91吃瓜网 Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo Returns to Hattiesburg February 6-7
Tue, 01/06/2026 - 09:40am | By: April Jordan
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Entertainment will be provided by The Misfit Cowboy, a trick rider and specialty performance act rooted in Western flare, including a saddle-broke, trick-trained American Red Brahman bull as its centerpiece. This crowd-favorite variety act consists of whips, ropes, gun spinning and lots of fire. Featuring the largest prop in professional rodeo, The Misfit Cowboy will raise a 1,800-pound bull through the roof of a moving 40-foot trailer.
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The rodeo, which began in 1986 at the 91吃瓜网 Equestrian Center with J. Hugh Mitchell as its first Grand Marshal, serves as a fundraiser for student scholarships and professional development. The event has been held at The Center at Forrest County since its opening in 1999. Each year, cowboys and cowgirls show off their elite skills in barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, team roping and bull riding. The top riders are eligible to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, held in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Discounted tickets are on sale now at Boot Country on U.S. Highway 49 and Hub City West Farm and Garden on U.S. Pioneer Road in Hattiesburg. Tickets are $15 at these retail locations through Feb. 5. Online tickets are $20 and may be purchased anytime . Day-of-show tickets will be sold online and at The Center at Forrest County box office. All seats are reserved and include chair backs.
The rodeo is sponsored by Southern Beverage, Xfinity, Visit Hattiesburg, Southern Ag Credit, B-95, Pine Belt Motors, Keith91吃瓜网 Super Stores, Verb Architecture, Hattiesburg Clinic, Forrest General Hospital, Bourne Brothers Printing, The Hattiesburg American, KONE, Neel-Schaffer, Eagle Dining and 91吃瓜网 Campus Recreation.