The Great High Prairie - Prowers County, Lamar, Colorado

Colorado Junior Rodeo Association Year-End Finals
2021-07-29 - 2021-08-01 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052
The Colorado Junior Rodeo Association is celebrating its 27th Anniversary and contestants from around Colorado and surrounding states will converge on Lamar next weekend as the championship races come to an end. From July 29th– August 1st over 100 contestants and their families will be coming to the Prowers County Fairgrounds for the annual event. Members have competed at rodeos throughout Colorado this year and the top 15 in each event will be competing for the year end titles. Over $150,000 in prizes, prize money and scholarships will be awarded at the conclusion of the rodeo on Sunday.
Events in the 5-8 division include Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Flag Racing, and Dummy Roping. 9-13 year old and 14-18 year old girls will compete in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Breakaway Roping and Goat Tying. Boys ages 9-13 will compete in Breakaway Roping, Goat Tying, Chute Dogging, Assisted Calf Tying and Dally Ribbon Roping. The Senior Boys will compete in Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping and Ribbon Roping. Both Junior and Senior divisions also have Team Roping and Parent/Child Team Roping.
The first rodeo performance will be Thursday, July 29th at 11:00 a.m. and will be followed by an evening performance at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Prowers County 4-H Council will be running the concession stand at the fairgrounds on Friday so come on down for food and fun.
Friday’s rodeo performance times are at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. the annual Justin Harrington Memorial Goat Roping will take place and entries are open to the public.
Saturday’s rodeo performance times are at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss out on the famous Timed Event Championship and Calcutta that will take place at 5:00 p.m. This is a great way for community members to win cash and prizes and participate in the action. At 7:00 p.m. the second day of Justin Harrington Memorial Goat Roping will take place.
Sunday starts with Cowboy Church service in the grandstands at 7:30 a.m. hosted by Trent & Lindy Sharon. The sixth and final rodeo performance will commence at 9:00 a.m. and concludes with the annual awards banquet and ceremony at the Lamar Community Building around 12:30 p.m.
In addition to the rodeo action, there will be a silent auction and vendors for your shopping delight at the fairgrounds. The public is invited to attend all the events. The CJRA Finals Committee along with the City of Lamar, Prowers County and the Prowers County Lodging and Tourism Tax Panel are sponsoring the event.
For more information, visit the CJRA website at www.coloradojrrodeo.com or Facebook at Colorado Junior Rodeo Association.

West World and Rocky Mtn Regional Pony of the Americas Shows
2021-07-01 - 2021-07-04 | Lamar Community College, 2401 S. Main St., Lamar, CO
The Colorado Pony Of the Americas (POA) Club welcomes POA members from Colorado and surrounding states to show with us over the July 4th weekend. If you’ve been to our shows in previous years, you know that we have great competition and lots of fun. Spectators are always welcome, and we invite you to come and watch the competition at these national-caliber shows. We have something for everyone: classes for all ages, from leadline riders to adults, competing in english and western, costume, halter, longe line, jumping, trail, reining, gymkhana, and more.

Babe Ruth League Tournament
2021-06-30 - 2021-07-04 | Merchants Baseball Complex, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO
Lamar is proud to welcome the State Babe Ruth Tournament June 30 thru July 4, this will be 9, 10, 11, and 12 years old coming to our great town. There will also be a Softball tournament during that time also.

Prowers County WRCA Ranch Rodeo
2021-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

