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Hello to our Valley West Stampede Fans and Family

 

Grab your cowboy hat, your best friends and family and join us for this year's Valley West Stampede.

 

FIREWORKS, A RODEO CLOWN AND EVEN PIG RACES ADDED FOR THIRD ANNUAL "VALLEY WEST STAMPEDE"

LABOUR DAY WEEKEND - August 31 and September 1 &2

Langley, BC.. (August 16, 2024): After only two years, the Valley West Stampede is already Langley's "go-to" Labour Day weekend event and is back for its third straight year.

 

Presented in partnership with the locally based Langley Riders Society, the Valley West Stampede features professional rodeo events each afternoon at 2:00 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Labour Day Monday. The grounds open at 11:00 AM for pre-rodeo fun.

 

The Valley West Stampede is the only professional rodeo event in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley and is sanctioned by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Men and women athletes from across the North American circuit come to Langley to compete for $15,000 in prize money available for each of four riding competition events:

 

• Bareback riding

• Ladies barrel racing

• Saddle bronc riding

• Bull riding

 

NEW THIS YEAR

 

Professional rodeo clown Jayson Charters will be working the arena at VWS this year. He's been referred to as the "get-down clown" for his dancing and antics in front of rodeo crowds since 2010. Prior to becoming a rodeo clown, Jayson competed himself in rodeo circuits throughout Canada and the United States. Jayson lives in Merritt, B.C. and is a proud member of the Okanagan-Thompson Nation.

 

Also new this year, cheer on your favourite at the pig races three times daily on the stampede grounds (11:30 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM). Fireworks will mark the beginning of the rodeo each afternoon, followed by the Bit-A-Bling grand entry rodeo team.

 

The Wildrose Trick Riders from Alberta are returning for a second straight year with three female trick riders performing a pyrotechnics ride, and a full trick-riding performance each afternoon. And a crowd- favourite, the kids' "mutton busting" competition, goes each afternoon at intermission.

 

ADDITIONAL STAMPEDE FUN

 

• The Valley West Stampede will be held on the Langley Riders Society grounds on 208th Street near 42nd Avenue, in the shared territories of the Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Katzie and Matsqui peoples. Adjacent parking is free - enter off 42d Avenue.

• The grounds open at 11:00 AM each day, with food trucks, displays and vendors including Langley's popular "Frosty Pony" Western Store which returns for a third straight year.

• The "Train Station Bar" returns this year and is free to enter al day with paid adult admission on the grounds. After "the last bull bucks" about 4:00 PM, DJ Jack Daniels cranks up the tunes with dancing until 10:30 P.M. There are also live performances starting at 7:00PM by rock band Topaz (Saturday) and country-rock performer Antonio Larosa (Sunday).

• Everyone is welcome to a special rodeo kickoff dinner Friday evening, August 30 at The Train Station Bar, with entertainment by Langley's Bargain Shoppers Club (folk/rock/country). A fundraiser for the Valley West Stampede, tickets are $50 each and are available from showpass.com.

 

RODEO SCHEDULE AND TICKETS

 

• Rodeo events in the arena start at 2:00 P.M. each day (Saturday, Sunday and Labour Day Monday) with every seat in the bleachers providing unbeatable close-up views of the action.

• Tickets are available in advance online at showpass.com

• Saturday and Sunday single day general admission: $30 for adults, and $15 for children 12 and under. Three-day weekend pass: $75 for adults and $30 for children 12 and under

• Labour Day Monday special prices - single day general admission $25 for adults, and $10 for children 12 and under

 

"We had almost 10,000 visitors last year and we're expecting a great turnout again this year, with ticket sales already well underway," said Valley West Stampede president Sheila Hicks. "We're proud to feature both men and women riders displaying their talents in the arena, along with the women of the Wildrose Trick Riders. And once again, we will have only riding competitions, no roping or wrestling events. From the very start, we've been committed to a no-cruelty event. No other animals in Canada are better looked after by their owners than rodeo animals, which are the real stars of our show.

 

"The Valley West Stampede is also a tourism driver for the region's local businesses, and our partners at the Langley Riders Society are no strangers to staging rodeo events, having organized Little Britches Rodeos for young riders for over 50 years. We're excited to be back to do it all again this Labour Day weekend for returning guests, and we also welcome first-timers who want to see what a real rodeo looks like. No one in these parts provides a better, close-up view!"

 

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The Valley West Stampede

 

4303 208 Street, Langley, BC, Canada

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