The first Calapooia Rodeo was held one mile west of Crawfordsville which in 1918 was larger than Sweet Home. 

In addition to bronc and steer riding, the Rodeo arena had a quarter mile dirt track and sported horse racing as it was very popular at most rodeos of the time. On August 11, 1956, the Linn County Foothills Riders sponsored a horse show at the Frontier Days celebration in Sweet Home. Log Bucking, axe throwing, and choker setting races were held for the first time also as Sweet Home became a booming logging town. Frontier Days became the “Sportsman’s Holiday” in 1958 with an annual community event. July 1983 marked the re-opening of the Calapooia Round-up as part of the week long community event, and the past was reborn. In 1985 a plot of ground was leased on the corner of 49th and Highway 20. That continued to be the rodeo grounds until moving to our present