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We're excited to bring back a crowd favourite — The Bicycle Giveaway! Thanks to the generous donation from MyRideCairns, one lucky winner will ride away with a brand-new bicycle!
Submit your entry at the Mareeba Rodeo Souvenir Stand before 5:00 PM on Saturday, July 12th. The winner will be drawn in the arena between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM the same evening. Important: You must be present to claim the prize. If unclaimed, we’ll draw a new winner. Competition open to kids age 6-11
Mareeba Rodeo invites you to take part in this year’s Mareeba Festival & Rodeo by decorating your premises and having staff dressed in a western theme. To further enhance festivities, we ask if staff could be dressed in western dress for the week prior to the Rodeo.
Entries close COB Tuesday, 1st July, 2025 / Judging to commence 8:30am, Monday, 7th July. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The judges have the right to not award a prize if they do not wish to do so for any reason whatsoever. Judges are not rodeo members and volunteers.
Everyone should endeavour to wear western dress on the judging day- Monday 7th and the parade day- Friday, 11th.
The 7 judging categories are as follows:
Prize Money
Categories 1 to 5 - 1st-$210 / 2nd-$125 / 3rd-$90 plus sashes
1. Western Style Dress By Staff (8 or more people in western dress)
2. Western Style Dress by Staff - small business - (1-7 people in western dress)
3. Best Decorated Large Foyer (over 3m squared or whole business)
4. Best Decorated Small Foyer (up to 3m squared)
5. Best Decorated Shop Window
Prize Money
Categories 6 & 7 - $150 + sash plus $1000 advertising package courtesy of the Express Newspaper
6. Best Overall Western Style Dress (chosen by judges)
7. Best Overall Foyer and Shop Window (chosen by judges)
Together, Mareeba Rodeo and Mareeba Mazda invite you to take part in the 2025 Downtown Parade to held on Friday, 11th July, commencing at 7:45pm
Showcasing local businesses and community groups, the parade will do 2 laps of Byrnes St. After the parade the official ceremony and crowning of the 2025 Mareeba Rodeo Queen and Rodeo Princess will take place on the stage across from the cenotaph.
FLOAT ENTRY CATEGORY A: (Prize money - 1st-$175 / 2nd-$105 / 3rd-$70)
Best Rodeo Queen Entrant's Float
Best Trade Display Float
Best Display by a Group or Organisation (not a trade)
Best Float with a Sporting Theme
Best Float with a Western Theme
FLOAT ENTRY CATEGORY B: (Prize money - 1st-$100 / 2nd-$60 / 3rd-$30)
Best Turned Out Male Rider
Best Turned Out Female Rider
Best Dressed Riding Group
FLOAT ENTRY CATEGORY C: (Prize money - 1st-$90 / 2nd-$60 / 3rd-$30)
Best Dressed Bicycle
ENTRIES CLOSE THURSDAY 10TH MIDDAY
NO ENTRIES TAKEN ON THE NIGHT
Beside the fun and games of the carnival, an exhibition of creative works is displayed in the pavilion.
With more than $6000 in prize money, this event showcases the best from our region.
Friday 11th (7.30am - 12pm) - Exhibits to be delivered - Kerribee Park
Mareeba District Rodeo Association Inc. invites you to take part in this year’s Horse Sports Gymkhana as part of the 55th Rodeo Festival
Mareeba Rodeo Association Inc. invites you to take part in the 2025 Mareeba Rodeo Ute Muster Show and Shine Competition in one or more of the following categories:
Show and shine will run Friday 11th from 3pm and winners displayed in the downtown parade Friday night and at grounds over the weekend.
Nomination fee for each category is $10
APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED