The Mount Isa Rodeo Festival is a weeklong celebration of food and the biggest rodeo action in the Southern Hemisphere from 5 to 13 August 2023
Many spectators at the 2023 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo will be watching to see how young-gun Glamorgan Vale cowboy Nash Jones fares as he competes for the first time as an Open class rider against some very seasoned old stagers.
Nash has made no secret that he aims to be Australia’s Best Bull Rider, and if his mantlepiece is already anything to go by, he could easily fulfil that dream in open competition.
Last year at ‘Isa, the biggest and richest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere, he tied for 1st place in the 2nd Division Bull Ride and won the Junior Steer Ride and the 2nd Division All-Round Cowboy titles.
In 2018, Nash competed in the USA in the Junior High School World Finals where he finished 11th in the World, the next year, he competed in the Youth Bull Riding finals in Texas and came 7th in the world, and at the International Mini Bull Ride finals in Los Vegas, Nash finished 8th in the world.
This year, it’s Open all the way and Nash Jones is ready.
Rodeo is in his blood – his father Marcus was a professional bull rider, and he had Nash on the back of sheep and calves at three years old. For many, Nash is the one to watch closely in the finals.
Mount Isa Rodeo FESTIVAL
The Mount Isa Rodeo Festival is a week-long celebration of food, fun, rodeo and rodeo rock. The 2023 program runs from 5 to 13 August 2023 and is filled with events that will surprise and delight and will suit every budget.
As part of the action, the second Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo Championships will see more records set, and indigenous riders celebrated, with the popular Dexter returning to the legendary red dirt arena before our Rodeo Rock line-up takes to the stage.
The event’s cultural entertainment program will feature a Welcome to Country by the Sundowners Kalkutungu Dancers and a special performance by DJ Deadly Jacob.
The week will come to a close with the largest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere, the legendary Mount Isa Mines Rodeo. See more information here. Tickets to the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo are on sale now on this link.
