The annual Rodeo Masbateño Festival unfolds on March 30 until April 2 with a colorful parade of horse riders,livestock shows,animal health seminars,an agro-industrial fair,a country carnival,and a series of rodeo competitions at the one-hectare permanent rodeo arena in Masbate City.

The rodeo showcases the latest techniques in livestock handling skills for ranch and rodeo work. Men and women in cowboy outfits pit their wits and skills in events like lassoing on foot and on horse back,wrestling,the two-person carambola,casting down,bull-riding,load carrying,and bull whipping. The event has attracted a crop of homegrown rodeo artists,as well as the interest of international bull riders and cowboys who compete for prizes during the celebration.

The event has also become a one-stop shop for cattle ranchers,horse breeders,and feedlot operators to present their products and get the best prices. It also provides entrepreneurs with access to new technologies in leathercrafts,mango and cut flower production,aquaculture,handicrafts,and other similar businesses. A trade fair features quality local products made from the coconut trees and other upland crops abundant in the area,as well as by-products of rice,corn,vegetables and root crops gathered from the fertile soil of the plains,which make up only nineteen percent of the region.

How to get there:

Masbate can be reached from Legazpi City by land to the Port of Pilar in the adjacent Province of Sorsogon. From there,motorized boats can take you on a three-hour ride to the Port of Masbate. 

By Air: Masbate can be reached by plane from Manila. Travel time is about an hour.

By Sea: The province can also be reached by boat from Manila and Bicol. The Fast Craft Shipping Lines ply the Pilar-Masbate route.