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Will Rogers Memorial Center

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Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Phone:
+1 817-392-7469

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday8am - 5pm
Tuesday8am - 5pm
Wednesday8am - 5pm
Thursday8am - 5pm
Friday8am - 5pm
SaturdayClosed


The Will Rogers Memorial Center is an 85-acre public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas . The complex is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers. The WRMC is the home of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. It is a popular location for the hosting of specialized livestock shows, including the annual World Exposition of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, the annual World Championship Paint Horse Show, and 3 major events of the National Cutting Horse Association each year. It is also the former home of the Fort Worth Texans ice hockey team. Events at the WRMC attract over 2 million visitors annually. The complex contains the following facilities: Will Rogers Coliseum Will Rogers Auditorium Will Rogers Equestrian Center Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall James L. & Eunice West Arena John Justin Arena W. R. Watt Arena The Memorial Center was built in 1936 and designed by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick, who employed the Moderne style. Also in 1936 Amon G. Carter commissioned Electra Waggoner Biggs to create the statue Riding into the Sunset, a tribute to Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. Over a decade later, in 1947, the work was unveiled at the Center. On March 22, 2016, the complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum will not be replaced by Dickies Arena, which is scheduled to open in November 2019. The new 14,000-seat venue will host the Fort Worth Stock Show rodeos, concerts and early-round games in the 2022 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament; however, Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum will continue to operate as an equestrian arena in Fort Worth.
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