Acclaimed as “Florida’s hottest show on dirt,” the two-day Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival features a variety of rodeo competitions—from bull riding, bronco busting and barrel racing to calf roping, team roping and bull dogging—plus family-friendly activities, beloved carnival food (think corn dogs and funnel cake), “toe tappin’” live music from Emmet Stevens Jr., ax throwing, exotic animals, monster truck rides, a petting zoo and mechanical bull rides.
Children under the age of three can attend the festival for free, while ages four-12 cost $20. Gates open at 5 p.m., with rodeo festivities kicking off at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
And yes, there will be beer.
Tickets to the 2024 Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival happening Friday-Saturday, April 12-13 at Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Tampa start at $35.
This article appears in Apr 4-10, 2024.