This year’s Comanche Springs Rodeo will have a welcome addition to the annual event.

Following the rodeo on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26, the Pecos County Civic Center will host dances that feature two bands – Honky Tonkers and 12 Mile. The dances are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on both days.

Honkey Tonkers will perform at Friday’s dance and 12 Mile will perform at Saturday’s dance.

Admission to the dance is free with a purchase of a rodeo ticket. Cost of the dance is $5 per person if no rodeo ticket is purchased.

The rodeo will commence on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. with the slack portion of the three-day event. Slack will be free for those in attendance.

Rodeo competition will begin at 7:30 p.m. on March 25-26 at the Pecos County Coliseum. Cost to attend will be $10 a day for adults, $5 a day for children ages 6-12-year-old, and free for children 5 and under.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, located at 1000 Railroad Ave., or online at comanchespringsrodeo. com.

The Comanche Springs Rodeo Parade will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 26. The parade route will begin at the intersection Rio Street and Dickinson Boulevard, proceed east on Dickinson, then south on Main Street, ending at Zero Stone Park.