Known for its week-long cavalcade of events, California Rodeo "Big Week" is the largest community event held in Salinas.  Parades, barbecues, cowboy poetry, fireworks, concerts, a carnival, and much more.  Big Week offers something for every member of the family, and a chance for the entire community to participate in the California Rodeo.
 
The Rodeo itself is designed to operate like a two-ring circus, each Rodeo performance features events that occur in the arena and on the track simultaneously.  While the classic event of saddle bronc riding bucks out in the arena, a horse race speeds by on the track.
 
Each year, the Salinas Rodeo ranks in the top 20 of nearly 800 North American rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.  For four action-packed days, more the 50,000 spectators pass through our gates to see the country's top professional rodeo athletes compete.