Tarkio Rodeo

Tonight and tomorrow (June 20 and 21) is the Tarkio Rodeo, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Mutton Bustin sign up is at 6 p.m. with the first riders getting on their sheep at 6:30 p.m.) at the Tarkio Rodeogrounds (turn south at the 1st Street and Hwy. 136 intersection). Tickets at the gate are $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and preschool age and under are free.

This year’s stock contractor is Silver Creek Rodeo Company.

The 2025 Tarkio Rodeo announcer/“Man on the Mic” is Brandon McLagan.

The rodeo committee is very excited and looking forward to bringing The One Arm Bandit & Company to you as special entertainment this year. The One Arm Bandit & Company is a wild west show fit for a king and comes from Shidler, Oklahoma. The show uses trained mules, buffalo, mustangs, and longhorn steers in a variety of thrilling acts with the animals featured high atop a custom-made trailer.

Dalton Morris, a barrelman and trick roper, returns for his second year at the Tarkio PRCA Rodeo.

Courtney McCollum, Miss Rodeo Missouri 2025, and Jordan Diercks, Miss Teen Rodeo Missouri 2025, will also be there.

There will also be some items for sale, as well as concessions.