About this Event
Presented by Waterloo Rural King for the benefit of the Waterloo Optimist Club
Date: September 19, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm (The gates will open at 4:00pm)
Location: Monroe County Fairgrounds – 4177 State Route 156 Waterloo, Illinois 62298
Tickets: General Admission Only – Non transferable & Non refundable
Event goes on regardless of weather – No Cancelation.
Price: $25.00 in advance per person (Children 12 years of age and younger free with Paying adult)
$30.00 at the gate day of event.
4-time World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman brings the finals of his
Midwest Swing Breakout Series Bull Riding Tour to Waterloo and the
Monroe County Fairgrounds for the 14th Year. The Co-founder and past
president of the PBR rolls into Waterloo, Illinois September 19th with
some of the world’s toughest cowboys looking to conquer some of the
rankest bulls in the Country.
Presented by Waterloo Rural King to benefit the Optimist Club of
Waterloo, this jammed up edge of your seat event starts at 7:00pm
providing over 2.5 hours of family friendly great entertainment. When
the ride is over there will be an after-event party to meet the cowboys
and get autographs with live music for dancing.
Tuff will also be at the Waterloo Rural King Saturday morning signing
autographs and providing picture opportunities with this Bull Riding
Icon!
Gates open at 4:00 PM. The Optimist will have plenty of hot food and
cold drink available, there will be horseback rides for the kids, western
merchandise and other vendors on the grounds.
Advance tickets are $25 per person, children 12 years and
younger are free with paying adult.
Tickets are available at Waterloo Rural King, Sydenstricker Nobbe John
Deere, Multiple First National Bank Locations, Happy Hour Sports Bar,
the Outsider Bar, Shelbys Automotive Repair. Follow us on Facebook at Blue
Army Bull Bash Waterloo Optimist Club.
Again, Professional Bull Riding Saturday September 19th 7:00pm at the
Monroe County Fairgrounds!!
Event venue & nearby stays
Monroe County Fairgrounds, 4177 Illinois 156, Waterloo, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.