Bozeman Magazine

There’s nothing quite like live music and the view from the Fair of the summer sun setting over the Bridgers. Join your fellow community members at the Big Sky Country State Fair for three amazing nights of mainstage entertainment sure to blow your hair back and get you dancing.

We are so excited to bring you
A BRAND NEW CARNIVAL!!

Enjoy some shade and relaxation under the all-ages Biergarten tent. Under this large tent you'll find the Fair's main pub, the XL Country Stage, a dance floor, and plenty of seating right across from the carnival so you can take a break before enjoying more Fair!

Bozeman’s beloved Roundup Ranch Rodeo has a long-standing tradition of over 100 years. Up to seven teams will compete for a chance to win top money at one of the oldest sports in the West with $5,000 added to a 100% Jackpot.

A Ranch Rodeo is different from a professional or amateur rodeo such as PRCA or NRA because it’s a team sport with up to five people per team. The events are modeled directly from the working atmosphere on any of today’s ranches. Each team must contain a person of each gender and someone to ride a bronc.

This Rodeo includes a variety of hair-raising events including wild cow milking, sorting, branding, doctoring and trailer loading. In the wild cow milking, one contestant must rope a cow while teammates must wrangle and milk her. All teams compete at once, making for a particularly wild and entertaining event.