Spectator Sports in Greeley

Rodeo -- Greeley's Stampede comes to town for 2 weeks, starting in late June, and boasts the world's largest Fourth of July Rodeo. Hundreds of professional cowboys and cowgirls compete for over $400,000 in prize money at Greeley's Island Grove Regional Park, with bareback bronc riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer racing, barrel racing, and bull riding. Festivities include country and classic rock concerts, art shows, a carnival, a children's rodeo, fun-runs, a demolition derby, barbecues, and a parade and fireworks display. For information, call tel. 800/982-2855 or 970/356-2855, or see www.greeleystampede.com.