Tag: Stock Show
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National Western Stock Show breaks attendance record
The 120th year of the National Western Stock Show was a bucking success, breaking the previous attendance record set in 2006. “This year was bigger than ever, and Denver came together to celebrate the Western way of life, helping us crush the all-time attendance record,” said Wes Allison, first-year president and CEO of the NWSS,…
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National Western Junior Livestock Auction sets record
The 120th National Western Stock Show, which closes Sunday, saw a standing-room only crowd in the CoBank auction arena at the new Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center. Bidders set a record Friday for the top eight livestock – steers, lambs, goats and hogs – with the grand champion steer garnering a record $320,000 price. The steer,…
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New buildings debut as National Western Stock Show attractions
What used to be in the shadow of the 70-year-old Denver Coliseum is now one of the National Western Stock Show’s newest and largest attractions. Officially opening at the end of 2025 and debuting to the public during this year’s 120th year of the Stock Show, the area where the old stockyards once stood now…
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Polis, Johnston help unveil mural to the West to kick off Stock Show
The 120th iteration of the National Western Stock Show kicked off Saturday morning by debuting a mural paying tribute to the American West. Unveiled in the second floor of the newly-opened Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center, the mural, created by local artist Thomas “Detour” Evans, depicts Colorado’s geography, heritage and agriculture through a mixture of spray…
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National Western Stock Show takes to the streets of Denver
After weeks of spring-like temperatures, the sky gave way to clouds and snow flurries Thursday morning. For those parking their trailers and brushing their horses in the parking lot of a dormant Coors Field, that sudden shift in weather could only mean one thing: Stock Show season. As a kick-off to the 120th year of…
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Know Before You Go: The National Western Stock Show
Saddle up and get ready for the 120th year of the National Western Stock Show. If this is your first rodeo, then here’s everything you need to know to enjoy yourself The National Western Stock Show is the ultimate western event each year in Denver, with everything from fine art to livestock yards, horse shows, and rodeos. There is a lot to see…
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National Western Stock Show tips hat to contemporary Western art
Each January since 1906, as certainly as the new year follows the old, the National Western Stock Show has opened in Denver. This year, the stock show runs Jan. 10 through Jan. 25. The only exception was 2021, when the pandemic forced its cancellation. And at each Stock Show since 1993, the Coors Art Exhibit…
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2025 National Western Stock Show saw attendance numbers reach top 10
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just like that, it’s time for Denverites to take down their holiday lights. The 119th year of the National Western Stock Show has left the stables. Denver’s famous Stock Show welcomed more than 658,109 visitors over the past 16 days at the National Western Complex,…
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Charro tradition: Gerardo Diaz and family bring Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza to Denver for 30th year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Long before the colorful pageantry and the magnificent stallions and matadors take center stage at the Denver Coliseum, Gerardo “Jerry” Diaz has already invested thousands of miles and hundreds of hours to bring his spectacular Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza back to the National Western Stock Show.…
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National Western Stock Show parade delayed Thursday due to weather
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Steers and wranglers of the National Western Stock Show parade must wait an extra hour on Thursday to march the streets of downtown Denver. Stock Show officials said weather — which has brought icy and cold conditions to Denver in the past two days and forecasts call for snow Thursday morning — has prompted a one…