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DUBUQUE – Following a successful return earlier this year, the locally-produced Battle for the Bluff Rodeo will bring two nights of rodeo action back to the Five Flags Center in February of 2023. Spectators can again expect two nights of heart-pounding, dirt-in-your-face rodeo action for the whole family to enjoy. The Battle for the Bluff will take place on Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, inside the Five Flags Arena. The rodeo is powered by Sandburr Rodeo Promotions, Wildhorse Productions and Thurn Seeding, and is presented by 103.3 WJOD. Tickets will go on sale Friday morning at 10:00 at the Five Flags Box Office and online through FiveFlagsCenter.com.
The Battle for the Bluff will showcase three premiere rodeo events: bull riding, bareback bronc riding, and saddle bronc riding. Rodeo events will begin at 7:30 PM on both nights of the event. The 18th is “Kids Day,” which offers youngsters a chance to meet the cowboys and rodeo clowns. Kids can also learn how to throw a lasso and participate in stick horse races on the same dirt where the grown-up cowboys compete. Doors will open at 5:30 PM on Saturday the 18th for the Kids Day activities.
The Battle for the Bluff debuted at Five Flags in March of 2019. The event nearly doubled its attendance from that first outing to its second edition in February 2020, drawing close to 1,700 spectators over two nights. It saw another significant attendance jump upon its return in 2022, bringing in nearly 3,000 people.