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MEDIA GUIDE 2026

Thank you for your interest in the 2026 California Rodeo Salinas and its auxiliary events. Please review all of the links and documents below. If you need assistance or have further questions, contact Mandy at mlinquist@carodeo.com or Amanda at agianiolini@carodeo.com.

Media Guidelines

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Media Policies
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Media Services

Clear Bag Policy (camera bags ok-get pass at gate)



California Rodeo Salinas Mission Statement

The 116th California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 16-19th, 2026. As a not-for-profit organization, the California Rodeo Association is dedicated to preserving the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the Western way of life while fostering community involvement and cultural heritage. Through its annual Rodeo and year-round operations at the Salinas Sports Complex, the Association supports local nonprofits and community groups. In 2025, these efforts generated over $854,035.20 for local organizations.

For more information, visit www.CARodeo.com or contact the Rodeo Office at (831) 775-3100.



Salinas Sports Complex Map

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Salinas Sports Complex Map

2026 California Rodeo Salinas




2026 Performers & Personnel



2026 Event Calendar



2026 Special Events & Parades


2026 Attractions



Miss California Rodeo Salinas


2025 Event Champions

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2025 Champions

Understanding Rodeo - Event descriptions & more


Rodeo Terminology


Livestock Information


Behind the Scenes

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Behind the Scenes


Press Releases


Scholarship Information


2026 Commemorative Poster

2026 Commemorative Poster

2026 Commemorative Poster

THE CALIFORNIA RODEO SALINAS REVEALED THE 2026 COMMEMORATIVE POSTER
11/22/24

President Steve Davis recently unveiled the 2025 commemorative California Rodeo Salinas poster. The poster is unique, featuring a stockholder certificate as its background with a saddle bronc rider illustrated by Teal Blake in the center. Blake also painted the popular 2023 commemorative poster. “I wanted to help create a one-of-a-kind poster and loved Teal’s artwork and the idea of him painting on a stockholders’ certificate. He paints on ledger and livestock papers for ranchers, so this was a spin on that concept. I hope everyone loves the finished product as much as we do,” said President Steve Davis.

Blake, who has been painting professionally since 2005, grew up in Montana, on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by ranching country. Growing up in his father’s studio looking at C.M. Russell paintings and reading Will James books inspired him to pick up a pencil and start capturing his own visions of cowboys and the American West. He has always liked to show what makes the traditional West: cowboys not always clean shaven, shirts not always creased, and their horses’ manes not always long. In 2014 Blake’s labor, talent and accomplishments earned him an invitation into the renowned Cowboy Artists of America organization. He has also been honored with several awards, including the Joe Beeler CAA Foundation Award and 1st Place Watercolor at the Phippen Museum and has been featured in such magazines as Western Horseman, Western Art & Architecture, Southwest Art, Ranch & Reata, and The Cowboy Way.



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