Updated: 11:16 AM CDT April 8, 2021
LONGVIEW, Texas The rodeo is headed back to Longview.
The Longview Greggton Rotary Club has scheduled the 30th annual PRCA Rodeo for April 16 and 17 at the Longview Rodeo Arena at 100 Grand Blvd. next to the Maude Cobb Convention and Convention Center.
The event was canceled this past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gates will open each night at 6 p.m. with mechanical bull rides, pony rides and a petting zoo. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate for adults and $5 for children ages 3 through 12.
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For the first time in league history, the elite PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast will travel to Longview, Texas, continuing the 2021 season’s initial outdoor swing at Longview Rodeo Arena with the PBR Longview Invitational February 27-28.
Featuring more than 30 of the world’s best bull riders attempting some of the rankest bulls on the planet, the PBR Longview Invitational will mark the sixth event of the 2021 season, part of the Unleash The Beast: American Roots Edition, early-season events at outdoor rodeo arenas across the south.
According to a press release, prior to traveling to Longview, the American Roots Edition will have held events in three Florida cities, Ocala (Jan. 16-17), Arcadia (Jan. 23-24), and Okeechobee (Jan. 30-31), before bucking into Texas for tour stops in Del Rio (Feb. 13-14) and Pecos (Feb. 20-21).