HOUSTON — This year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ended less than two weeks ago, and you can already mark your calendars for next year.
That’s because rodeo officials have announced the 2027 dates. The World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest is set for Feb. 25–27, 2027. Then the 95th annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will run for 20 days, from March 2 through March 21, 2027.
The 2027 show will have some big boots to fill. The 2026 run drew more than 2.6 million attendees, including over 231,000 at the Bar-B-Que Contest alone. A record 80,203 fans packed NRG Stadium for a closing-night concert featuring Cody Johnson, while auctions brought in nearly $40 million, highlighted by a $1.5 million record-shattering Grand Champion steer…