The qualifiers are locked in for the United Professional Rodeo Association's season-ending championship, which comes to the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan later this month as part of the Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo.
The 2026 Cinch United Finals Rodeo runs Oct. 23-25. According to the fair, rodeo performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, all in the Expo Complex arena at 5827 Leonard Road.
A new home for the Finals
Bryan is hosting the championship for the first time this year. Rodeo outlet Roundtable Sports reported that the association went looking for a new site after the State Fair of Texas announced it would pause rodeo events for 2026. The Finals will carry more than $300,000 in added money, according to that report.
Qualifying ended with a rodeo in Henrietta, Texas, held Sept. 17-19, ahead of a Sept. 19 cutoff for season earnings. Qualifiers are set in all nine events, with team roping bringing 15 headers and 15 heelers.
The fair lists bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, breakaway roping, team roping, tie-down roping and barrel racing on the program, along with mutton bustin' for young children.
