06/03/2026
Attention Contestants! Join us in the cool mountains of New Mexico this July 4th Holiday weekend. Talk about Cowboy Christmas!!! Eight perfs in four days!!! Mescalero Ceremonial & Rodeo during the day at 1 pm, then travel a quick 35 miles to the Stampede in Capitan for 7:30 pm performance followed by slack. July 1-4. Entries last year were 1215 contestants for all Smokey Bear Stampede events or 304 daily entry average.