Fifty for 150: First National Western Stock Show takes place in Denver in 1906

Ranchers and farmers gathered under a big top tent borrowed from the circus for the first official National Western Stock Show in Denver in January 1906. There had been previous stock show attempts, such as the 1875 Blood Stock Fair, the 1899 National Exhibition of Range Cattle and sporadic meetings of the Denver Fat Stock […]

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 555

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Ranchers and farmers gathered under a big top tent borrowed from the circus for the first official National Western Stock Show in Denver in January 1906.

This story is part of Colorado at 150. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150 story every weekday in reverse chronological order until the sesquicentennial, Aug. …

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