25th Annual Lamar Days Rod Run
2021-05-14 - 2021-05-15 | Willow Creek Park, Rotary Way, Lamar, CO, 81052
Since before 1995, the Lamar community has enjoyed the annual Lamar Days Rod Run, which features a Car Show, Poker Run, Concessions, Parade, Vendor Booths, and more! The next event will be May 14-15, 2021, at Willow Creek Park in Lamar, Colorado.
Lamar Days Rod Run Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Founder Ron Cook reflects on how one small event evolved into a community-wide celebration
In 1995, three Rons—Austin, Mulberry, and Cook—united by their love of the community and older cars and motorcycles, started a car show in their hometown of Lamar, Colorado. They named the event The Lamar Days Rod Run and set up shop in the Cow Palace Motel parking lot.
Fast forward to 2021 and The Lamar Days Rod Run is celebrating its 25th anniversary, making it the perfect time for Ron Cook, who now runs the event with his wife Lonna, to reflect on how the event has grown and become embraced by the Lamar community.
Today, The Lamar Days Rod Run is held at Willow Creek Park and hosts roughly 30 vendor booths and 10 food trucks in addition to 200 cars and motorcycles from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska. It is a weekend-long event, attracting 2,000 visitors from across Colorado and beyond.
More importantly, the event showcases the support and dedication from the Lamar community, the benefits of tourism in a rural Colorado, the strength of the relationships among the classic car and motorcycle community, and the wonders Lamar has to offer—kindness, hospitality, and a safe and family-friendly place to gather with family and friends.
Community Involvement
Since its inception, nearly 30 local businesses have financially supported the Lamar Days Rod Run Car Show, either directly or by offering door prizes. Marketing support also comes from the Prowers County Tourism Panel, a local group of volunteers who promote tourism on The Great High Prairie. With this incredible support, the Lamar Days Rod Run has not only grown year after year, but it has also offered door prizes as big as a $400 gift certificate to a local tire shop.
When The Lamar Days Rod Run first moved from the Cow Palace Hotel to Willow Park in 2000, The Lamar Chamber of Commerce asked to be involved. It helped bring in the event’s first food vendors, vendor booths, and games for kids to play. Over the years, the Chamber even ran a dog show, a fashion show, and more.
The Lamar Rotary club is also involved, hosting a ducky dash. So too are the local fire departments and police departments, which bring all their vehicles down to the park for kids to explore. The local Boy Scout Troop 218 presents the flag on Saturday at 12 pm during a flag ceremony.
“Come join us at Lamar Days for our car show and enjoy being with fellow car show enthusiasts. We have a wonderful time reuniting with friends and meeting new ones every year, ” says Ron Cook
The 25th Annual Lamar Days Rod Run Schedule of Events
Friday, May 14
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce hosts a Welcome to Lamar lunch followed by an evening beer garden and street dance.
At 6 pm, The Lamar Days Rod Run and The Lamar Police Department host the No Booze Cruise, while the Lamar Fire Department hosts the Poker Run, both events starting at the Sonic Drive-In in Lamar.
During the Poker Run, police ride around town pulling cards at several designated stops, and the best hand at the end of the night wins half the pot, with the other half going toward the Lamar Fire Department’s Fireworks Fund.
Saturday, May 15
The car show kicks off at 8 am in Willow Creek Park. With dozens of cool cars and motorcycles, vendors, and more, this year’s event promises to be the biggest yet—and perhaps the most anticipated after the 2020 show was canceled due to COVID-19.
The Lamar Day parade will start its route downtown at 10 am. This year’s theme is “The Spirit of Country Comes Alive.” So, get ready for floats, horses, fire trucks, street rods, and more, with haybales, sunflowers, and other country paraphernalia.
The Lamar Days Rod Run Awards and Cool Cars
After Ron Austin passed away and Ron Mulberry moved out of town, Ron and Lonna Cook took the reins to run the event. Looking back over the years, Ron fondly remembers several unique cars that have participated in the event. These include a bright red 1953 Nash Station Wagon called the “Little Red Wagon” and a 1929 Ford Pick called “Smokin’ Joes.” To commemorate the fantastic cars and motorcycles that enter the event each year, Ron and Lonna Cook award the top 30 cars and the top 20 motorcycles.
Ron and Lonna Cook also award the Ron Austin Memorial Award, in commemoration of event founder Ron Austin who passed away in 2001. This award is the Rod Run’s Best of Show, and the winner is featured in the following year’s media and marketing materials.
“For the Ron Austin Award, Ron’s son Cameron picks out the winning car every year. He not only chooses the car he thinks his dad would like, but he tries to learn the story behind each vehicle and presents the award in part based on a car’s sentimental value,” says Lonna Cook.
And in honor of “Moon Man,” who played music in the car show circuit for over 30 years, The Moon Man award is given to his family’s pick for the best car.
To learn more about Lamar Days Rod Run, visit www.lamardaysrodrun.com.

