Pendleton, Oregon, is known for its Western heritage, classic charm, and, most importantly, one of the most talked-about rodeos of the year. With a population of roughly 17,000 residents, every year ...

Throughout the professional rodeo season, there are a handful of rodeos that are unlike any other. One of those unique events is the Pendleton Round-Up. Held on the grass, it is one of the highest ...

The Pendleton Round-Up, a rodeo for the cowboys. All week long there was one thing that was continuously said by contestants, “this rodeo is for the cowboys”. With that being said, cowboys and ...

There’s a huge transformation that happens every year at the Pendleton Convention Center. It comes during the annual Pendleton Round-Up, the four-day rodeo and celebration of Western heritage that ...

At 1:15 p.m. Sept. 15, 2021, a loud boom signaled the start of the rodeo in the Pendleton Round-Up arena. Round-Up Princess Kayla Fossek entered on a sorrel horse wearing red leather chaps and ...

PENDLETON, Ore. — Fans at the Pendleton Round-Up see top rodeo athletes in rough stock events giving it their all. But this isn’t about the cowboys. Those bucking broncos and bulls are every bit the ...

PENDLETON — The big arena belonged to the little ones as children brought their tiny boots, big smiles and adventurous hearts to the Pendleton Round-Up to live out their rodeo dreams. Hunter Miller, 7 ...

A pair of country stars is coming to one of Oregon’s biggest summer events. The Happy Canyon Kick-Off Concert is the big opening to the Pendleton Round-Up, a weeklong festival in northeast Oregon that ...

Kayla Fossek of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is the Pendleton Round-Up’s first Native American queen to hold the title since 1953. Kayla Fossek makes her grand entry into ...

Toni Minthorn, right, rides with Pendleton Round-Up Princess Ashley Moore and her friend Callie Hobson on Sept. 1, 2016, at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds. PENDLETON — “My job is to get in your head, ...