The last full week of June, Lehi buzzes with the excitement of friendly competition, art, music, good food and community. During Lehi Round-Up Week, people fill the streets to cheer on the Stock Parade, Miniature Float Parade and the Grand Parade. They attend concerts, art shows, a pancake breakfast and so much more. At the center of all these celebrations is the Lehi Round-Up Rodeo.

From the late 1930s up to this writing, in 2024, the rodeo has consisted of three nights of entertainment with a fourth night, Wednesday, being added in 2024 to accommodate more spectators. Thursday has typically been a family night with discounted rates. Recently, Saturday nights have been designated, “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” nights in support of breast cancer. Along with the rodeo, a stock parade on Thursday winds its way from Wines Park to the rodeo grounds. Anyone with a horse is invited to participate while community members gather along the parade route to support family and friends. For years, the rodeo has ended with a community “dirt dance.”

At the rodeo, spectators line up for Lehi’s famous, and affordable, “Rodeo Burger” with its delicious secret sauce. Concessions are prepared by volunteers, mostly gathered and organized through congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This volunteer spirit allows all proceeds from the rodeo to be invested back into the community. 

Lehi Round-Up Week has been the highlight of summers in Lehi for decades. Of course, the history of the rodeo grounds, the rodeo and Lehi community celebrations is much older than the Round-Up itself.