodeo has been a signature event in the Kissimmee-St. Cloud area for more than half a century. For additional information on the 111th Silver Spurs Rodeo of Champions, call 407-67-RODEO or go to http://www.silverspursrodeo.com.
For information on the Kissimmee/St. Cloud area, go to Kissimmee/St. Cloud Convention and Visitors Bureau at http://www.floridakiss.com.
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