National Western Stock Show searching for 2024 volunteers
Savannah Mehrtens/Denver Gazette
Calling all cowboys and cowgirls.
The National Western Stock Show is looking to fill more than 300 volunteer positions for its 118th year in 2024.
The show is looking for volunteers to help out in multiple positions in January, according to a press release. They need helpers in a wide variety of roles, from ticket takers and guest services to livestock assistants and transport drivers. There are 12 volunteer service areas to choose from, according to the release.
Saddling up for over a century, the Stock Show was introduced to the Denver region in 1906. Honoring western culture and the livestock that keep it going, the 16-day event holds over 30 rodeos, 11 horse shows, food, attractions and more than 300 retail vendors.
But galloping horses and cow comparing isn’t the only benefits the show brings to the region.
The National Western Stock Show, presented by Centura Health, is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, raking in around $120 million to the Denver region every January. The organization also provides almost $500,000 dollars each year in scholarships to college and graduate-level students in agricultural science, business and rural medicine.
The 2023 iteration of the event broke daily attendance records. The show saw 402,814 visitors by the ninth day. The previous record was 399,809 guests by the ninth day in 2020.
Maybe the old ways of the west aren’t as far gone as people thought.
Those interested in joining the show’s volunteer program for 2024 are asked to visit nationalwestern.com.
“Join us in celebrating Colorado’s Western heritage, making new friends, and giving back to the community by becoming a National Western Stock Show volunteer,” according to the release. “Your participation helps ensure the continued success of this cherished tradition.”




