Galveston County Fair & Rodeo, Inc.

On Saturday, April 6 to close out our 81st year, ZZ-3 will be performing. The rock n roll band will be paying tribute to legends of classic rock, ZZ Top. Opening for ZZ-3 will be Kevin Anthony.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Gates open 9:00 am
Livestock Judging 9:00 am
Baby Cowboy & Cowgirl Contest 10:00 am
Tiny/Lil’ Cowboy & Cowgirl Contests 11 am
Pork Rib Cook-off Judging 11:15 am
Livestock Judging Awards 12:00 noon
Arena Golf 1:00 pm
BOOTS N’ WINE Garden 1:00 pm
Brisket Cook-off Judging 3:00 pm
Jr. Commercial Heifer Auction 4:00 pm
BBQ Cook-off Awards 6:15 pm
CPRA RODEO 7:30 pm
Calf Scramble & Steer Saddling 
Finals during Rodeo Performance
Concert 8:30 p.m. featuring:
KEVIN ANTHONY 
ZZ-3
It is the 81st year at the 2019 Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, and we are going big! Our entertainment has a wide range of talent including, a Texas Music Icon, a Grammy-nominated talent, and a finalist for New Male Vocalist of the Year for the Texas Regional Radio and Music awards. This year’s fair runs from March 29 – April 6, 2019, with a sneak peek night on March 28. Ticket are on sale now and can be purchased online. The fair’s run is filled with family fun and is a TRUE hometown fair experience. Each year the GCF&R awards thousands of dollars in scholarships totaling over $77,000. The livestock auction generated over $500,000 for our youth livestock exhibitors in 2018. This year’s event has something for everyone in the family to enjoy including live rodeo action, a carnival, livestock judging contest and jammed packed entertainer line up.