Lamar Community College Antelope Stampede
2020-10-02 - 2020-10-05 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052
Oct 2nd
1 pm: slack
7 pm: performance
Oct 3rd
8 am: slack
2 pm: performance
Oct 4th
10 am: short round

The Holly Gateway Fair
2020-09-20 - 2020-09-26 | Holly GateWay Downs, 38.053556, -102.148289, Holly, CO, 81047
Livestock Shows & Market Sale, Parade, Gym Exhibits, Tractor Pull, Ranch Saddle Bronc Riding, Royalty Contest, Barrel Race, Team Roping and MUCH more!

Sunday, September 20th
8:00 am Register 4-H Horse Show, Performance, 4-H Gymkhana
3:00 pm Open Gymkhana & Royalty Contest is immediately following
Tuesday, September 22nd
6:00 pm Team Roping
Wednesday, September 23rd
5:00 pm Barrel Racing Exhibitions
7:00 pm Beef Weigh-In
7:00 pm Barrel Racing
Thursday, September 24th
9-11:00 am Weigh-In
12:00 pm Record Books Due
1 pm Goat Show
4-8:00 pm Entry of Open Exhibits
6:00 pm Registration for Cornhole tournament at the Arena
6:30 pm Cornhole Tournament begins
6:30 pm Swine Show
Friday, September 25th
7-9:00 am HHS Junior Class Breakfast at Fairgrounds
7:30 am Gym open for baked goods and flower exhibits
8:30 am Rabbit Show, Poultry Show will follow
9:30 am All baked goods and flower exhibit DEADLINE
9:00 am Sheep Show
10:00 am Judging begins in all divisions of Open exhibits
11:00 am Beef Show
3-5:00 pm Exhibit building (Senior Center/Pride Center Complex) open to the public
4:00 pm entries begin for Cattle Sorting teams.
Saturday, September 26th
8:45 am Parade assembly—North School and
Swimming Pool Parking Lots
9:00 am Parade entrants’ judging begins
10:00 am Parade-“Something Old, Something New, Forever Red White and Blue”
Exhibit building (Senior Center/Pride Center Complex) open to public
DJ Chad Droste will be set up playing music outside the exhibit building.
11:00 am to 1:00 pm. FREE snow cones sponsored by TBK Bank outside Exhibit building.
1:00 pm Tractor Pull
1:00 pm Ranch Saddle Bronc Riding
2:30-4:00 pm Open Exhibits released
4:00 BBQ-Sale Barn at Fairgrounds
5:00 pm Small Fry Show-Open to any animal
Record Book Awards
Royalty Presentation
6:30 pm Market Animal Sale
Beef Give Away (Must be present to win)
Live Music by the WMW band to follow sale. Their selection of music consists of Country and Classic Rock but also paying tribute to some alternative classics.
Sponsored by TBK Bank

Colorado Mounted Thunder
2020-09-19 - 2020-09-20 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

Tri-State 9/11 Tribute
2020-09-12 | Big Timbers Museum, 7515 US-50 Scenic, Lamar, CO, 81052

CJRA Rodeo
2020-06-30 - 2020-07-04, 2020-04-17 - 2020-04-19 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

Rolling Hills Cowboy Camp Meeting
2020-05-28 - 2020-06-01 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

Shriners Circus
2020-05-25 14:00 - 22:00 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

SE All Star & High School Rodeo
2020-04-24 - 2020-04-26 | Prowers County Fairgrounds, 2206 Saddle Club Drive, Lamar, CO, 81052

Southeastern Colorado Concert Association: Sundae & Mr. Goess
2020-04-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Lamar High School, 1900 S 11th St., Lamar, CO, 81052
Sundae & Mr. Goessl/Vintage Jazz Duo
