Annual Children's Rodeo is coming September 11, 2025

PENDLETON, OR – In one month, the annual Children's Rodeo will be held at the Pendleton Round-Up Arena at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025. InterMountain Education Service District and the Pendleton Round-Up Association sponsor the event. The event provides children with special needs, aged 5 to 10, the opportunity to be cowboys and cowgirls inside the famous rodeo location.

Usually, about 50 children from across eastern Oregon enjoy the Children's Rodeo. Students from IMESD's component school districts in Baker, Morrow, Umatilla, and Union counties are eligible to participate. Students register through their school district; for registration information, contact Ashley Harsin at ashley.harsin@imesd.k12.or.us.

The rodeo participants will enjoy various activities that include riding a horse, a horse-drawn buggy ride, barrel racing on stick ponies, "steer" roping, riding a pretend bull, milking a mock cow, Native American drumming, and more. Participants will also be able to enjoy the theme of the day, Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Each participant receives a T-shirt, cowboy hat, lariat, scarf, and a photo with their cowboy or cowgirl volunteer.

Courtesy photo – IMESD

The public is welcome to attend the Children's Rodeo, and admission is free to Round-Up ticket holders.

"The annual Children's Rodeo is a wonderful event that many students and their families look forward to every year. Our planning is well underway for another great rodeo in 2025, and we hope everyone enjoys it," said Michele Madril, IMESD Director of Communication.

Madril said IMESD appreciates the support of the Round-Up Association and all the volunteers who make the Children's Rodeo possible.

For more information about the Children's Rodeo, visit the IMESD website: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/page/children-s-rodeo.