Cattlemen's Days Royalty Tryouts
2025 Cattlemen’s Days Royalty Tryouts
Tryout date: July 6th, 2024
Gunnison County Fairgrounds
Entry Form Deadline: June 30th, 2024
Entries will not be accepted after this date. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Cattlemen’s Days is one of Colorado’s oldest rodeos, beginning in 1900. An important aspect of the events has always been the Cattlemen’s Days Queen and her Court. Many young women have ably served as the public face of Cattlemen’s Days 4-H and PRCA rodeo contestants & spectators.
Please download and read the Royalty Tryout Application Packet and the Code of Conduct before filling out the application. It includes eligibility, requirements for holding a Cattlemen’s Days title multiple times, portfolio information, reining pattern info, topics for your speech, royalty attire, and expectations for your reign.
2025 Cattlemen’s Days Royalty Tryout Application Packet (PDF)
Schedule of Events
Gunnison County Rodeo Grounds
8:00 am – Check-in, get your contestant number, reining pattern, and turn in your portfolio.
8:30 am – Reining pattern, followed by Grand Entry
10:00 am – Speeches and Impromptu questions
11:00 am – Interviews
12:00 pm – Meet back up for crowning.
All times are approximate; depending on the number of contestants, the times may be altered appropriately.
Contact Ivy McNulty, Coordinator, at 970-275-0043, or email ivymcnulty@gmail.com with any questions.
ONLINE ROYALTY TRYOUT APPLICATION
Entry Form Deadline: June 30th, 2024
Entries will not be accepted after this date. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Thank you for your participation and let’s have some FUN!
2024 Cattlemen's Days
Final schedule will be posted late spring.
SAT, JULY 3-6 - Carnival at the Fairgrounds
FRI, JULY 5 - 4-H Horse Show
SAT, JULY 6 - Ranch Rodeo
SUN, JULY 7 - Open Horse Show
WED, JULY 10 - Watershed Team Roping & Barrel Races
THU, JULY 11 - 9:00 AM, PRCA Rodeo Slack Events
THU, JULY 11 - 6:30 PM, Rodeo Pre-Show
THU, JULY 11 - 7:00 PM, PRCA Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo
THU, JULY 11 - 9:00 PM, Cattlemen's Days Concert at 5B's
FRI, JULY 12 - 6:30 PM, Rodeo Pre-Show
FRI, JULY 12 - 7:00 PM, PRCA Patriot Night Rodeo
SAT, JULY 13 - 10:00 AM, Cattlemen's Days Parade
SAT, JULY 13 - Buyers BBQ, Scholarship, Cattlemen's Junior Livestock Auction
SAT, JULY 13 - 6:30 PM, Rodeo Pre-Show
SAT, JULY 13 - 7:00 PM, PRCA Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy Rodeo
SUN, JULY 14 - 9:00 AM, Cowboy Church at the Fairgrounds
4-H EVENT DATES AND TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED
JULY - 4-H Dog Show, 4-H General Projects Awards Review
JULY - 4-H General Projects displayed at Fairgrounds
JULY - 4-H Rabbit Show
JULY - 4-H & FFA Swine Show
JULY - 4-H & FFA Sheep Show
JULY - 4-H & FFA Goat Show
JULY - 4-H & FFA Cattle Show
JULY - 4-H & FFA Round Robin Showmanship
Printable Schedule of Events Coming Soon (PDF)
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