Del Rio Rotary Club sets annual Independence Day Rodeo for June 28-29
Presale tickets are $10 at four Del Rio businesses, and children under 18 get in free for the Rotary Club’s June 28-29 rodeo at the fairgrounds.
Rotary Club of Del Rio is selling $10 presale tickets for its annual Independence Day Rodeo, a two-night fundraiser set for June 28 and June 29 at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds, 2006 N. Main Street. Children under 18 will be admitted free, giving families an affordable way to take in the rodeo, patriotic festivities and the community gathering the club has promoted for years.
Presale tickets are available at Del Rio Feed & Supply, The Fishing Cowboy, Boots & Jeans and Cowboy Johns. Rotary and chamber listings say gates open around 6:30 p.m., and the event is being held at the county fairgrounds, where it is expected to draw people from Del Rio and across Val Verde County.
The rodeo is also a fundraiser. Rotary materials say proceeds support local projects in Del Rio, and the club is asking for volunteers in kitchen service, beverages, coins, front gate entry, gate ID wristbands, popcorn, cotton candy and general help. That volunteer call shows how much of the event runs on community labor as well as ticket sales.
The Independence Day Rodeo has become one of Del Rio’s most recognizable summer traditions. Local coverage described it as the 18th annual event in 2023 and the 20th annual event in 2025. A 2025 report said the rodeo drew an unofficial crowd of more than 5,000 people over two nights, underscoring how much the fairgrounds event has grown into a major holiday-season draw. Admission was listed at $5 in 2023, compared with the $10 presale price now being offered for 2026.
The club’s June announcement places the rodeo on June 28 and June 29, but one Del Rio Chamber listing shows June 26 and June 27. The Rotary Club’s own calendar and event materials identify the fairgrounds venue and the two-night format, while the June 28-29 dates are the ones currently being promoted by the club.
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