Over 2500 fans attended the jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds near the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
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The family event featured ten bulls for ten riders from northern California, a horse-dancing show, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverages.
One of the brave bull riders, Juanito Diaz, suffered a minor injury in his leg at the end of the ride with G-spot, the name given to a bull with a Dalmatian skin tone, which they say is the strongest of the bulls. Fortunately, Diaz came back to the ring to join fellow riders in continuing the show.
The music was contagious from start to finish. Fans created clouds of dust from the ground while dancing to the bands’ rhythm. Artists were kind to take the fans’ cellphones one at a time, who were persistent in taking selfies with them from the stage, a new trend in Mexican shows. The weather was ideal for outdoors; it was not hot, not cold. just perfect!
Bullrider Juanito Diaz rides G-spot during the jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fernando Arreola rides a bull during the jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Bullrider Juanito Diaz grimaces in pain after he suffered a minor injury in his leg while riding G-spot, the bull, during the jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Giberto Gomez, 3, of Vallejo, enjoys the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Jaime Huerta and his Watusi bull, ‘Chilaquil,’ take the ring along with other cowboys and horses before the horse dancing contest during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A cowboy and his horse participate in the horse dancing contest as a judge takes notes during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Bullriders climb a fence while waiting for the next bull rider during the jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
About 2500 to 3000 fans attend the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. The family event featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A singer performs during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans stretch their hands with cellphones as they hope one of the singers will take selfies with them from the stage during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Eduardo Nunez and his band perform during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Fans dance to the Mexican regional band’s rhythm during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Eduardo Nunez and his band perform during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Dust rises from the ground as fans dance to the Mexican regional band’s rhythm during the Jaripeo or Mexican rodeo and concert at the Oakland fairgrounds off I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. About 2500 to 3000 fans attended the family event, which featured ten bulls for ten riders, horse dancing, five Mexican regional bands, dancing, and food and beverage. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
