From staff reports
The 17th Annual Georgia National Junior Livestock Show and the 17th Georgia National Rodeo will return to Perry the third full week in February.
The livestock show features Georgia’s 4-H and FFA students competing for statewide championships. Approximately 2,100 youth will show in classes for hogs, heifers, steers and breeding ewes.
Admission to the show, Feb. 21-25. is free to the public.
“The livestock show gives families, especially our children, an opportunity to see young agricultural enthusiasts compete for special honors,” said Michael A. Froehlich, executive director, Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
“Georgia has one of the strongest 4-H and FFA programs in the country,” he added.
The rodeo will run that weekend, Feb. 22-24. For the fourth year in a row, the Georgia National Rodeo has been designated a Southeast Tourism Society “Top 20 Event for the Months of January and February.”
The rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and features specialty acts plus cowboys and cowgirls from across the country competing in six events: saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding and barrel racing. Points earned at the Georgia National Rodeo qualify riders for the National Finals Rodeo held every December in Las Vegas.
The 17th annual Georgia National Rodeo is presented by Jeff Smith Dodge. Additional rodeo sponsors include Robins Federal Credit Union, WALB 10, 13 WMAZ, and No. 1 Country FM 99 WDEN 99.
Rodeo tickets are on sale now with $2 discounts on adult tickets available through Feb. 22 for the Feb. 23 show at the following sponsor websites – www.robinsfcu.org, www.walb.com, www.wden.com and/or www.13wmaz.com.
Feb. 22 is family night, with lower general admission ticket prices – $9 for adults and $7 for children ages 2-12. On Feb. 23-24 reserved seats are $14 for adults and $11 for children.
Reserved box seats are $18 for adults and $14 for children each night. All tickets may be subject to a handling and/or convenience fee.
