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Much of North Texas is shut down under a layer of frozen snow, but nothing will stop the rodeo.
Dickies Arena was nearly empty ahead of the scheduled 2 p.m. rodeo on Sunday. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has said it is unable to cancel or reschedule events, and the organization plans for weather situations like this.
Snow covers the ground at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo barns on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Fort Worth. The stock show continued despite the winter weather. Communications director Matt Brockman encouraged folks coming to the show to bundle up and travel safe if they plan on coming this weekend
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The rodeo may have been sparsely attended, but the Stock Show barns at Will Rogers Memorial Center were a bustle of activity. Children took time away from caring for their livestock to have snow fights and pull each other on sleds.
“It’s definitely colder than usual,” said Deanna Roeder, as she and her son, Holden, 12, gathered hay while snowflakes hung in the air. The Roeders, from Seguin, were at the Stock Show since Thursday to show Holden’s Heifer.
Seguin resident Deanna Roeder, right, and her son, Holden, 12, gather hay for their heifer showing at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Fort Worth.
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Stock show and rodeo staff are ready for “whatever may come our way,” FWSSR communications director Matt Brockman told the Star-Telegram last week. “This is something that we plan and prepare for in advance each year,” Brockman noted.
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FWSSR prepares for winter freeze
Throughout the 23-day event every year, Brockman said the FWSSR keeps in daily contact with the city of Fort Worth.
To that end, the city’s transportation and public works departments will be ready to ensure that the surrounding streets around Dickies Arena and the Will Rogers Memorial Center will be cleared as soon as possible in the event of ice or snow. The city has sanding and salting crews ready to go, Brockman added.
For streets inside the center, that responsibility falls to the Will Rogers’ staff, which is also ready to go with salt and sand. The goal is to have clear walkways for people and livestock.
“Those actions will be implemented as soon as they need to be, when freezing precipitation does begin to accumulate,” Brockman said.
Snow clings to the hide of cattle at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Fort Worth. The stock show continued despite the winter weather. Communications director Matt Brockman encouraged folks coming to the show to bundle up and travel safe if they plan on coming this weekend
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A plus for the FWSSR is that most of its events are located indoors.
For operations located outside, like the carnival, Brockman said there’s a possibility that those would temporarily close during any freezing precipitation.
Beyond that, the show (and rodeos) will go on.
“We just urge people to, first, be careful, second, layer up and get comfortable, and come out,” Brockman said.
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has a no refund/no exchange policy on rodeo tickets, which are valid only for their scheduled performances.
Cooper Walters, 17, washes off his Chianina with hot water while preparing to show at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
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This year marks the 129th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
Since 1896, the event celebrating Western culture, cowboys and agriculture has brought millions of people to Fort Worth from around the world. The 23-day event is Jan. 16 to Feb. 7 at Dickies Arena and Will Rogers Memorial Center.
There’s plenty to do and see, from daily rodeos and live music to cattle shows and merchandise galore. The Star-Telegram put together a guide for everything, from tickets and parking to live music and rodeo schedules.