Breckenridge Texan

Breckenridge will offer plenty to do this weekend with the annual Stephens County Frontier Days scheduled for today and Saturday, May 1-2, and the Stephens County Ranch Rodeo planned for May 1-3.

Frontier Days

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host the 2026 Stephens County Frontier Days at the Breckenridge City Park, aka Miller Park, this weekend with activities planned for Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2.

The festival features a wide array of attractions, including vendor booths, food trucks, and a beer garden for adults, as well as a variety of activities such as a chuckwagon cookoff; Miss Breckenridge Pageant; volleyball, cornhole and disc golf tournaments; stick horse races; and a kids’ zone with a mechanical bull and a mechanical surf board, a rock wall, bounce houses and more. Public safety will also be represented in the First Responders Area, which will feature an AirMed helicopter.

Youth Activities and the Kid Zone

The Frontier Days Kid Zone returns this year, for May 1 and 2, offering all-day access for a $5 daily wristband. The Kid Zone features several attractions, including:

• Mechanical Bull
• Mechanical Surf Board
• EuroBungee Trampoline
• Rock Wall
• Inflatables

On Saturday, May 2, younger attendees can participate in the Stick Horse Races at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Junior Buckaroo Academy, the races are free for all ages. Every participant will receive a prize and a coupon for a free ice cream cone from Dairy Queen.

Competitive Events

Sports and games are a central theme of the weekend. The schedule includes:

• Cornhole Tournament – Friday, May 1, in the Trade Barn at the city park. Boards on at 6 p.m., bags fly at 7 p.m. The cost to enter is $20 per player.
• Volleyball Tournament – starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the sand volleyball courts in the city park.
• Youth Soccer Tournament – The Breckenridge Youth Soccer League will host a youth soccer tournament from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the soccer fields adjacent to the city park.
• Disc Golf Tournament – The Disc Golf Tournament will begin with sign-ups at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the disc golf pavilion in the Breckenridge City Park; the pavilion is located on East Williams Street, behind the Abecca Grace Warehouse, up the hill, east of the swimming pool. The cost to enter is $20 per person with an optional $5 ace pot.

Bingo

For those seeking a different kind of competition, BINGO will be held Saturday, May 2, at 5 p.m. under the Trade Barn. Entry is free, but the game is restricted to those 13 and older.

Organizers have announced that more than 20 prizes will be available across multiple rounds of play.

Clear Fork Bank, pictured here at the 2025 Frontier Days, will host the annual Weenie Wagon, giving away free hot dogs during this year’s festival on Saturday, May 2, in the Breckenridge City Park. There will also be a chuck wagon lunch served by two authentic chuck wagons at the event. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Chuck Wagons and the Weenie Wagon

A highlight of the Saturday schedule is the Chuck Wagon Cookoff. A chuck wagon lunch will be served at noon on May 2. Tickets cost $15 each and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Interested diners can choose between two wagons:

• Cripple Creek Chuckwagon: 20 tickets available (Purchase: https://square.link/u/bIECJQuR)
• Veale Ranch Chuckwagon: 10 tickets available (Purchase: https://square.link/u/mVsY2J4k)

Organizers emphasize that tickets will not be held and must be purchased promptly.

Additionally, Clear Fork Bank will host its annual Weenie Wagon at Frontier Days, serving free hot dogs and drinks on Saturday, May 2.

Miss Breckenridge Pageant

The annual Miss Breckenridge Pageant is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Trade Barn in the city park. The competition will include girls of all ages competing for crowns, from Tiny Miss to Miss Breckenridge.

Vendor Booths

Throughout Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, Frontier Days will feature a variety of vendor booths and food trucks offering everything from arts, crafts, clothing, and other items to a variety of food and drinks.

The annual Ranch Rodeo hosted by the Stephens County Rodeo Association will provide three days of rodeo events at the rodeo arena east of Breckenridge. (2025 Photo by Brant Thurmond)

Stephens County Ranch Rodeo

It’s also rodeo week in Breckenridge, with multiple events presented each day from Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 3, at the Stephens County Rodeo Arena, located east of Breckenridge at 145 CR 245.

Tickets for the Stephens County Ranch Rodeo cost $10 per person per night. There will be entertainment for the entire family, including rodeo action, food, concerts and other fun for all ages.

Friday Night – May 1, 2026

• Grand Entry at 7 p.m.
• National Anthem by Shonda Wood
• Rodeo Events: Mugging, Doctoring, Stray Gathering & Sorting
• Mutton Bustin’
• Live Music by Yesterdaze Wine
• Full Concession Stand
• Crawfish Boil

Saturday – May 2, 2026

• Knot tying – books open at 9 a.m., rope at 10 a.m.
• Team Roping to follow
• Ranch Rodeo – Grand Entry at 7 p.m.
• National Anthem by Kallee Spencer
• Rodeo Events: Mugging, Doctoring, Stray Gathering and Sorting
• Mutton Bustin’
• Live Music by Yesterdaze Wine
• Full Concession Stand
• Crawfish Boil

Sunday Funday – May 3, 2026

• Stick Horse at 11 a.m.
• Jr. Ranch Rodeo
• Rodeo Events: Mugging, Doctoring, Stray Gathering and Sorting
• Full Concession Stand
• Crawfish Boil

Cutline, top photo: This year’s Frontier Days will include a mechanical bull (pictured here in 2025), as well as a rock-climbing wall, a a mechanical surf board and more. (Photo by Kodee Crawford/For the Breckenridge Texan)