The 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo rides back into Kissimmee this February

Enjoy bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, and barrel racing!

The 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo returns Friday, February 17 through until Sunday, February 19 at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee.

The Silver Spurs Rodeo is one of Osceola County’s longest and most treasured traditions, hosted every 3rd weekend in February

The rodeo features all seven traditional rodeo events: bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, and barrel racing.

In between all the rodeo action, there will be an act by the rodeo clown and the famous and fast Silver Spurs Quadrille team, who perform a square dance on horseback.

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150th Annual Silver Spurs Rodeo Schedule

2023 Silver Spurs Rodeo Parade

Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 10 a.m.

Kick-off Silver Spurs Rodeo weekend at the Silver Spurs Parade!

The Silver Spurs Riding Club is celebrating decades of rodeo and tradition in Downtown St. Cloud, on February 11.

See the 2022-2023 Miss Silver Spurs Court, along with rodeo queens from all around the country. Don’t miss the grand marshals; the 2023 Coca-Cola Cowboy & Lifetime Achievement Award honorees, along with the Big Boss, local politicians, businesses, and organizations from around Osceola County.

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12th Annual Monster Bulls

Silver Spurs Arena – Osceola Heritage Park

February 11, 2023 – 7:30 p.m.

They’re fierce. They’re feisty. They’re bred to buck! Enjoy a night of just bull riding where the biggest and baddest Silver Spurs bulls will go head-to-head with local cowboys.

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150th Silver Spurs Rodeo

Silver Spurs Arena – Osceola Heritage Park

Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

One of Osceola County’s longest and most treasured traditions is the Silver Spurs Rodeo.

Hosted every 3rd weekend in February, this event features all seven traditional rodeo events: bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, and barrel racing.

In between all the rodeo action, there will be an act by the rodeo clown and the famous and fast Silver Spurs Quadrille team, who perform a square dance on horseback.

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The Silver Spurs Rodeo History

The Silver Spurs Rodeo is the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi, but the Silver Spurs Rodeo history stems from a humble gathering of Osceola County ranchers. In 1941, those pioneering ranchers gathered in Tallahassee to ride in the inaugural parade for newly elected Florida Governor Spessard Holland.

Their appearance gained statewide attention and sparked the notion that they should continue to gather and enjoy their common interest of horseback riding.

In May of 1941, the Silver Spurs Riding Club was formed. The club was very active and quickly grew in popularity across the state. By the end of their first year, they had hosted a small informal rodeo and performed a square dance on horseback known as Quadrille in Moultrie, Georgia.

They participated in the state Kiwanis Convention in Orlando and also performed in the Orange Bowl Parade in Miami. In 1942 they performed shows for the benefit of Crippled Children, the American Red Cross and the Army-Navy Relief Show.

In 1943, the club members built their first rodeo arena on land donated by Henry O. Partin. That land was located on the corner of today’s Neptune Road and Kings Highway in Kissimmee.

In March of 1944, the group staged a show as their contribution to the Fourth War Loan. The admission to the rodeo was the purchase of a war bond. This was the first rodeo held in the Partin pasture and drew about 1,000 people. That initial success led to the first full dress rodeo on July 4, 1944.

Then in 1949, the club acquired 15 acres on Highway 192 and started work on the Silver Spurs Rodeo Arena. The first rodeo in this new location was held July 4, 1950, and, in February of 1951, the club held its first mid-winter rodeo. From that point to today, the Silver Spurs Rodeo has been thrilling the residents of Central Florida and tens of thousands of visitors each year.

In 1999, the Silver Spurs Riding Club approved the demolition of the old arena and the development of a brand new state-of-the-art indoor facility. In March of 2002, demolition began on the historic arena and construction was soon started on the new multi-purpose Silver Spurs Arena.

Reopened in October 2003, the new Silver Spurs Arena boasts 8,300 seats and 12 luxury skyboxes in an indoor climate-controlled environment designed to host rodeos, sporting events, concerts, and more.

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