Welcome to Caldwell Night Rodeo!

If it’s your first time attending the CNR or the hundredth, here are some helpful tips to make the most out of your visit. We hope you come get the full experience of one of the best outdoor rodeos in the nation, right here in Caldwell, Idaho.

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Helpful ticket hints: The two most common types of tickets at CNR are Reserved seats and General Admission. Reserved seats can be found in the first ~10 rows of all sections on the Civies & Rowdies side. (C & R sections). Our most popular sections – C2, C3 and C4 are entirely reserved seats. General Admission are first come first serve seats and can be found in the remaining ~12 higher rows of the Civies & Rowdies sides (Excluding C2, C3 and C4). The Coors Corners sections (CC) are entirely General Admission with the exception of the first two rows. Those first two rows are ADA Reserved Seats. Lastly, Row A of C & R sections are General Admission due to an obstructed view. 

The seating chart when buying your tickets is interactive for a more in depth view. You can also check out our Arena Map page.

When should I arrive? We highly recommend arriving to the Rodeo Grounds early for best odds of parking and seating. GA tickets are first come first serve for seating. If you need to kill some time we invite you to add on the VIP Dinner Experience to your ticket and/or join us for shopping in the Cowboy Up Mercantile. Junior Rodeo will occur before the professional performance and we appreciate your support cheering on our future rodeo stars!

Early shopping begins at 4:30pm at the WEST ticket gate. VIP Dinner Experience is from 5-7pm. All gates open at 5:30pm. Junior Rodeo begins at 6:30pm. PRCA Rodeo performance will being at 7:45pm.  On Saturday night, the Miss CNR Queen Coronation will begin just before the PRCA performance.

Did you add on VIP? The VIP Dinner Experience is an add-on that can be added to any ticket of your choosing (GA, Reserved, Box Seats or Skybox). It occurs each night from 5PM-7PM in the air conditioned O’Connor Field House just west of the CNR grounds. VIP features a western catered meal with various meats throughout the week such as tri tip, barbecue chicken, prime rib, pulled pork, brisket and more. The meal includes two drink tokens for adult beverages (ages 21+) or bottled coke products. Inside the VIP corral will be great food, live music by local artists and interviews with CNR Athlete Ambassadors, Miss CNR and Professional Rodeo Athletes. Extra perk; when you add on the VIP Dinner Experience you are arriving at the rodeo grounds earlier than the usual crowd and will have better odds at a great parking spot. 

Where should I Park? Due to CNR’s location in a busy area of Caldwell, public and free parking can be tricky to find. ADA Parking is available first come, first serve in front of O’Connor Field House (2207 Blaine St). The rest of the parking lot in front of CNR & Simplot Stadium is free public parking. The dirt parking lot on 22nd Ave, behind Caldwell Bowl, is also free to the public. Please be careful and DO NOT park along the railroad tracks, this is illegal and dangerous. Many nearby businesses will allow local groups such as 4-H & FFA to use their lot for paid parking. If you choose this route, thank you for giving back to our community. There are a few parking maps on our Arena Map page of the website.

NEW IN 2024, The Caldwell Night Rodeo Shuttle! 

You can find a map of the shuttle route below.

What are the Rowdies vs. Civies? It is the greatest rivalry in all of professional rodeo. You can find the Civies on the west side of the arena and the Rowdies on the east side. It’s true that Civies stands for civilized. But when it comes to making all out noise, the Civies are a match for the notorious Rowdies who proudly fill the Coors Corner of the CNR arena. When it gets down to competition between the sun in your eyes Rowdies and the sun at your back Civies, it’s guaranteed that it will be one first quality yelling match sure to hit the top of the decibel meter and a five gallon bucket race during the barrel drag. 40+ year CNR announcer Randy Corley (and creator of the Rowdies) agrees that the Rowdies and the Civies makeup “the best rodeo audience to get involved” anywhere.

Official CNR Merchandise: Don’t forget to stop at the merch trailer and get your souvenir CNR merchandise. We design new items each year. You can find us in the D&B Supply trailer in the Cowboy Up Mercantile, right near the Seven Devils Saloon (west side beer booth). Want to shop early? Check out our online mercantile now!

From out of town?

Welcome to Caldwell, Idaho: Caldwell is the perfect Idaho example of when city meets the country. Many of our locals were born and raised here back in the days of “remember when that was a field?” Just like the rest of the Treasure Valley, Caldwell has grown and adapted to a thriving city. There is so much to do around town you may need more than just a trip during rodeo week. We will defer all details to our friends at Destination Caldwell who specialize in telling you all about the adventures you can have in our hometown.

Visiting PRCA Committees:  A huge WELCOME! from all of our people at Caldwell Night Rodeo. We are so excited to share with you the unique experience of CNR, the Rowdies vs. Civies, Coors Corner, Seven Devils Saloon and more! Please fill out a visiting committee form and we will get back to you soon to help with details.

Where to stay: We invite you to check out our host hotel – Best Western Plus Inn – Caldwell. They are located just off exit 29 (Franklin Road) of Interstate 84 and less than 1 mile away (0.9 miles to be exact). It is about a 20 minute walk to the rodeo grounds and has food and coffee close by for easy access. Address: 908 Specht Ave, Caldwell, ID 83605 & Phone Number (208) 454-7225. Caldwell Night Rodeo does not offer room blocks at any local hotels.

If you’re making a whole vacation out of Caldwell, Idaho there are many great AirBnB’s & VRBO’s in the Caldwell area, especially towards the Sunnyslope wine country. We hightly recommend thoroughly reading reviews and checking driving distance.