Salina Independence Day Rodeo

03/30/2026

Call Brady to get a slot tonight!

03/11/2026

03/06/2026

We are excited to have Rocking B as our 2026 stock contractor!

Salina, Utah we’re coming back for you!
Mark your calendars, Salina’s 3rd and 4th of July Rodeo is right around the corner!

02/16/2026

ATTENTION COWGIRLS!!!
It's that time of year!!!! Get registered for Salina's Rodeo Queen Contest!!!! You don't want to miss out on a chance to represent the best Rodeo around and your chance to win a Trophy Saddle, Beautiful Buckles, Cash Scholarship's and more!

02/11/2026

We asked AI to create our Salina 4th of July Rodeo 🇺🇸

How did it do?!

Only 5 months until the real fireworks fly! Mark your calendars to be in Salina, Utah July 3rd & 4th.

07/08/2025

What an incredible rodeo we just wrapped up! The Salina Riding Club is overwhelmed with gratitude and pride after another successful event.
HUGE THANKS to all our talented contestants who brought their A-game and made for some unforgettable competition! With $20,759 in prize money paid out.
MASSIVE APPRECIATION to Rocking B Rodeo Co. for providing outstanding stock that made for top-notch competition. Your professionalism and quality livestock were essential to our success.
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE to our dedicated Salina Riding Club members who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to organize and execute this event. From planning to cleanup, you all made this rodeo possible.
This community support is what makes rodeo special. Thank you to everyone who competed, volunteered, and cheered us on. We're already looking forward to the next one!

06/30/2025

Salina Independence Day Rodeo Grand Marshal

We would like to honor Julie Durfee and the Late Merlin aka “Durf” Durfee

Merlin and Julie Durfee were married in 1986 and moved to Sevier county in the late 80’s, Merlin being born and raised in Aurora. The Durfee family roots run deep being one of the original families to settle in Sevier county. Merlin aka Durf, went to work at Sufco coal mine and Julie found a job at the cattle auction where she immediately got run over by a crazy red heifer her first hour at work. But she stayed, learned about cattle and added another job at Burns Saddlery, she later started her own business Happy tails Dog Grooming. Julie also served on the original board of directors that oversaw the creation and completion of the Blackhawk Arena.
Merlin and Julie were both animal lovers and raised horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, turtles and a crazy parrot over the years. In 1989, They Joined the Salina Riding Club. For the next 18 years Durf and Julie worked side by side in the Riding Club, holding many different positions over the years. In 1993, Durf was Vice President, Julie was Secretary, and eventually Rodeo Queen Chairwoman for about 10 years, watching some of her girls go on to Utah State Rodeo Queen contests. Julie was voted Salina Riding Club President in 2004, being the first woman President in the clubs 60 year history, which was a great honor to her but also a lot of work. Durf was always up for whatever project Julie signed him up for which was A LOT. Back in the day the Club did their own concessions at the Rodeo and more than a couple times Durf had to get a new hat after the Rodeo as his was full of hamburger grease from throwing burgers all night. It didn’t always go as planned, like the time Durf and the guys were burning the weeds off the hill preparing for the Rodeo. They decided to go big and rent a wheeled propane tank that unfortunately got away from them at the top of the hill! Well, the hill sure got burned good and it didn’t wreck the arena fence so they called it a win! So many good memories of past Rodeos and Riding Club meets!
Julie sadly lost Merlin last fall but is so grateful for this chance to give him a little tribute. If she’s learned anything over the years it’s being cowgirl strong. Despite dealing with stage 4 cancer the last 6 years. She still cares for her dogs, cats, chickens and shows up to the cattle auction every week still doin the job she loves,
We are truly grateful for Merlin and Julie Durfee’s dedication and endless service to the community, Salina Riding club and the Salina Independence Day Rodeo.

06/23/2025

Big crowds. Big payouts. Small-town grit. 🇺🇸 Come ride where the wild west still kicks —
Salina Rodeo, July 3 & 4.
Entries open now! 🤠
Click here to enter: https://salinautahrodeo.com/

06/20/2025

Get your rodeo tickets in advanced this weekend at the Salina Balloon Festival!

06/19/2025

The Salina Independence Day Rodeo is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to welcome back a rodeo clown fan favorite... RICK JOHNSON! 🎪🤡

Hailing from Laketown, Utah, Rick is no stranger to the rodeo scene. He spent multiple years clowning at the beloved Raspberry Days Rodeo in his hometown of Bear Lake— and now he's bringing his one-of-a-kind energy and humor back to Salina for a second year!

Catch all the action (and the laughs!) July 3rd & 4th at 7:45 PM at the Salina Outdoor Arena. It’s going to be a wild ride you won’t want to miss! 🇺🇸🐂🔥

06/17/2025

‼️CONTESTANT REGISTRATION‼️

Please excuse our little hiccup with online registration fees—we got bucked off by the tech bronc for a minute there! 🐂💻 But we dusted ourselves off, got back in the saddle, and everything's back on track.

✅ Online registration is now fixed and still OPEN! There will be no fees applied to registration now.
We’ve also switched to cash-only registration, so please come prepared. For those of you who already paid fees online, you’ll be reimbursed at check-in—no worries there!

So don’t miss your chance to enter—head over to salinautahrodeo.com and get signed up today!

We can’t wait to see y’all in the arena! 🌵🐎