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Yakima Canines (2021) The Yakima Valley SunDome is a 6,195-seat multi-purpose arena in Yakima, Washington , United States. Located on the Central Washington State Fairgrounds , it hosts sporting events, ice shows, horse shows, circuses, boxing and concerts, as well as trade shows and conventions.
[1] [2] The fair includes animal exhibits, agricultural displays, a carnival, and food vendors. Live entertainment ranges from a demolition derby and rodeo to musical acts at the grandstand and other performances. [2] The event was originally a street fair first held on October 16, 1909, by Lynden merchants. It was renamed the Nooksack Valley ...
The Washington State Fair, formerly the Puyallup Fair, is the largest single attraction held annually in the U.S. state of Washington. It continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the United States and includes agricultural and pastoral displays and shows, amusement rides, and concert series. [ 1 ]
The fair, however, was again held from 1932 through 1936 but these were not considered a success. Therefore, the legislature abolished the State Fair and none were held in 1937 or 1938. April 13, 1939, a group of 45 persons representing agriculture, livestock breeders, and business, met to discuss the possibility of holding a fair in Yakima.
The western is one of the most beloved genres of all. In recent years, it seems to have been making a comeback of sorts. Just a few years back, Chloé Zhao released her standout rodeo film The ...
Canutt first broke a wild bronco when he was 11. As a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) 16-year-old, he started bronco riding at the Whitman County Fair in Colfax in 1912, and at 17 he won the title of World's Best Bronco Buster. Canutt started rodeo riding professionally and gained a reputation as a bronc rider, bulldogger, and all-around
The county was organized in November 1883 by the Washington Territorial Legislature, carved from the northern part of Yakima County. Indigenous peoples known as Kittitas (or Upper Yakima) occupied the lands along the Yakima River for hundreds of years before the present era. The Kittitas Valley was a traditional gathering place for tribes east ...
Ellensburg hosts the annual Jazz in the Valley music festival on the last weekend in July. [24] Ellensburg is a stop on the PRCA professional rodeo circuit, occurring each year on Labor Day weekend. The Ellensburg Rodeo has been a town tradition since 1923, and is the largest rodeo in Washington state. [10]