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Woodside Junior Rodeo features classic rodeo events such as roping, tying, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and pole bending for junior participants. Family activities at the event include pony rides, a petting zoo, a mechanical bull, various vendors, and a 4th of July BBQ. The program also includes a Summer Play Day that ranges throughout the summer months and culminates in a competition in mid-September.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Main rodeo events on July 4th, 2026, with activities noted between 9am–5pm and a Grand Entry at 1:00pm followed by the rodeo at 1:30pm; a Pre-Rodeo Dinner Dance on July 3rd starting at 6:00pm with dinner around 7:00pm and band music and dancing at about 8:30pm; rodeo contestants may enter on July 3rd at 12:00pm
• Price: Adults: $20; Children under 18: $15; Children under 5: $0; Parking is $5 per car.
The Woodside Junior Rodeo is the 74th Annual Woodside Junior Rodeo and is hosted and presented by The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, which was established on March 31, 1942 and has produced the Woodside Junior Rodeo for 70 years. Juniors between 6–18 years old can participate in various classic rodeo events, and camping overnight is allowed with no open flames or horse pens. The event includes a Pre-Rodeo Dinner Dance on July 3rd with dinner and band music and dancing, and Mounted Patrol members ride in the Redwood City Fourth of July Parade, with an award-winning color guard that appears in parades and pageants in surrounding cities.
The Bill Lane Scholarship Award is presented by the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Foundation, with $2,000 and $1,000 scholarships sponsored by the Bill Lane Fund, the Mounted Patrol Foundation, and the Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Parks. The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County states a mission of promoting and supporting western horsemanship and rural values and notes over 80 years of preserving the equestrian tradition and serving the community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The modern Mounted Patrol operates as a center for equestrian improvement and excellence, a social club, and has a separately administered charitable foundation.
Last updated February 26, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Main rodeo events on July 4th, 2026, with activities noted between 9am–5pm and a Grand Entry at 1:00pm followed by the rodeo at 1:30pm; a Pre-Rodeo Dinner Dance on July 3rd starting at 6:00pm with dinner around 7:00pm and band music and dancing at about 8:30pm; rodeo contestants may enter on July 3rd at 12:00pm
• Price: Adults: $20; Children under 18: $15; Children under 5: $0; Parking is $5 per car.
The Woodside Junior Rodeo is the 74th Annual Woodside Junior Rodeo and is hosted and presented by The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, which was established on March 31, 1942 and has produced the Woodside Junior Rodeo for 70 years. Juniors between 6–18 years old can participate in various classic rodeo events, and camping overnight is allowed with no open flames or horse pens. The event includes a Pre-Rodeo Dinner Dance on July 3rd with dinner and band music and dancing, and Mounted Patrol members ride in the Redwood City Fourth of July Parade, with an award-winning color guard that appears in parades and pageants in surrounding cities.
The Bill Lane Scholarship Award is presented by the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County Foundation, with $2,000 and $1,000 scholarships sponsored by the Bill Lane Fund, the Mounted Patrol Foundation, and the Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Parks. The Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County states a mission of promoting and supporting western horsemanship and rural values and notes over 80 years of preserving the equestrian tradition and serving the community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The modern Mounted Patrol operates as a center for equestrian improvement and excellence, a social club, and has a separately administered charitable foundation.
Last updated February 26, 2026.
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