Submitted photo. Bareback rider Shane O’Connell wins round #1 of the 2025 Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo. Tickets for this year’s rodeo are on sale. Photo by Jackie Jensen.

The Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo is returning to Minot at the North Dakota State Fair Grounds from Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11.

The event will feature the top 12 cowboys and cowgirls in each of eight different events. The competitors will have all season to earn the most amount of money at Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos through out North Dakota and South Dakota for a chance to qualify for the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo.

“The circuit finals rodeo is the culmination of a season’s worth of competition,” said Chairman of the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo Max Weppler in a release. “Cowboys and cowgirls look forward to finishing the season in Minot.”

Champions of the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo will advance to compete in the National Finals Rodeo Open held in July in Colorado Springs, CO for the chance at even greater winnings.

Tickets for the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo in Minot are on sale and purchasable from the event’s website.