San Antonio Stock Show And Rodeo Qualifier Returns To Uvalde November 16 To 21
The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo qualifier returns to the Uvalde County Fairplex from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21, with ticketed performances on Friday and Saturday nights.
UVALDE, Texas – The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo qualifier is returning to the Uvalde County Fairplex from Monday, Nov. 16, through Saturday, Nov. 21, according to the rodeo’s official qualifier page.
The event is open to PRCA and WPRA card and permit-holding members and gives cowboys and cowgirls a chance to earn a spot at the invitational San Antonio Rodeo in February, according to the organization. Preliminary competition runs Monday through Thursday. The top 20 contestants in each event advance to ticketed performances, with 10 randomly assigned to Friday and 10 to Saturday. From there, the top 10 overall contestants in each event qualify for the next San Antonio Rodeo, the organization said.
The Uvalde Schedule
According to the official 2027 rodeo qualifier schedule, this week’s events at the Fairplex are:
- Monday, Nov. 16: bull riding at 9 a.m., bareback riding at 11 a.m. and saddle bronc riding at 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 17: bull riding at 9 a.m., bareback riding at 11 a.m., saddle bronc riding at 1 p.m. and team roping at 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: barrel racing at 8 a.m. and steer roping at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 19: tie-down roping at 9 a.m. and steer wrestling at 12 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 20: breakaway roping at 9 a.m. and a ticketed rodeo performance at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21: a ticketed rodeo performance at 7 p.m.
General seating tickets are listed at $20. Reserved grandstand box seats are listed at $40 per ticket for an entire box and $50 per ticket for individual seating, with boxes available in sizes of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 16 seats, according to the rodeo. Reserved VIP tickets are listed at $150 and include a first-row seat in the VIP area, tables and chairs, and a wristband for food and a private bar.
The rodeo’s media office lists Jennifer Wilson as communications and media manager and says journalists can request media credentials through the organization’s media and news center to cover official events.
The qualifier was canceled last year over equine virus concerns, after the organization had earlier announced it would return to Uvalde. The Maverick Times reported last November that the Uvalde qualifier was scheduled for Nov. 17 through Nov. 22 before that cancellation.
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