And They Call The Thing Rodeo...

SAN ANGELO – The first performance of the storied 91st San Angelo Rodeo is Friday night and from then until the middle of April, San Angelo becomes that thing they call rodeo.  

There's no way to really describe in a few short sentences what goes on inside the arena, but Garth Brooks came close in his song Rodeo:

"Well, it's bulls and blood 
It's the dust and mud 
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd 
It's the white in his knuckles 
The gold in his buckle 
He'll win the next go 'round 
It's boots and chaps 
It's cowboy hats 
It's spurs and latigo 
It's the ropes and the reins 
And the joy and the pain 
And they call the thing rodeo"

What goes on inside the rodeo arena resonates outside the San Angelo Coliseum to the fairgrounds and all across the city as Saturday begins with the rodeo parade and doesn't end until the beer barn and wine tent shut down around 1 a.m.

Here's a schedule of events for the 91st San Angelo Rodeo starting Friday: 

FRIDAY

• Vendors 4 - 11 p.m.
• Carnival 5 - 11 p.m.
• Coors Beer Barn 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. La Dezz
• Wine Tent 5 p.m. - 12 a.m. Darren Morrison
• CBB/Volunteer Kick Off Party - 5 p.m.
• Rodeo Performance #1 - 7:30 p.m.

The annual Rodeo Parade is Saturday downtown beginning at 10 a.m. and the BBQ Cook Off starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and runs all day.  There are rodeo performances at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. 

For a complete schedule click here.

San Angelo LIVE! will have coverage and video highlights from each rodeo performance so check back here often for updates!