Go Texan Day

Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

Let’s RODEOHOUSTON®! The anticipation for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ has been building, and now it is time to show your excitement. Participate in a city-wide celebration on Go Texan Day by putting your best cowboy boot forward and showing your Western pride.

Go Texan Day is the unofficial kickoff of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Traditionally held the Friday before the Rodeo begins, the day serves to encourage the Houston community to celebrate Western heritage and raise awareness of Rodeo season. Houston-area residents are encouraged to wear Western attire, such as jeans, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats. The Go Texan Day Contest encourages organizations to host events that promote and celebrate the Rodeo and Texas culture.

2020 Go Texan Day Contest

The 2020 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Go Texan Day Contest gives your organization the opportunity to win great prizes and gain recognition while celebrating Go Texan Day and Western Heritage during the Rodeo season. The contest is simple to enter and only requires a video upload displaying how your organization’s event celebrated Go Texan Day.

Winners and runner-up’s will be selected from four categories, including:

  • Schools (K-12 + Higher Education)
  • Small Business (< 50 employees, including Retail & Food Services)
  • Large Business (50+ employees)
  • Government & Non-Profit Organizations

Dates

Date Activity
Feb. 21 – 29, 2020 Time frame of when your event should take place
Feb. 21, 2020 Contest entry page opens
March 1, 2020 Contest entry deadline
March 5 – 7, 2020 Public online voting of top entries
March 9, 2020 Winners announced
March 10, 2020 Winning representatives attend awards presentation


2020 Go Texan Day Contest Rules

Participation

Your Go Texan Day event can be simple or creative and include activities such as:

  • Encouraging employees to dress Western (including jeans, boots, hats and other Western attire). You could even add a Best Western Dressed contest to your event for added flare.
  • Decorating with Western themed décor such as a Western display in the lobby or a fun door decorating contest between employees.
  • Celebrating with an employee barbecue luncheon or a competitive cook-off (chili, beans, salsa, etc.)
  • Relaxing with country and Western music or dancing at your event.

Information

  • As part of the entry submission, you must upload a video, 60 seconds or less in length, and it should display highlights from your Go Texan Day event. The video can be footage of the event, a video montage or a slideshow of photos.

    This video must be uploaded to YouTube, set to “Public” viewable, and the link copied and pasted to the Go Texan Day Contest submission page.

    One entry per organization.

  • A panel of judges will evaluate all entries based on:
    • How well the event embraces Western heritage
    • Degree of organizational participation
    • How the organization raises awareness of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
    • Creativity and uniqueness of activities
    • Overall quality and presentation of the video

  • Judges will select the top two videos from each category that will be eligible for the public judging.

Winners

The eight organizations selected for public judging will be invited to an awards presentation at NRG Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 and awarded six (6) grounds passes to the Houston Livestock Show for representatives of the organization to attend.

Winners of the public judging in each category will be presented a “Bowlegged H” trophy, Grand Entry participation for two people from the organization and two tickets to the rodeo/concert for the evening of March 10th. Runners up will be presented a smaller “Bowlegged H” trophy.

Any identified Honorable Mentions will receive a certificate suitable for framing and display and four (4) grounds passes to the Houston Livestock Show for Tuesday, March 10, 2020, to attend the awards presentation.





Activity Book

Download the Activity Book for fun and educational activities related to the Rodeo! Brush up on your agricultural knowledge before you visit.

2020 Activity Book