Lehi Round Up – All You Need to Know

In June 2925, Lehi will come alive with the excitement of friendly competition, art, music, excellent cuisine, and community. During Lehi Round-Up Week, crowds gather to watch the Stock Parade, Miniature Float Parade, and Grand Parade. They attend art exhibitions, concerts, pancake breakfasts, and many other events. All these activities revolve on the Lehi Round-Up Rodeo. Despite the venue’s modest size, the Lehi Round-Up attracts a great crowd and some really good performers, making it a lot of fun.

Leisel the Clown, who performs annually, is a Hall-of-Famer on the rodeo circuit, and the announcer is well-known for his “rodeo voice.” There are activities like barrel racing, team roping, calf-wrestling, calf-roping, bronc riding, and of course, bull riding for those of you who are unfamiliar with the rodeo. This year, they will have a bonus event. In an attempt to saddle and ride some broncos around a barrel, many groups of three cowboys pursued them around the arena.

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The Lehi rodeo joined the PRCA, or Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, in 1937. To “encourage, promote, and sponsor good events that would be a community benefit,” the Lehi Civic Improvement Association (CIA), the rodeo committee, was established in 1941. One of the CIA’s first actions was to hold a competition to permanently name a yearly rodeo and community event. Ethel Hunger, a native of Lehi, won with her submission, “The Lehi Roundup.”

The rodeo has featured three nights of entertainment since the late 1930s until this writing in 2024. A fourth night, Wednesday, was added in 2024 to accommodate additional attendees. Traditionally, Thursday has been a family-friendly night with special prices. In an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer, Saturday nights have recently been dubbed “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” nights. In addition to the rodeo, Wines Park hosts a stock parade on Thursday that weaves its way to the rodeo grounds. Community people assemble along the parade route to show support for friends and relatives, and anybody with a horse is welcome to take part. A communal “dirt dance” has been the rodeo’s conclusion for years.

At the rodeo, people wait in line to eat Lehi’s well-known and reasonably priced “Rodeo Burger,” which has a delectable secret sauce. Volunteers prepare the concessions, which are mostly gathered and coordinated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregations because of the generosity of the volunteers, 100% of the rodeo’s profits are reinvested in the community. For many years, Lehi’s summers have been crowned by Lehi Round-Up Week. Naturally, the rodeo grounds, the rodeo, and the Lehi community celebrations have a much longer history than the Round-Up itself.

The Rodeo Grounds

The expanding metropolis of Lehi needed a public park around the start of the 20th century. The city finally made its home on a piece of land close to the original Lehi village after several unsuccessful beginnings. When it was bought from John Beck, the property already had a lovely grove of black willow trees. Soon after, it had a baseball diamond and grandstand, a bike path, and a covered pavilion. Both players and fans enjoyed playing baseball.

Lehi Round Up - All You Need to Know

The pavilion was the site of church services, family reunions, basketball games, political rallies, and most importantly, dances. City Park was a hub for Lehi community activities for many years, but as Lehi developed and evolved throughout time, its utilization decreased. Eventually, more people started gathering for picnics and reunions in the newly constructed Wines Park, located at 600 N. Center St.

The City Park pavilion was in poor condition by 1914. The structure was rented as a skating rink and utilized as a gymnasium for a while in the hopes that it would remain usable. The pavilion was demolished in 1919 after neither attempt was successful. For many years, the city contemplated what to do with the park. There was a suggestion at one point to convert the park into a regular high school sports field, but a more convenient location was discovered. The city ended up making the decision to turn the park into a permanent rodeo venue in the early 1930s. The city was able to install new fence, benches, and chutes in 1938 thanks to a grant from the Works Progress Administration.

Gradually, additions of greater room and improved sound systems have been made throughout the years to ensure that the rodeo grounds continue to benefit the contestants, animals, and community. Unfortunately, the trees, which were getting old, were finally taken down to make more space for spectators and stock.

Lehi Round-Up Stock Parade

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Lehi Round-Up Stock Parade will take place. I hope you can join them in celebrating there Western history and helping to preserve the great Western customs. The procession will start at 600 North and 100 East, which is Wines Park, and complete at 300 West Main, that is near Rodeo Grounds. Participants in the Thursday night rodeo who ride horses or wagons in the procession will get free admission. There will be seating in the southeast area for every participant in the Horse Parade. Lehi Round-Up 2025 Tickets for advanced reservations are now available online.

All Lehi Roundup Rodeo Event

DATECITYVENUELOWEST PRICE
06/25/2025Lehi, UTLehi Round-Up Rodeo Grounds$36
06/26/2025Lehi, UTLehi Round-Up Rodeo Grounds$58
06/27/2025Lehi, UTLehi Round-Up Rodeo Grounds$62
06/28/2025Lehi, UTLehi Round-Up Rodeo Grounds$45

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