Whoop-Up Days

Whoop-Up Days is where our community comes together to celebrate, experience, eat, laugh, and ride. Where the midway lights brighten up the southern sky, where the authentic west still runs wild, where cultures come together and memories are made. 

Whoop-Up Days is for everyone. It should be fun, friendly, and accessible. We’ve heard you, so let’s celebrate together. Whoop-Up Days gate admission is free until 3 PM August 20th - 22nd.

As summer winds down, we’re just getting started. We’re more than just your fair – we’re your community.

Don't forget the Whoop-Up Days Parade! The Whoop-Up Days Parade is the iconic start to Lethbridge’s most popular and longest-running community fair. Showcasing the people, businesses, and organizations who call Lethbridge home, the parade is a celebration of the region’s heritage and future.

Whoop-Up Days at a glance

• Date: End of August or beginning of September

• How to get there: Cycle or drive to the Lethbridge & District Exhibition east of Henderson Lake. Parking is plentiful at both the exhibition grounds for a price or around Henderson Lake itself if you don’t mind a bit of a walk.

• Where to stay: There are a few hotel options located just off 43rd St. S. (like Best Western Plus) that are conveniently close to The Water Tower Grill & Bar and Pure Casino Lethbridge, a local restaurant and brewery. There’s also The Coast or The Sandman on Mayor Magrath Drive – both within a five-minute drive (or 30-minute walk) to the exhibition grounds.

• What to Expect:

  • Marketplace

  • Food Trucks

  • Community Events

  • Buskers

  • Midway

• What to bring: Water, sunscreen and money for food trucks

LETHBRIDGE & DISTRICT PRO RODEO FEATURING THE RELAY RACES

August 22nd-24th @ 7 PM - Grandstands

Lethbridge & District Exhibition is proud to once again host the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo from August 22 – 24, 2024. This three-day event is the only CPRA rodeo in Lethbridge that showcases the history, people and culture of Southern Alberta. 

From its inception over 125 years ago, professional rodeo has had some of its finest moments at Whoop-Up Days throughout the decades. The 2024 rodeo will include nearly $100,000 in cash prizes up for grabs!  

Featured nightly, the Relay Races are one of the most high-intensity elements of the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo. Often referred to as “North America’s original extreme sport” the races have been a part of Indigenous life for hundreds of years.

The Rodeo itself also features themed night for each of its three days, with a Blackfoot Confederacy Celebrations Night on Friday, Family Nigh on Saturday, and AG Community Night on Sunday. Experience horse racing like never before as riders race bareback in laps around a track and exchange horses after every lap by jumping from one horse to another.

TICKETS

ADVANCE TICKET PRICE

• ADULT | $10

• SENIOR | $8

• YOUTH 12 & UNDER | FREE

• RIDE WRISTBAND* | $47 EACH

REGULAR TICKET PRICE

• ADULT | $15

• SENIOR | $13

• YOUTH 12 & UNDER | FREE

• RIDE WRISTBAND* | $58 EACH

Advance ticket prices are available on-line until August 19th at 11:59 PM. Regular price tickets may be purchased on-line or at the gate. All ticket sales are final, there will be no refunds or exchanges. All those admitted to the Lethbridge & District Exhibition campus are subject to our Terms of Entry.

*RIDE WRISTBANDS are only available at Gas King Convenience Stores! Buy early and save over $10!