YETI Junior World Finals to Be Held in Large, Tented Area at The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas

LAS VEGAS

Wrangler Rodeo Arena, one of the five main interactive features of The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas, will host more than 800 youth contestants in the YETI Junior World Finals vying for championships in nine events. The YETI Junior World Finals will run concurrently with The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Dec. 5-14.

Free to the public, The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas will be open daily from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Levels 1 & 2. For the first time, the Wrangler Rodeo Arena will be located in a large, tented area south of the Convention Center in the Bronze Parking Lots.

Wrangler Rodeo Arena, which boasts a seating capacity of more than 900, will host a variety of events and competitions. The YETI Junior World Finals will feature contestants 19-years-old and younger competing in many of the events the pros take part in at the Thomas & Mack Center, including bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, girls and boys breakaway, team roping, tie-down roping, pole bending and barrel racing.

The roughstock events will run from Dec. 5-8, with the Finals for these events set for Monday, Dec. 9. The timed events will then run from Dec. 10-13, culminating with the Finals on Saturday, Dec. 14.

For more information on the YETI Junior World Finals and a full schedule, click here or through social media at /LasVegasNFR and use #WranglerNFR. Daily admission is $10. For $40, attendees can purchase a five-day pass for the dates of Dec. 5-9 or Dec. 10-14.

In addition to the Wrangler Rodeo Arena, The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas will include the following main anchor displays and programming elements:

Ariat Rodeo Live Stage – The daily programming kicks off each day with Live with Lucia with host Anthony Lucia starting at 10:15 a.m. Cowboy Conservation with hosts Shane Minor and Garrison Allen and Flint Rasmussen in Outside the Barrel continue at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively. The RMEF Calcutta caps the day starting at 1:30 p.m.

Cowboy Commons – Where Friends Gather – This new area in 2024 will be located in the remodeled east lobby of South Hall, Level 1. This eclectic area will offer a variety of elements for attendees, including a boot shine, hat bar, the Rodeo Saloon and a stage for acoustic performances and the RumpChat Podcast. Also re-locating to this area is The Cowboy Channel Stage, featuring a daily line up of engaging daily programming that includes Zero In, Rodeo Deep Dive Panels and the NFR Tailgate Party, among others.

Cowboy Christmas Village presented by Clint Orms – This festive area, located on Level 2 of the South Hall, will include photo walls, Christmas trees, daily appearances by Santa Claus from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and more.

Bites and Brews – Located adjacent to the Cowboy Christmas Village, Bites & Brews features a variety of custom food and beverage carts.

The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas is the only official gift show of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Sold out for 359 consecutive performances in Las Vegas, the Wrangler NFR attracts the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Under the new contract with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association that runs through 2035, the purse in 2024 is more than $12.5 million. Qualification is based on the 2024 PRCA World Standings.

For more information on the Wrangler NFR and The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas, please visit NFRexperience.com or through social media at /LasVegasNFR and use #WranglerNFR. For the latest Pro Rodeo news and Wrangler NFR coverage, please visit prorodeo.com or through social media at @PRCA_ProRodeo.