Cowboy Fun in Bowie, Texas
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
The last weeks of June can bring the full range of the Texas experience and the cowboy life. The Jim Bowie Days Festival and Rodeo offers one of the largest amateur rodeos in the state. Day time offers a wide range of family activities including parades, frog jumping, turtle racing and many more opportunities for visitors young and old.The Jim Bowie Days Festival and Rodeo will be held from June 21, 2009 through June 27, 2009 in Bowie, Texas. It is considered one festival that runs through out the week but each day features individual events and activities.
Partial Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 21 - Bowie hosts a Bass Tournament at Amon Carter Lake with the headquarters at Selma Park. Teams pay an entry fee of $50.00 and there is an hourly payback of $100 for Biggest Bass.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23-24 - is the Youth Rodeo with Tuesday night hosting the speed events and Wednesday night hosting the roping events.
Thursday, June 25 - Team Roping is one of the major rodeo events and teams can enter for $50 for one go-round.
Friday, June 26 - this is one of the main rodeo days starting with the parade at 5 pm, the Rodeo Queen activities from 8 pm to 11 pm and the Panty Race and Cowboy Stampede.
Saturday, June 27 - there are events all through out the day with the rodeo starting at 8 pm.
Bowie, Texas was incorporated in 1883 and took its name from the Texas hero of the Alamo, Jim Bowie. It was also chosen as a symbol of the early pioneers whose spirit and tenacity helped carve out the West so it should be no surprise that Bowie is considered to be the heart of cowboy country. Bowie is located in the northern portion of the State of Texas in Montague County.
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