BATON ROUGE – Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming annual spring Angola Prison Rodeo. The rodeo, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 19-20, 2025, offers the best in prison rodeo excitement! Warden Darrel Vannoy invites the public to view the wildest rodeo show in the south. Watch as Angola inmate cowboys compete in heart-stopping events like – Convict Poker, Wild Cow Milking, Bull Riding, and the world famous Guts-n-Glory. Each day, the gates to one of the most famous prisons in the world open at 8:30 a.m. for fans to enjoy hobbycrafts and festivities. And the “Wildest Show in the South!” starts at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20.00 and all seats are reserved.
Rodeo fans are encouraged to come early to hear outstanding bands, feast on a wide array of the South’s best food, and shop unique and affordable prisoner-made arts and crafts, including jewelry, leathercrafts, paintings, woodworking, lawn and garden furniture, and toys. Little rodeo fans will also enjoy special attractions just for them, including pony rides, carnival games, an antique carousel, and lots more!
Tickets can be purchased in advance online at the only official rodeo ticket outlet at angolarodeo.com, or by calling 225-655-2030 or 225-655-2607, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Authenticity of tickets purchased anywhere else cannot be guaranteed. Rodeo proceeds assist with the funding of cutting edge reentry programs, which work to lower recidivism and create fewer crime victims.
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