Beef Empire Days

From parades to a rodeo to various food-related events, there is lots to see and do as part of the
50th annual Beef Empire Days in Garden City as shown in the photos above and below.

Saddle up and head west for a one of kind celebration of Kansas beef.  Beef Empire Days in Garden City celebrates “BEEF... 50 years strong!”  and will reflect 50 years of tradition, celebration and education beginning June 1 and wrapping up on June 10.

Cattle have long been part of southwest Kansas history.  In 1951 Earl C. Brookover, armed with a degree in civil engineering and experience in irrigated farming and feedlot inspections, established a feedlot just north of Garden City.  This feedlot was the first commercial feed yard in the Midwest.  As the beef industry continued to grow, John Dohogne, Plant Manager at Garden City’s Producers Packing Company, and Earl C. Brookover began planning an event to advance the production and quality of beef, improve communications and provide continued education and promotion of beef.  Together, they began the Beef Empire Days Live and Carcass show, which first took place in 1969.

Events have come and gone over the last 50 years, but with almost 30 events over 10 days, there’s something for everyone including a live and carcass show, a carnival, athletic events, concerts and music, a ranch rodeo, a children's parade, a cattle crawl, chuck wagons, food trucks, barbecue and much more. 

Additional information and a complete schedule of all the events planned as part of this celebration are available at https://beefempiredays.com.