09/10/2026
It's day two of the Tri-State Rodeo! If you’re sitting at home thinking, “Well, I guess I missed the rodeo…” NOPE. YOU DID NOT!
There is still plenty of time to put on your boots, grab your friends and get your rodeo on! Here’s your handy-dandy Thursday night reminder:
🚌 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝟓𝐩𝐦-𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
Stops at:
📍 Baxter Sports Complex
📍 Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Fort Madison
📍 Quality Inn & Suites
📍 Connection Bank
🎟️ 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐩𝐦.
There are still a limited number of fence box seat tickets available at the ticket window for tonight or at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/28207/tristate-rodeo
👋🏼 𝐒𝐚𝐲 "𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐲" 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓-𝟔:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦.
The Fort Madison Tourism booth and Rodeo Museum are inside the main gate/ticket window. Stop by and we’ll help point you to your seats, bathrooms and food and also inform you on what else there is to see, eat and do in Fort Madison. (We have a lot of great events coming up too!)
🎤 𝐖𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!
She hits the stage after the bull riding and rodeo ends. It's going to be a big night!
🛎 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: There are still hotel rooms available in Fort Madison for the rest of the week! And if you’re staying through Saturday, DON’T PACK UP JUST YET!
www.visitfortmadison.com/lodging
🤠 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞
The parade kicks off at 9:30am along Avenue G and makes its way into the downtown district. This is one of the largest parades in the Tri-State area!
🚤 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬
Cut Bank Adventures will be launching cruises from the Marina every hour starting at 11AM, with the last cruise at 3PM. Enjoy a 45-minute Mississippi River cruise for just $25 per person! More information here: Post Rodeo Parade River Cruise or call the tourism office at 319-371-4682.
Now 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 sounds like a pretty good way to wrap up rodeo week in Fort Madison! So what are you waiting for?!
