US FROM FOLSOM. A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. LEE ANNE: I’M GOING TO TRY TO NOT SCREAM AT YOU GUYS AT HOME BUT THE FIREWORKS SHOW IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. IT JUST GOT STARTED AFTER WHAT WAS TRULY AN EXCITING FIRST DAY HERE AT THE RODEO. WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. WE’VE BEEN HERE ALL EVENING, CATCHING UP WITH FOLKS, CATCHING UP WITH ORGANIZERS, TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY ARE KICKING OFF THIS WONDERFUL WEEKEND. TAKE A LOOK. >> WELCOME. LEE ANNE: IT’S NIGHT ONE OF THE FOLSOM PRO RODEO. >> IT’S A LOT OF FUN. IT IS COOL TO SEE. LEE ANNE: ROUGHLY, 6500 PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR THE RODEO, KICKING OFF THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. >> IT’S GREAT. THE MUTTON BUSTING IS MY FAVORITE PART. I LIKE WATCHING THE LITTLE KIDS RIDE THE FEET. -- SHEEP. [APPLAUSE] >> HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN A SHEEP BEFORE? NOW? MAYBE? >> WE ARE SO THAT WHICH IS EXCITING. THERE’S A LOT TO CELEBRATING. WE ARE CELEBRATE IN AMERICA, COMMUNITY. EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS. LEE ANNE: THE THREE DAY EVENT IS A DECADES-OLD TRADITION. >> WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY. IT’S A GREAT RADIO. >> THE BEER IS GOOD. THE FOOD IS GOOD. >> BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER. CELEBRATES IN A LOCAL WAY. >> I THINK PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED EVENTS LIKE THIS BUT COMING OUT AND CELEBRATING COMMUNITY. LEE ANNE: THERE YOU HAVE IT. NIGHTLINE HERE AT THE FOLSOM PRO RODEO. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME. I’M NOT SURE. THE FIREWORKS ARE QUITE LOUD. THERE’S A CROWD OF ABOUT 6000 PEOPLE BEHIND ME ENJOYING THE FIREWORKS SHOW, GETTING THEIR FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND STARTED. LAND DENYER, KCRA THREE NEWS. ANDREA: THANK YOU FOR THAT. ENJOY THE FIREW
Folsom Rodeo kicks off holiday weekend for thousands
Tickets for the rodeo are sold out the entire weekend.
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Updated: 10:58 AM PDT Jul 2, 2022
The Folsom Pro Rodeo is underway, starting the holiday weekend for Folsom families and people from across the Sacramento region. Organizers said Friday this year is set to be one of the biggest years yet. “There’s a lot of people here! It’s fun,” said Jennifer Cliff, of Choose Folsom. Cliff said night one brought out some 6,500 people, a sold-out crowd.“We are over sold out, which is exciting,” she said. “There’s a lot to celebrate.”| LIST | Here are 2022 Fourth of July fireworks dates, times in Northern California The 3-day event is a decades-old tradition and runs July 1, 2 and 3.“I think people just really are interested in not only watching sporting events like this, but coming out and celebrating community,” Cliff said.Tickets for the rodeo are sold out the entire weekend.
FOLSOM, Calif. — The Folsom Pro Rodeo is underway, starting the holiday weekend for Folsom families and people from across the Sacramento region. Organizers said Friday this year is set to be one of the biggest years yet.
“There’s a lot of people here! It’s fun,” said Jennifer Cliff, of Choose Folsom.
Cliff said night one brought out some 6,500 people, a sold-out crowd.
“We are over sold out, which is exciting,” she said. “There’s a lot to celebrate.”
| LIST | Here are 2022 Fourth of July fireworks dates, times in Northern California
The 3-day event is a decades-old tradition and runs July 1, 2 and 3.
“I think people just really are interested in not only watching sporting events like this, but coming out and celebrating community,” Cliff said.
Tickets for the rodeo are sold out the entire weekend.
