UPDATE: Cheyenne Frontier Days Revises Night Show Attendance Number

UPDATE: Cheyenne Frontier Days spokeswoman Nicole Gamst issued a statement a little after 4 p.m. on Monday on the 2025 Cheyenne Frontier Days Night Show attendance, revising those numbers upwards by almost 14,000.

Gamst called the new figure "clarified numbers" from the original attendance figure.

''Frontier Nights drew 113,147 attendees, compared to 119,793 in 2024. On the final Saturday night, Megan Moroney broke the Cheyenne Frontier Days record for a female artist, with more than 20,400 tickets sold.''

CFD officials had released an attendance figure of  99,167  in the original relase on 2025 attendance on Sunday night,

Original Article Final attendance figures for Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeos, night shows, and gate admissions  in 2025 total 249,587 according to  a CFD news release issued on Sunday night.

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That's down from 263,640 in 2024 and 283,349 in 2023.

Rodeo Attendance Close To 2024 Numbers

This year's rodeo attendance was pegged at 110,383 rodeo fans, close to the 2024 figure of 115,494 last year. But night show attendance was down by over 20,000 checking in at  99,167 this year compared to 119,793 last year.

Those numbers compare with rodeo ticket sales in 2023 of 116,960 and night show ticket sales of 134,134.

26,060 gate admission tickets were also sold this year, close to the 2024 total of of 28,353. In 2023 gate admissions totaled 32,399.

Once again, four Cheyenne Frontier Days Parades were held in 2025, but since tickets are not sold for the parades there is no way to put a number on the parade attendance.

17,059 pancake breakfasts were served this year.

CFD General Chair Says This Year Was "Remarkable"

In the words of the release :

“Cheyenne Frontier Days 2025 was remarkable.” said General Chairman John Contos. “Celebrating the Year of the Bull gave us an incredible platform to showcase rodeo’s legacy. At the same time, we could welcome new generations of fans to the sport and traditions that we love. Our volunteers, staff, sponsors and community members once again made it all possible. We can’t thank them enough.”

As the dust settles on another unforgettable celebration, planning is already underway for the 130th anniversary in 2026 — the Year of the American Indian — and the grand opening of the new Morning Star Indian Village, as well as the reconstruction of Chute 9.