Two pickup men help bareback rider Jacob Lees, of Caldwell, Idaho, to dismount American Thumper after his 85-point ride on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Opening Day kicks off the Pendleton Round-Up, where generations of Western tradition and rodeo competition come together Sept. 16–19 in Pendleton. Check out the photographs that capture the energy and excitement that make Round-Up week memorable.
Pendleton Round-Up Queen Olivia Corbett and her court gallop around the track during the grand entry on Sept. 16, 2026, on the first day of the rodeo. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Steer wrestler Jace Melvin leaps onto his steer and turned in a time of six seconds to win the round on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)The Indian relay rider from the Omak Express has a scary moment during an exchange on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
An Indian relay rider mounts a horse during an exchange on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Saddle bronc rider Kade Bruno, of Challis, Idaho, rides Exciting Bubbles for a score of 85 points on Sept. 16, 2026, on the first day of the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Three bullfighters distract a bull as the bull rider makes his escape on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
A tribal dancer smiles as she makes her way around the arena grass on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Tribal dancers make their way around the arena grass on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
Bull rider Dakota Hill, of Boswell, Texas, rides Carved in Stone for the required eight seconds for a score of 83.5 on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
An Indian relay racer guides his horse around the track on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)Spectators in the North Grandstand react to action in the arena on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)Tie-down roper Trevor Hale, of Perryton, Texas, ropes his calf in 9.2 seconds to win the go-round on Sept. 16, 2026, on the first day of the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)Two pickup men help bareback rider Jacob Lees, of Caldwell, Idaho, to dismount American Thumper after his 85-point ride on Sept. 16, 2026, at the Pendleton Round-Up. (Kathy Aney/The CUJ)
