Head ’Em Up and Move ’Em Out: The National Western Stock Show Is Coming!

Lauren Antonoff January 7, 2020 11:09AM

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From Yeehaw! The National Western Stock Show Is Back in Town, 2018.

Plenty of Denver residents are offended if you refer to the Mile High City as a cowtown. But the National Western Stock Show, a 114-year-old Colorado tradition, makes the city just that: the biggest and best cowtown in the United States.

On Thursday, January 9, the National Western Stock Show will return for another year of prize-winning animals, cowboy antics, mutton bustin' and Stetson hats. Here's a dive into the Westword archives, with some of our favorite images from Stock Shows of the past.