Children's Rodeo

Children's Rodeo The Children’s Rodeo is an annual event organized by the InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) in partnership with the Pendleton Round-Up.

This event offers children with special needs from IMESD school districts the opportunity to be cowboys and cowgirls inside the famous Pendleton Round-Up Arena. The event offers children with special needs from IMESD school districts the opportunity to be cowboys and cowgirls inside the famous Pendleton Round-Up Arena. It is held on the Thursday (Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day) of Round-Up week at

10:30 AM. The children, ages 5 through 10, participate in a variety of events, including horseback riding, roping, barrel racing on stick ponies, riding a mock bull, visiting a teepee and more. Each participant receives a trophy, T-shirt, lariat, cowboy hat, scarf and photo. Volunteer cowboys and cowgirls are needed every year for the event; those interested can meet at the Arena at 10 AM. The Children’s Rodeo is FREE and open to the public, and spectators are encouraged to come cheer on the young cowboys and cowgirls! Students from several area school districts often attend the event. Founded: 1984

Contact: Linda Smith, Children’s Rodeo Director, 541-966-3141, [email protected]

The 2026 Children's Rodeo will be Thursday, September 17th at 10:30 AM. We look forward to welcoming all our participant...
04/22/2026

The 2026 Children's Rodeo will be Thursday, September 17th at 10:30 AM. We look forward to welcoming all our participants and their families.

10/13/2025

Each year during Round-Up Week, Intermountain ESD and the Round-Up Association come together to offer students with special needs the opportunity to be cowpokes in the legendary Round-Up arena. 🩷 Take a look inside the 2025 Children's Rodeo!

Photos by Sandy Murphy and Xenia Velasco

IMESD thanks Marty Campbell, longtime emcee for the Children's Rodeo, and many other volunteers who made our 2025 event ...
09/24/2025

IMESD thanks Marty Campbell, longtime emcee for the Children's Rodeo, and many other volunteers who made our 2025 event a success! Read the article:

IMESD and the Round-Up Association were thrilled to welcome 57 students to the 2025 Children's Rodeo...

IMESD and the Round-Up Association were thrilled to welcome 57 students to the 2025 Children's Rodeo today at the Round-...
09/11/2025

IMESD and the Round-Up Association were thrilled to welcome 57 students to the 2025 Children's Rodeo today at the Round-Up Arena! The children enjoyed a variety of fun rodeo activities from stagecoach rides and horseback rides to roping and riding hand-rocked bulls.

THANK YOU to the many volunteers from IMESD, Round-Up Association, local and visiting cowboys and cowgirls, school districts and the community who made it a great day.

Let 'er Buck!

to the 2024 Children's Rodeo! We are so excited to welcome students back to the Pendleton Round-Up Arena 💓
08/28/2025

to the 2024 Children's Rodeo! We are so excited to welcome students back to the Pendleton Round-Up Arena 💓

08/21/2025

In one month, smiles, laughter and rodeo fun will fill the Pendleton Round-Up Arena at the annual Children’s Rodeo. The event, sponsored by InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) and the Pendleton Round-Up Association, is Thursday, September 11th at 10:30 AM.
Read the article: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/2352242

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Pendleton, OR
97801

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