{"id":2495682,"date":"2026-07-09T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495682"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:16:08","slug":"annual-bigfork-rodeo-draws-thousands-for-4-days-of-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/annual-bigfork-rodeo-draws-thousands-for-4-days-of-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Bigfork Rodeo draws thousands for 4 days of entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BIGFORK \u2014 For four days after the Fourth of July, the annual Bigfork Rodeo brings in around 20,000 people for a display of professional entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception in 2018, chief operating officer Mandy Arrott says the rodeo has grown to host more professional riders and become a staple in the Flathead Valley.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATCH THE STORY:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"VideoEnhancement\" data-video-disable-history=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Bigfork Rodeo draws thousands to the small town for four days of action<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Bigfork rodeo has become a family tradition for many people in the Flathead Valley, and so everyone shows up and is excited to be here and excited to watch rodeo,&#8221; Arrott said.<\/p>\n<p>People like Octavius Christianson, from Columbia Falls, grew up watching the rodeo in Bigfork.<\/p>\n<p>This year, he made the leap to competing in bull riding, but a broken rib kept him out. He still showed up, though, with plenty of memories and a clear love for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was small, I used to come and watch the greats here and just try to learn off them when I was younger,\u201d Christianson said. \u201cThe best in the world come here for the spectators as well. It&#8217;s pretty cool to watch that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For other first-time competitors like bareback rider C.J. Schultz from Washington, he got to experience Montana hospitality and the unique energy the crowd provides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody here is just willing to give you a hand,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cThe crowd just blows up, you know, really enjoys it and whatnot, and the announcer, I love that guy, he&#8217;s great, like just really puts on a good rodeo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schultz will likely remember his time in Bigfork fondly as he took home a win on his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t have asked for a better rodeo to come to and draw a better horse,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cHonestly, my horse, the stock contractor, did great, and the horses were all good, and mine was just a little better, and I took advantage of it, and it was great. I couldn&#8217;t have asked for a better rodeo for my 20th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '1763516293783419',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.montanasports.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIGFORK \u2014 For four days after the Fourth of July, the annual Bigfork Rodeo brings in around 20,000 people for a display of professional entertainment. 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