Ponoka Stampede

🥞 Save the Date! 🥞

Get your appetite ready because the 3rd Annual Ponoka Chamber Pancake Breakfast is just around the corner! Come enjoy a delicious breakfast, catch up with neighbors, and support an incredible cause. All proceeds go directly to The Ponoka Food Bank.

A massive 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 who make this community event possible:

🔹 ATB Financial (Ponoka Branch) 🔹 Town of Ponoka 🔹 Ho**er & Brown 🔹 Busted Ladies Lingerie 🔹 BDC 🔹 Makkinga Market 🔹 MNP

Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Contact [email protected]

Stay tuned for more details time, and location. We can't wait to see you there! 🍁✨

A heartfelt thank you to our 2026 Ponoka Stampede Pro Rodeo Event Sponsors.

Your support helps make the Ponoka Stampede one of the premier rodeos in North America and allows us to continue delivering world-class competition while staying true to our roots as “The Cowboys and Cowgirls Rodeo.”

Major Event Sponsors
• Ba****ck Riding — Eagle Builders & Tomco Group of Companies
• Tie-Down Roping — CVS Controls
• Breakaway Roping — CVS Controls & Heartland Marina & Motorsports
• Steer Wrestling — Pidherney’s
• Saddle Bronc Riding — ATB Financial & Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
• Team Roping — CVS Controls & Budweiser
• Ladies Barrel Racing — RAM
• Bull Riding — Benchmark Commodities & FM Systems
• Junior Steer Riding — CPRA Fendt Massey Ferguson Pro Rodeo Tour
• Novice Ba****ck Riding — Almita Piling
• Novice Saddle Bronc Riding — Wrangler

To each and every one of our sponsors—thank you. We truly couldn’t do it without you. Your partnership is one of our greatest assets and plays a vital role in preserving the tradition, excellence, and community spirit that make the Ponoka Stampede so special.

We’ll see you at the 90th Ponoka Stampede, June 25 – July 1 🇨🇦

Congratulations to all of the 2026 Ponoka Stampede Western Art Competition winners!

This year, we received an incredible 450 submissions from talented young artists in Grades 1–12, and we were blown away by the creativity, imagination, and Western spirit on display.

🏆 2026 Western Art Competition Winners

Grade 1: Charlie & Mayebeth — St. Augustine Catholic School
Grade 2: Leopold — St. Augustine Catholic School & Annaliese — Mamawi Atosketan Native School
Grade 3: Natanya & Willem — St. Augustine Catholic School
Grade 4: Finnegan — St. Augustine Catholic School & Charlie — New Humble Community School
Grade 5: Courtney — St. Augustine Catholic School & Abbigail — New Humble Community School
Grade 6: Vaden — Ponoka Elementary School & Corlis — Bashaw School
Grade 7: Jorja & Bretynn — Bashaw School
Grade 8: Zuriella — St. Augustine Catholic School & Maddy — Bashaw School
Grade 9: Sloane — Crestomere School & Angela — Bashaw School
Grade 10: Jordan & Brody — St. Augustine Catholic School
Grade 11: Lance & Enzo — St. Augustine Catholic School
Grade 12: Alexis & Shyaw — St. Augustine Catholic School

A huge thank you to every student who participated, as well as the teachers, schools, and families who helped make this year’s competition such a success.

Special thanks to West Coast Amusements for providing the Unlimited Midway Ride Passes awarded to our winners and helping make the experience even more memorable!

We can’t wait to celebrate your amazing artwork and see everyone at the 90th Ponoka Stampede! 🤠🎡

💰 PONOKA STAMPEDE MEGA CASH RAFFLE IS GROWING!

The Mega Cash Jackpot is already over $10,000 and climbing… and there’s still plenty of time to get in on the action!

🎁 Looking for a Father’s Day gift? Get Dad a Mega Cash Raffle ticket! It’s the gift that could turn into a big payday.

🎟 Tickets start at just $5
• 1 for $5
• 400 for $100 (best value!)

⭐ Early Bird Draw: June 23 — Win $5,000
🏆 Mega Cash Draw: July 1

Don’t miss your chance to win big while supporting the 90th Ponoka Stampede.

Get your tickets and all the details at PS5050.com⁠

Give Dad a chance to win this Father’s Day — because the jackpot is only getting bigger!

Celebrate Dad the Wild West way this Father’s Day!

From world-class Pro Rodeo and thundering Chuckwagon Races to Wild West PBR Ponoka, live concerts, Canada’s largest traveling midway, fireworks, and unforgettable family memories, there’s something for every dad to enjoy at the 90th Ponoka Stampede.

📅 June 25 – July 1
🎟️ Buy your tickets online now and save at PonokaStampede.com

From all of us at the Ponoka Stampede, we wish every rodeo dad and father figure an extra special Father’s Day weekend. We can’t wait to celebrate with you in the Wild West!

To the Rodeo Dads. The Early Risers. The Fence Fixers. The Truck Packers. The Ones Who Never Miss a Run.

This Father’s Day, celebrate the dads who taught us the western way of life—with a trip to the 90th Ponoka Stampede.

🤠 TAKE DAD TO THE RODEO
Experience 7 days of the best professional rodeo action in the country from June 25 – July 1.

🏇 TAKE DAD TO THE CHUCKWAGON RACES
Feel the thunder of 6 unforgettable nights of WPCA chuckwagon racing, June 26 – July 1.

🐂 TAKE DAD TO WILD WEST PBR PONOKA
The ultimate Saturday night showdown featuring the toughest riders and rankest bulls in the business.

🎶 TAKE DAD TO A STAMPEDE CONCERT
From legends like Dwight Yoakam and Sawyer Brown to a lineup of incredible live entertainment, every evening ticket also includes admission to the Showdown Dance Hall.

Give Dad the gift of memories this Father’s Day.
Give him the Wild West. Give him the 90th Ponoka Stampede.

🎟️ Buy performance tickets online now and save at PonokaStampede.com.
See you June 25 – July 1.

The Ponoka Stampede generates an estimated $30M in local economic impact.

For one week every summer, the Ponoka Stampede is more than just the town's biggest annual event – it becomes a vital financial lifeline for many local community organizations.

Beyond the rodeo: How the Ponoka Stampede spurs grassroots community groups | CBC News For one week every summer, the Ponoka Stampede is more than just the town's biggest annual event, it becomes a vital financial lifeline for many local community organizations.