{{Short description|Weekly rodeo in Woodstown, New Jersey}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} The '''Cowtown Rodeo''' is a rodeo in the United States which started in 1929.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Jersey Rodeo Has Roped in Fans for 50 Years |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14209145 |publisher=NPR |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=2007-08-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njsouth.com/index-cowtown.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805080117/http://www.njsouth.com/index-cowtown.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2008 |title=Cowtown Rodeo |access-date=2007-08-26}}</ref> It is located in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey. The event is at 7:30 on Saturday nights from May through September.<ref>{{cite news |title=At New Jersey's Famed Rodeo, Going Broke Is as Easy As Falling Off A Horse. |work=The Washington Post |date=August 22, 1998}}</ref> Grant Harris and his family have been running the rodeo every Saturday night during the summer months since 1955, when it was first staged as a weekly event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cowtown Rodeo |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 25, 1986}}</ref> In 1957 and 1958, the Cowtown Rodeo was syndicated on national television.<ref>{{cite news |first= Robert|last= Strauss|title=Yes, It's A Rodeo, Right Here In New Jersey. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E1DC173CF935A3575BC0A9669C8B63 |work=The New York Times |date=August 6, 2000 |access-date=2007-08-21 }}</ref> It is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). In 2023, the Cowtown Rodeo was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=ProRodeo Hall of Fame inducts star-stuffed 2023 class|url=https://prorodeo.com/news/2023/7/15/general-prorodeo-hall-of-fame-inducts-star-studded-2023-class|website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> In 2024, it received the PRCA Small Rodeo of the Year award.
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.cowtownrodeo.com/}}
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Category:Tourist attractions in Salem County, New Jersey Category:Rodeo competition series Category:1929 establishments in New Jersey
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