Rodeo 250 attraction announced for Great American State Fair 

Published June 15, 2026 9:35am ET



Freedom 250 announced details on Sunday about the rodeo it is holding on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall.

The rodeo is an effort to “tell the story of the people and traditions that helped shape the American frontier and the nation,” according to organizers. It will be held daily as part of the Great American State Fair, which is being led by Freedom 250, the organization President Donald Trump spearheaded to celebrate the United States’s 250th anniversary of independence. The “evolution of the American cowboy” rodeo will be free, featuring everything from Spanish vaquero traditions, cattle drives, Wild West performances, and charros to trick riding, Roman riding, trick roping, and precision riding demonstrations.

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