The 2025 Utica Stampede Returns to the Adirondack Bank Center August 1–2

Presented by Don’s Ford, the action-packed rodeo event features top riders, high-stakes competition, and a fan-favorite VIP Cowboy Experience

Mohawk Valley Garden announced today that the 2025 Utica Stampede Rodeo and Expo presented by Don’s FordΒ will return to the Adirondack Bank Center onΒ Friday, August 1Β andΒ Saturday, August 2, with both nights beginning atΒ 7:00 p.m.

Following a sold-out 2024 edition that brought thousands of fans through the doors, the Stampede continues its rise as one of Central New York’s most anticipated summer events. The 2025 rodeo marks theΒ fourth-everΒ Utica Stampede and promises another high-adrenaline weekend of professional rodeo action.

Tickets are on sale nowΒ atΒ EmpireStateTix.com, by phone atΒ 315-790-9070, and in person at the Adirondack Bank Center Box Office. Tickets start at justΒ $21.

Returning this year is theΒ VIP Cowboy Experience, a popular pre-show add-on that gives fans behind-the-scenes access to meet the animals, cowboys, and rodeo clown, along with photo opportunities right on the dirt. VIP packages are available as an upgrade with any ticket purchase.

TheΒ Utica Stampede, operated byΒ Lucky E Rodeo Company, is an officially sanctioned event of theΒ American Professional Rodeo Association (APRA)Β and will feature eight core rodeo events:

  • Bull Riding
  • Bareback Horse Riding
  • Saddle Bronc Horse Riding
  • Barrel Racing
  • Breakaway Roping
  • Team Roping
  • Tie Down Roping
  • Steer Wrestling

Riders and ropers from across the Northeast will compete forΒ cash prizes and rodeo gloryΒ in front of another electric Upstate New York crowd.

Additional event details, entertainment, and fan amenities will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 2025 Utica Stampede Rodeo and Expo is proudly presented byΒ Don’s Ford.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visitΒ EmpireStateTix.com.

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