{"id":161559,"date":"2026-02-12T12:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161559\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:59:18","slug":"san-antonio-stock-show-rodeo-returns-for-opening-day-of-its-77th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161559\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Stock Show &#038; Rodeo returns for opening day of its 77th year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boots, bulls and big-time fun are back in the Alamo City as the San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo kicks off its opening day at the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now in its 77th year, the rodeo brings 18 days of live music, livestock shows, competitions and fairground favorites for families across South Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gates to the rodeo grounds opened Thursday morning, with shopping, live entertainment and carnival rides scheduled throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans can expect plenty of rodeo action, including events like barrel racing, steer wrestling, tie-down roping and classic bull riding. Students from FFA and 4-H programs will also take part in livestock shows, and crowd favorites like Mutton Bustin\u2019 are once again part of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">General admission to the grounds starts at $15, with discounted tickets available for kids and seniors. Military members with valid ID can receive free admission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers encourage visitors to purchase tickets online ahead of time to save both time and money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo runs through March 1, offering something for everyone, from live concerts to food, fun and unforgettable rodeo traditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Boots, bulls and big-time fun are back in the Alamo City as the San Antonio Stock Show &amp;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13747,1067,66191,66190,82,84,83,4968],"class_list":{"0":"post-161559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-freeman-coliseum","9":"tag-frost-bank-center","10":"tag-livestock-shows","11":"tag-opening-day","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","14":"tag-san-antonio-news","15":"tag-san-antonio-stock-show-rodeo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}