Whoopee Days Rodeo will have food, fireworks, and a raffle for breast cancer awareness 

REXBURG — There will beryllium an other time to bask nan rodeo successful Madison County this year. The yearly event, which was typically 2 days is now 3 owed to celebrated demand.

Whoopee Days Rodeo returns to Rexburg this Thursday, Friday and Saturday astatine nan Madison County Fairgrounds astatine 460 West 2nd North.

“This is our first twelvemonth arsenic a three-day rodeo. Three 1000 group typically travel each night,” said Chris Johnson, Madison County Fair committee chairman. “Buy tickets early. The arena usually sells out.”

Click here to bargain tickets online. 

Gates unfastened astatine 5 p.m. Mutton bustin’ will beryllium astatine 6:15 p.m., and nan rodeo originates astatine 7 p.m. each night. There are different themes happening connected each of nan days.

“Thursday nighttime is Family Night, Friday nighttime is Cancer Awareness Night, and Saturday is Patriotic Night,” Johnson said. 

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Family Night includes a family battalion of tickets for a definite magnitude of money. Click here for much information. On Friday, Cancer Awareness Night will beryllium presented by Madisonhealth. 

Jessica Goudy pinch Madisonhealth said they will beryllium location to promote, educate, and support each those who mightiness beryllium fighting bosom cancer. One successful 8 women successful nan United States will beryllium diagnosed pinch bosom crab successful her lifetime, according to nan National Breast Cancer Foundation. 

“Reminding each women retired there. It doesn’t person to beryllium bosom crab consciousness period to do your self-checks and to get into your providers and get checked,” Goudy said. 

Goudy told EastIdahoNews.com location will beryllium competitions for group who deterioration nan astir pinkish and location will beryllium a raffle. The money from it will spell towards purchasing imaging instrumentality to amended room outcomes for bosom crab patients. 

“We are excited to beryllium raising costs to person that instrumentality correct present successful Rexburg,” Goudy said. “All of nan raffle tickets are only a dollar. We person everything from firearms, to an e-bike, to paddle boards.”

The raffle conscionable opened up connected Monday. Tickets tin beryllium purchased online. The winners will beryllium announced astatine nan arena connected Friday. 

Then, connected Saturday, nan rodeo ends pinch a bang arsenic fireworks will beryllium lit disconnected into nan sky. 

Whoopee Days has been going connected for complete 100 years, Johnson said. He added location is simply a batch of nutrient vendors to bask and nan arena is action packed.

“Small municipality rodeo pinch a large municipality rodeo feel,” Johnson said. “We conscionable for illustration seeing each nan families travel out. A batch of group come, and it’s their very first rodeo, and they travel backmost wanting more.”

Casey McGehee, Hayseed Photography

Casey McGehee, Hayseed Photography

Casey McGehee, Hayseed Photography

Casey McGehee, Hayseed Photography