Festivals

Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. For several days in early to mid-July each year, Vernal celebrates the town's Western heritage with the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Various rodeo events, dances, and parades on Main Street celebrate the real-life cowboys who wear cowboy boots because they're practical, not because they're fashionable. Western Park Convention Center, 302 E. 200 S, Vernal, Utah, 84078. 435/828–1568; vernalrodeo.com. $15–$18.