Houston Rodeo 2026 opening night: Live updates as Riley Green kicks off the show originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is officially underway at NRG Stadium. The Houston Rodeo is set for 20 days of action at NRG Stadium. It all starts this afternoon at 2 pm, with the grounds opening, and ends tonight with Riley Green on the stage.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRiley Green Houston Rodeo's kickoff, social media reactions:
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is set to kickoff tonight with Riley Green. Social media is already booming with anticpation of the next 20 days.
Riley Green Houston Rodeo's kickoff, live updates:
9:30 PM -- Riley Green has taken the stage at the Houston Rodeo for his second-straight year.
6:45 PM Super Series is officially underway, and the Rodeo competition is now.
1:35 PM -- In just 25 minutes, the Houston Rodeo fairgrounds open at 2 pm.
What time does the Rodeo start?
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins at 6:45 pm at NRG Stadium. Riley Green will take the stage at around 9 pm.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRodeo doors open at 6 pm.
How to buy tickets for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo?
Rodeo tickets are available on both the official Houston Rodeo website via AXS and secondary markets.
The Rodeo has announced that several nights are already sold out, and tickets for those events are now exclusively available for purchase on secondary markets. SeatGeek has tickets for all rodeo events, including parking passes and ground passes for sale here.
More Houston Rodeo news
Houston Rodeo 2026: Dates, tickets, full entertainer lineup, and more
Houston Rodeo's biggest show tickets hit $1,500 on the resale market
Houston Rodeo Parade 2026: Downtown route, start time, how to watch