Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2023: What’s new from food to carnival rides and opening day

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It really is February. Translation: It will shortly be time for the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo.

This year’s party kicks off on Feb. 28 and operates as a result of March 19.

But do you think you know all there is to the rodeo?

Organizers have created some changes, from new foodstuff, browsing and spots to dangle out, to an all-working day affair on opening day.

Here is your guideline to what is actually new in 2023.

Day and time variations

Feb. 28 – March 19: Gates at NRG Park open up at 8 a.m. each day

Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Opening Working day

• Special giveaways like tailor made-designed Howdy bobbleheads for the very first 10,000 shelling out friends starting at 10 a.m.

• The Opening Working day Parade commences at noon on NRG Park grounds

• Houston’s personal The Suffers will conduct at 2 p.m. on the Stars Around Texas Phase adopted by the Chinedu Comedy Clearly show at 4 p.m.

• Conroe native Parker McCollum will carry out on the RODEHOUSTON stage

• Starting up at 7:30 p.m., verify out a Glow Party in the Champion Wine Backyard garden. Wear your favorite glow in the darkish equipment or decide on up a giveaway merchandise

• The Winner Wine Garden will also attribute audio from The Powell Brothers on the Key Phase or Randy Burghardt on the Lone Star Phase.

Wednesday, March 8

• All attendees get in absolutely free right up until noon

• Get a person, get 1 rides and games in the Junction Carnival location right until 4 p.m.

• Discounted food and beverage at the Junction till 4 p.m., like $3 mini corn dogs at McKinney Corn Dog, $3 smaller popcorn at Child Shack, $3 tiny sour apple lemonade at Squeezers

New food stuff suppliers and buying

You are going to have even additional places to chow down with the addition of Pretzel Bros, Texas Skillet, Asian Streetness by Moi and Vietnamese Grill. And if you’ve got got the urge to splurge, extra buying solutions are readily available in art and leather-based products to garments and sneakers, the latter of which contain makes ARIAT, Lucchese, and H Bar C Ranchwear.

New Carnival Midway foodstuff

Very hot Nashville Cheeto Rooster Sandwich or on a Adhere: Nashville Scorching sauce on excess crispy hen with slaw on a toasted brioche bun. Nashville Very hot rooster on a adhere is smothered in cheese sauce and rolled in Hot Cheetos and topped with crisp pickles. Available at Biggy’s II.

Fruity Pebbles Shrimp Fried Rice Bowl: Delicious fried rice, with fruity pebbles shrimp, sausage and pineapple served very hot and new in our scrumptious, hollowed pineapple. Obtainable at Get Fried.

Honolulu Hog Spud: Baked tater stuffed with pulled pork, teriyaki BBQ sauce, pineapple, and sesame seeds. Out there at Spud Ranch BBQ.

Rodeo Caramel Crack Sundae: Ice Cream sundae topped with chocolate dip, caramel corn and drizzled with caramel topped with chocolate cowboy hat. Accessible at Swirl Ice Product.

But hold out, there is much more!

• Fruity Pebbles Funnel Cake

• Captain Crunch Funnel Cake

• Deep Fried Krispy Kreme Banana Split

New carnival rides

Raptor Coaster: This is described as a stunning substantial-pace thrill roller coaster with serious inversions, sharp bends, twists & turns.

Sea Ray: This new pirate-themed ship swinger is a memorable trip that families can love collectively with its clean swinging movement.

Say cheese!

Within NRG Stadium, you may locate the Supporter Zone, where you can make a personalized ‘player card’ and ship it straight to your cell phone. You’ll also even now be capable to get autographs from and snap images with cowboys and cowgirls.

The Admirer Zone is on the main concourse level in portion 124. A 2nd Admirer Zone is positioned in area 103. You may require your rodeo ticket to get into the stadium.

Drone Present

This yr, the rodeo will have its 1st ever drone light show. That indicates 200 drones will soar through the sky in various formations.

Catch it starting off at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 over NRG Arena.

Going cashless – in some spots

All NRG Park parking tons will be cashless, though you can continue to use dollars in bordering heaps like OST, 610 and Reed Street.

If you might be in the Winner Wine Garden, you can only use debit or credit score playing cards.

The the vast majority of stands will continue to settle for funds, credit history and debit cards, but some concessions in NRG Middle, NRG Stadium and NRG Arena will be cashless.

The Carnival will take funds and card.

Where by to dangle out

Topo Chico Really hard Seltzer’s Backyard

Open up to all Rodeo company ahead of and soon after each day RODEOHOUSTON performances. Topo Chico Really hard Seltzer’s Yard is found on the east aspect of the Astrodome, in the vicinity of the Junction.

Miller Time Bar

This public beer garden will have audio, seated places, garden online games, giveaways, and Instagram-deserving photo prospects. Miller Time Bar is located on the north facet of NRG Stadium, in close proximity to the McNee entry and Coca Cola gate.

Brunch at the rodeo

Get started your Sunday Funday with brunch at the Champion Wine Backyard garden every Sunday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Try bubble flights and food items vehicles, as well as get pleasure from reside tunes.

• March 5 – R & B Brunch with Bo Bottoms

• March 12 – Latin Brunch with Bamuaya

• March 19 – Jazz Brunch with The Greg Petito Jazz Trio

Roping and wild card rounds at the rodeo

Women’s Breakaway

Women’s breakaway roping will now be held 20 consecutive nights of RODEOHOUSTON. The sport debuted at the rodeo in 2022 and was earlier held for seven performances.

Wild Card Rounds

RODEOHOUSTON will break up its prior a person-day Wild Card round into a two-day celebration, getting rid of the RODEOHOUSTON Tremendous Shootout from the timetable.

• Wild Card round 1 will be held Friday, March 17

• Wild Card spherical 2 will be held Saturday, March 18

• The dollars from RODEOHOUSTON’s former a person-working day Super Shootout party will now be redistributed toward the RODEOHOUSTON Tremendous Series purse.

New nearby qualifiers

RODEOHOUSTON will include two new local qualifiers, the Fort Bend County Truthful and Rodeo in Rosenberg, Texas, and the Waller County Fair & Rodeo in Hempstead, Texas, changing the previous qualifier, Sandhills Inventory Demonstrate & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas. Champions in each individual of the permitted 8 activities, from each and every respective Rodeo, will be extended an invitation to contend at RODEOHOUSTON in 2023.

Unique occasion buttons

Go shorty, it is your birthday! And now you can announce your particular working day loud and very pleased!

End by any goods stand on NRG Park grounds or a Guest Products and services Booth inside of NRG Stadium to decide on up a “My Very first Rodeo” button or “Birthday” button. For Spanish speaking friends, seem for volunteers with the “Hablo Español” button for guidance.