Cowtown Coliseum

Cowtown Coliseum
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General information
Town or cityFort Worth, Texas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32°47′22″N 97°20′52″W / 32.789500°N 97.347740°W / 32.789500; -97.347740
Current tenantsProfessional Bull Riders (2022-present)
Website
https://cowtowncoliseum.com/

Cowtown Coliseum is a 3,418-seat arena in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, that hosts weekly rodeos. It also occasionally hosts concerts and local team sporting events.

The venue was built in 1908 and was originally known as Grand Coliseum.[1] Part of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the structure is the first ever indoor arena for rodeos in the United States. The building was refurbished in 1986.[2]

Postcard of Cowtown Coliseum, undated

32°47′23″N 97°20′52″W / 32.7898°N 97.3477°W / 32.7898; -97.3477

Rodeo in progress at Cowtown Coliseum
  1. ^ "Cowtown Coliseum history". Cowtown Coliseum. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cowtown Coliseum refurbished in 1986". Fort Worth Stockyards. Retrieved May 3, 2023.