Morgan County • Brush, Fort Morgan, Hillrose, Log Lane Village, Orchard, Weldona, Wiggins
Rodeo action in Brush (Fort Morgan Times file photo)
Rodeo riding into Brush for July 4th T
he 65th annual Brush Rodeo will be held from July 2 to July 4, 2019. More than 500 contestants will compete in the largest Colorado rodeo in its class over a three-day period. Every Fourth of July, approximately 2,500 spectators show up for the parade, rodeo, fireworks display and an art show at the Brush Rodeo. The events take place at the Morgan County Fairgrounds. The rodeo will give the audience all the rodeo action they could hope for including bronc riding, barrel racing, bull riding, calf roping, and steer wrestling. The iconic fireworks show will be held after the rodeo. The Brush Rodeo Association was established in the 1950s. However, rodeos have been held in Brush since the early 1900s. The Brush Rodeo will kick off on Monday, July 2 at 5 p.m. with a free barbecue dinner for those who have purchased a ticket to the rodeo. The
Slack Competition will be held on the morning of Tuesday, July 3, and is for contestants who can not attend the actual rodeo performance times. The Slack Competition is a free event and is open for anyone to attend. Tuesday night is Pioneer Night, a night full of entertainment for both adults and children. Kids games such as stick horse racing and balloon scrabble will be part of the activities available. Pioneer Night starts at 6:30 p.m. and goes until 9:30 p.m. The Brush Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast on the morning of the Fourth of July, starting at 6 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m. in the park by East Morgan County Library, 500 Clayton St., in Brush. The “cowboy’s breakfast” is open to the public before the parade begins. Also happening in that area at the library are a used book sale and quilt show. The Brush Rodeo’s Fourth of July parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Brush High School parking lot and end just north
Mutton busting at the Brush Rodeo. (Fort Morgan Times photo)
Fireworks will light up the sky over Brush on the Fourth of July. (Fort Morgan Times file photo)
of East Morgan County Library. The main events of the Brush Rodeo will start at 7 p.m. and last until 9:30 p.m. back at the fairgrounds. A firework display will then light up the sky as attendees celebrate America’s birthday. For more information about these activities, contact the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce at 218 Clayton St., call 970-842-2666 or visit the Brush Chamber’s website at www.brushchamber.org.
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