The start of the 58th annual Brown County Rodeo is a week away with action taking place at the Earl Q. Wilson Arena Thursday, June 2 through Saturday, June 4 with grand entry at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. each night with mutton bustin’ to follow at 7 p.m. and the winners of the KOXE/Texas Farm Bureau Insurance National Anthem contest singing the Star-Spangled Banner each night.

The Andrews Rodeo Company will again provide the stock and T.C. Long will serve as rodeo announcer, while other festivities include funny man Chase Nolen as the Man in the Can; the San Angelo Rodeo Ambassadors; Dana Bowman parachuting into the arena with the American flag; and the Fort Hood Calvary Soldiers shooting and pulling sabers. There will also be free style bull fighting and team bull riding on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as the the second annual high school aged calf scramble.

The action begins Saturday, May 28 from 6 to 11 p.m. with the Brown County Rodeo Downtown Kickoff Party behind Teddy’s Brewhaus and on Baker Street from Hawkins to Fisk. The event will feature Guthrie Kennard performing along with a cornhole tournament, food trucks, a jump house and a variety of different vendors.

The weekend will conclude with the return of the rodeo dance on Saturday, June 4, featuring the Kevin Seale Band, at the Brown County Fair Grounds, located at 4206 Highway 377 South, in Brownwood.

Advance tickets are available at KOXE and Citizens National Bank, cash only.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children 13-18 , and admission is free for children 12 and under. Tickets are good for any one night. Day of rodeo tickets are $10 for adults and cooler passes are $20.