Registration
OR
- Main Fishing Rodeo Form
- Children's Fishing Rodeo Form
- Children's Crab Races Form (coming soon!)
Schedule
Click here for the Rodeo’s schedule and events.
Rules
Upcoming Events
Thursday July 24
| Daylight | Fishing Begins |
| 11 AM | Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion opens to the public *registration *vendor booths *food and drinks *view weigh ins |
| 11 AM – 6 PM | Scales open for weighing of fish Children & Adult Divisions – Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 11 AM – 2 PM | Registration Children’s Crab races |
| 2 PM | Children’s Crab Races @ Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 7 PM | Welcome to the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo Party – Open to the public Free boiled shrimp plates by Heirloom Cuisine Meet President Jason Bergeron and Admiral Liz Murrill |
| 6 PM – 10 PM | Music at the Pavilion: Shorts in December https://www.shortsindecember.com/ |
Friday July 25
| 11 AM | Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion opens to the public *registration *vendor booths *food and drinks *view weigh ins |
| 11 AM – 6 PM | Scales open for weighing of fish Children & Adult Divisions – Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 11 AM – 2 PM | Registration Children’s Crab races |
| 12 PM – 4 PM | DJ and Activities at the Pavilion |
| 2 PM | Children’s Crab Races @ Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 6 PM – 10 PM | Music at the Pavilion: Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition https://forettradition.net/ |
Saturday July 26
| 11 AM | Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion opens to the public *registration *vendor booths *food and drinks *view weigh ins |
| 11 AM – 2 PM | Scales open for weighing of fish Children’s Division – Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 11 AM – 6 PM | Scales open for weighing of fish Adult Division – Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 11 AM – 2 PM | Registration Children’s Crab races |
| 12 PM – 4 PM | DJ and Activities at the Pavilion |
| 2 PM | Children’s Division Fishing Tournament – Scales Close |
| 2 PM | Children’s Crab Races @ Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 3 PM | Children’s Division Fishing Tournament Awards Ceremony @ Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion |
| 6 PM | Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo – Scales Closed |
| 6 PM – 8 PM | Music at the Pavilion: Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous https://noncnu.com |
| ~8:30 PM | Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo – Awards Ceremony – Emcee: Bob Breck |
| ~9:15 PM | $10,000 Grand Prize Drawing!! |
| Music resumes after awards: Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous |
Rodeo Information
May 1, 2025
Dear Tarpon Rodeo Participant:
Welcome to the 2025 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo! This year the rodeo is scheduled for Thursday, July 24th through Saturday, July 26th. Please join us for a fun-filled weekend, featuring great food, local entertainment, and awesome arts and crafts. Please visit our website for the event schedule.
We would like to invite you again to pre-register to enter the Tarpon Rodeo. Simply complete and return the enclosed application, along with your check or money order made payable to the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. Upon receipt, we will send your tickets and other pertinent information about the rodeo, beginning in July. As always, children 12 and younger are free. Please see the rules and regulations on our website for all updates.
On behalf of this year’s President, Jason Bergeron, along with the Town’s Officials and the Jefferson Parish Officials, we hope to see you in Grand Isle and wish you the best of luck at catching the ‘big one’.
Please monitor our website, tarponrodeo.org, for the Schedule of Events, Registration Applications, Sponsorship Forms, and other information you will find useful during your stay in Grand Isle.
Happy Fishing!
Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo Committee
Leadership
Jason Bergeron
Rodeo President
TBA
Admiral of the Fleet