Cow Palace

The Cow Palace, located in Daly City in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, hosts well over one hundred events yearly with a total of over one million people in attendance. Such events include the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show, San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Disney On Ice, as well as various music and ethnic concerts and sporting events.

The Cow Palace is known as the "home" of the Grand National Rodeo, Horse & Stock Show, considered one of the most prestigious events of its type in the world for over sixty years.

In accordance with the spirit upon which it was founded and its current bylaws, the Cow Palace is committed to do the following:

* Present and market a variety of entertainment, including concerts, festivals, exhibitions, trade shows, sales, and various educational and sporting events that reflect the cultural diversity of the surrounding communities and proactively provide an outlet for recreation and access to information.
* Utilize, efficiently maintain and periodically improve the physical facilities of the Cow Palace in which the Grand National and its various other events are held.
* Organize and administer each year a unique event; the Grand National Rodeo, Horse & Stock Show composed of various public competitions, exhibitions and entertainment such that
(1) the event enhances interest and encourages participation in the agricultural industry, and the production of livestock, by recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievement in them, and
(2) the event attracts as many visitors as possible from throughout the State, across the nation and around the world to the Bay Area and San Francisco, the city of its historic origin in 1941.
* Include in the Grand National activities to continue and encourage young people to pursue careers in the agricultural industry through programs and incentives especially tailored to their interests.
* Make certain that the Grand National grows and adapts to current ever-changing trends of the agricultural industry, encompassing cattle, swine, sheep, traditional agri-business products, the equine industry and other emerging agricultural technologies. As part of this adaptation policy, the Cow Palace will pursue making the Grand National an international event.
* Lastly, preserve the Cow Palace, and ensure its events continue to serve the needs of the Bay Area and the State. Our commitment is to retain the value of the Cow Palace as both a major income-producing asset and a source of education as it was originally conceived.
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