The 2025 Ranch Hand Competition will take place July 19!

Where: Airdrie Rodeo Grounds - 6km West of Airdrie on HWY 567

Time:

• Registration check-in: 10:00 a.m.

• Competition time: Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Dinner and presentation of prizes after event.

Entry details: Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Teams must be registered with appropriate deposit by July 14, 2025.

  • 8 Open Teams (Five (5) Classes) - $400/Team. $100 deposit will to hold your spot

  • 4 Ladies Teams (Three (3) Classes) - $300/Team. $75 deposit will hold your spot

    Entry includes 4 post event dinner tickets. Additional dinner tickets available on site $30 adult/ $20 child.

• Balance of the Entry Fee required to be paid at registration prior to competing.

Register now!

Registration Form, Rules and Waiver Form.

Download and complete the registration form above. Send your deposit and registration to: davehouse1@hotmail.com. E-transfers accepted - please use the following for password: rodeo25

If mailing please send cheque and form to: Dave House, 22 Kingston Bay SE Airdrie AB T4A 0G1

Questions or additional details: please contact Kevin Fletcher at crispykev@hotmail.com or (403) 948-7128.

Interested in sponsoring the event?

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Our 2024 event took place on July 20. Events included open branding, penning, sorting doctoring and trailer loading, as well as ladies’ penning, sorting and trailer loading.

Thank you to our Gold sponsors:

Thank you to our Silver sponsors:

Thank you to our Bronze sponsor:

• Early Bird Air Ltd.

Photos from the 2024 Ranch Hand Competition:

Photographs by Christine Mackinnon.

The 2025 tractor pull with take place on September 20. More details will be available closer to the event.

On Sept. 21, 2024 participants using tractors from the 1960s or older took part in our antique tractor pull. See photos and videos of the event below. For more, please visit our Art of the Harvest page. Photos from Sept. 2024 event (photo credits to Tom Cers):

The 2025 ART of the harvest will take place September 20. More details to come!

Last year’s event took place September 21, 2024. Spectators enjoyed an old tyme harvest demonstration, wagon rides, kids’ games, live music, food trucks and an antique tractor pull. Vegetables from our garden were also available for purchase with all proceeds donated to the Airdrie Food Bank.

Thank you to our Platinum sponsors:

Thank you to our Gold sponsors:

Thank you to our Silver sponsors:

Thank you to our Bronze sponsors:

• Bumper to Bumper

• Impact Electric

• Par Auto Parts

Thank you to our in-kind supporters:

Airdrie 1st Club, Affordable Septic, Barricade & Signs, Big Rock Hauling Services, Buell Exteriors, Brandt, Coopers Equipment Rentals, Reid Farms, Sleek Signs, UFA.

Photos from Sept. 2024 event (photo credits to Alivia Trudeau) - More photos will be added soon.