June 5, 2025—Casper, Wyoming—The top collegiate rodeo athletes are set to roll into Casper for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 15-21, 2025, with events and theme nights happening all week long.

“Theme nights are a big part of CNFR,” said Kendra Ziler, District Marketing Director for the Ford Wyoming Center. “They are a great way for us to involve our local community and welcome all of the folks who are in Casper for the rodeo.”

Theme nights for 2025, as well as other local rodeo-loving events, are outlined below:

  • Sunday, June 15: Family Day, with mutton busting between the two performances (open to kids 4-7, 65 pounds and under, registration fee: $20, equipment provided; register and sign waiver by Noon at the Ford Wyoming Center; first come, first serve)
  • Sunday, June 15: Western Fest at David Street Station (concert, food trucks, fun zone, local craft beer and cocktails, wagon rides and vendors)
  • Tuesday, June 17: Casper Night – all tickets are $12
  • Thursday, June 19: Ribbons at the Rodeo Cancer Awareness Night
  • Friday, June 20: First 500 attendees receive a Visit Casper rally towel
  • Saturday, June 21: Special Olympics Rodeo at Ford Wyoming Center
  • Saturday, June 21: Cinch Style Show at Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center

Additional festivities include a nightly tradeshow at the Ford Wyoming Center – which will be open prior to each rodeo performance – as well as The Mercantile at WYO Sports Ranch. New for this year, The Mercantile is a tradeshow with up to 200 vendors and will be open June 17-21 from 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. It also includes a cowboy camp for kids, swing and line dancing lessons, a cornhole tournament, mechanical bull riding and more. Outside of CNFR, the David Street Station Brew Fest is slated for Saturday, June 21.

Tickets for CNFR are available for purchase at FordWyomingCenter.com, in person or at the box office; call 800-442-2256.

For more information about CNFR, visit CNFR.com. To plan your trip to Casper, check out VisitCasper.com.

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About Visit Casper

Visit Casper is the official destination management organization for Natrona County and is dedicated to enhancing the county’s economic base through tourism. Casper is Wyoming’s second-largest city and is known for world-class fly-fishing on the North Platte River; is the annual host for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR); and has been named one of the top mountain towns in the country by Men’s Journal. More information can be found at www.visitcasper.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn or discover images and content with #VisitCasper.