Best outdoor rodeo in the area! Love the authentic, down home feel of this event…read more NOTE: EVERYTHING HERE IS CASH ONLY! Admission ($20), merchandise, food & beverages (no alcohol) - all cash only. No ATM anywhere nearby. Plan accordingly. Events are great and include lots of kid/youth stuff early, with the pro riders coming out later in the night. Seating is a mix of hard bench bleachers, picnic tables, and some retrofitted tractor trailers with standing room - you can also bring your own chairs. Food and non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase (food is tasty but not dirt cheap). Port-a-potties for bathrooms. The competitors vary each night, but it's not uncommon to see ZERO qualified 8 second rides for the bull riders - the riders rarely stay on, which can be kinda lame. Some of the barrel racers are pretty talented though. Haven't seen them do any other rodeo events (no saddle broncs, no breakaway roping, no steer wrestling, no calf roping). If you've never been, you've got to try it at least once.

A group of us visited NER a couple of weeks ago. Having just a flyer to go by, we weren't sure…read morewhat to expect. I live No. of Boston and the drive wasn't bad at all - pretty much straight highway. The location is very close to 495, but you definitely need to use a GPS to find it. The sign comes up very quickly.. Anyway we landed just fine. The gates open at 5:00. We paid our admission ( very reasonable! ) CASH only and entered. There are bleaches to sit on and you can also bring your own chair if you feel more comfortable. They have a food area with BBQ and other items ( again CASH only) with picnic tables. There's a pay area that looked cute for children and I noticed a few stages set up around the area. We sat down and it wasn't long before they started the early shows featuring young riders. The kids were all decked out in cowboy/cowgirl duds. The ones who competed were enjoyable to watch. Later came the adult riders - barrel racing, bull riding, shooting etc. There were a few rodeo clowns. I'd never seen any of this other than on TV. So it was kind of fun to watch! At one point we looked around and the place was absolutely full! Foodwise, I'm a vegetarian. So other then fries, there wasn't much for me. I saw "rodeo plates" go by loaded with ribs and other cuts of meat.. most said they enjoyed what they had. I'd definitely return when they reopen in the Spring. already making plans!

This is a review for the concert experience…read more The place is rundown. The paid parking needs to be bought in advance ($37) for an unpaved, unlined lot. One way in. Security was as expected. Checked all bags. Once on the grounds, there is absolutely no shade. 3 food truck options and the sausage guy. For shorter lines walk all of the way across the fairgrounds. Beer sales stopped at 9:30 PM Such potential wasted, as great bands show up. The venue needs to do better and put in a tiny bit of effort.

I did not expected this…read more My friends and I were there for other reason(Phantom Gourmet Food& Beer Phest). After we stuffed ourselves with humongous quality of food(1lbs burger, 1lbs hot dog, 12 bones of rib). Because of that, we finished our objective in a matter of 30min. Now what? Then we decided to step outside and check out horse racing outside. We didn't know crap about horse racing. Out of boredom, we just randomly picked the horse and predicted which horse to win. Then after one of my friends predicted winning horse consecutively, we could resist the urge of betting. So we did. Some loss, some win. Regardless it was fun. Funner than I expected. Because I hate gambling(casinos to be exact). The pamphlet was very descriptive. For each race, it has reviews of horses and tells you which horse is likely to win. So if you want to go for probable victory, you can follow those reviews. Otherwise, just pick the name you like. You can enjoy only from reading horse's name. They all got very funny names - Miss Glitter Girl, I Testify, She's on fire,etc. Now there are only a few weeks left for racing. I probably go back in a few weeks to enjoy this.