	{"id":120734,"date":"2025-12-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=120734"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:59:52","slug":"celebrate-new-years-eve-with-bulls-and-cowboys-at-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/sport\/celebrate-new-years-eve-with-bulls-and-cowboys-at-rodeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate New Years Eve with bulls and cowboys at rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BUCKIN by the Beach is set to draw big crowds to the J and J Rodeo New Year&#8217;s Eve event in Evans Head.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held at Stan Payne Oval and is expected to sell out, with ticket holders travelling from across the Northern Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the success of the Byron Bay event earlier this year, along with popular shows in Lismore and Murwillumbah.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is set to be one of the best rodeo events in the entire region, there will be non-stop arena action right through to the countdown,&#8221; event organiser Jake McManus said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There will also be amazing food vendors and plenty of activities for both the kids and adults to make sure everyone has a great time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rodeo will feature bull riding from the 7\u201312 mini bull ride through to professional athletes competing in the open division.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120736\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120736\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/526716735_1268970271_72745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/526716735_1268970271_72745.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/526716735_1268970271_72745-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/526716735_1268970271_72745-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/526716735_1268970271_72745-768x959.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The open bull competition will be hotly contested at the event. 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