The Canadian Finals Rodeo will be heading to Edmonton under a three-year agreement, which will see it staged at Rogers Place in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
CFR will feature five main rodeo performances over four days, which are the centrepiece in a week-long celebration of western culture featuring some of the world’s very best rodeo athletes and stock as well as dozens of additional events and entertainment both on- and off-site throughout the city.
CFR is an annual coming together for agriculture, community and business leaders alike.
Jeff Robson is with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association.
For four days, the CFR draws about 45,000 spectators, with over half coming from outside Edmonton.
Explore Edmonton, the city’s tourism department, estimates hosting it for the next three years will have a $30-million impact between jobs, hotel bookings, and restaurant and bar activity.
The Canadian Finals Rodeo will be leaving Red Deer after one last event, November 1-5 at Westerner Park.
CFR relocated to Red Deer from its long-time home at Edmonton’s Northlands Coliseum in 2018.
