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Las Vegas In 2022, the event had a total attendance of 173,350 over the 10 days of competition at the Thomas & Mack Center and has sold out more than 350 consecutive performances in Las Vegas. For more information on the Wrangler NFR, please visit NFRexperience.com or through social media @LasVegasNFR and use #WranglerNFR.

The 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will take place December 7-16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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It has been held there since, except for 2020, when it was held at Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX due to Covid-19 and its subsequent restrictions. Las Vegas currently has the contract to host the NFR through 2024.

Last year's NFR was switched to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of MLB's Texas Rangers, amid the pandemic. In return for helping facilitate the temporary move to Texas, a year was added to Las Vegas' NFR contract that now expires in 2025.

Known as the richest and most prestigious rodeo in the world, the Wrangler NFR attracts the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding to compete for a share of the increased purse and the coveted PRCA Gold Buckle.

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The National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas drew 173,350 paying spectators, "up from 169,539 in 2021." The crowd for Saturday's final round was 17,788 -- the "highest single-day attendance since 2014 when the Thomas & Mack Center was renovated, reducing seating capacity." The NFR also "ran its streak of consecutive sellouts ...