{"id":220469,"date":"2026-04-06T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220469\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:00:22","slug":"miamis-free-countryfest-returns-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220469\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami&#8217;s Free &#8216;CountryFest&#8217; Returns This April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Cows and their male handlers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shutterstock_1714145659-2-1024x689.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shutterstock_1714145659-2-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Cows and their male handlers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShutterstock\/Jacquie Klose\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to rodeo? Miami-Dade CountryFest is bucking into town with a weekend full of livestock shows, bull riding, team roping, country music, local vendors and more!<\/p>\n<p>Originally established in 2015 as the Miami Agriculture, Horse and Cattle Show, this family-friendly festival celebrates the city\u2019s agricultural heritage and country roots, bringing the wild wild west to Tropical Park each year. Get ready to put those cowboy boots to good use and learn all you need to know about this year\u2019s event below:<\/p>\n<p>When and where is Miami-Dade CountryFest 2026?<\/p>\n<p>The festival takes place from April 25 to 26 at the Ronald Reagan Equestrian Center at Tropical Park (7900 SW 40th St, Miami, FL 33155). Both days run from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>What to expect at CountryFest<\/p>\n<p>The annual event offers an exciting lineup of cattle showcases, an award-winning rodeo, western-themed vendors, live entertainment (including line dancing) and a range of food trucks serving everything from classic barbecue to ice-cold drinks. In other words, the festival brings a true honky-tonk atmosphere with local Miami flavor!<\/p>\n<p>Featured kids attractions also include a petting zoo where you meet bunnies, lambs goats and more, as well as piglet races and various carnival rides.<\/p>\n<p>How to get tickets to CountryFest<\/p>\n<p>The best part? Entry to festival grounds is entirely free! But you\u2019ll have to RSVP on their website in advance.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to attend the rodeo, your free general admission doesn\u2019t include seating. You\u2019ll have to purchase separate tickets for rodeo access, which can even include a VIP \u201cSaloon\u201d lounge with private bathrooms and an all-day open bar.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/mdcountryfest.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/mdcountryfest.com\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shutterstock\/Jacquie Klose Are you ready to rodeo? Miami-Dade CountryFest is bucking into town with a weekend full of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-220469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}