Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo in Rapid City, South Dakota

This year South Dakota will be hosting the 50^th Annual Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo in Rapid City. If you have never visited this event before you may want to take a look at the website to see exactly what exhibits will be there and what time the events start and end. It is really nice for the entire family. The fun begins on January 25^th and ends on February 3, 2008. Some of the big sponsors of this event are Budweiser, KOTA, Security First Bank, RCC Western Stores, Montana Dakota Utilities, and Best Western Ramkota Hotel to name just a few.

The vendors will be set up at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and the Pennington County Event Center. An art show will be held on Friday February 1^st at 6:30pm. There will also be art work online for you to view soon. Make sure to check to see to see when it is added. The exhibits will open to the public on January 25^th at 10:00am. Most of the commercial exhibits will be closing at around 8pm each day. You may want to print out a schedule from the official website at http://blackhillstockshow.com.

The Black Hills Stock Show comes around every January since 1959, which is when it first started. Over the years the stock show has definitely grown into a very big event. Many business men and families look forward to this event every year. There is also plenty of things for the kids to do at the show. Make sure that you check the show schedule so that you are in the right place at the right time. This will help you to avoid missing anything. They will have a petting zoo on pre-selected days, as well as a youth day, which focuses all on the kids. Some of the other shows and events that many look forward to each year are the horse sales, the world's smallest rodeo, sheep dog trials, ranch horse competition, and of course the team roping event. Don't forget of course the large cattle shows which are held over the course of six days.

If you are wondering about accommodations there are several hotels in the area that that booked up pretty quickly during those dates, so book early. The Black Hills Stock Show has a listing of several hotels and restaurants in the area.