KISSIMMEE/ST. CLOUD -- What’s 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 country’s 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, with 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 year’s 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 535
Know Before You Go Ticket Center, Hwy 192
The Mod Cowboy E. Hwy 192
Greg’s Western Wear W. Hwy 192 near old town
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
Eli’s Western Wear: Dundee
Greg’s Western Wear, Sanford, Orlando, Casselberry,
Imperial Saddle Shop: Longwood
Way out West: Davenport
Wildwood Western Wear, Wildwood
Wishful Thinking Western World, Leesburg, Ocala
Byrd’s 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 area’s 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 www.silverspursrodeo.com.
For information on the Kissimmee/St. Cloud area, go to Kissimmee/St. Cloud Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.floridakiss.com.