In addition to the main event of the Malanda Bull Ride on Saturday the 12 October, celebrations will actually begin Thursday the 10 October at The BIG Pub – Malanda Hotel with the Open Bull Ride Draw and a Calcutta Auction.
What is a Calcutta auction you might ask?
Well, this exciting event involves the auctioning of the cowboys. The elite Open Bull Riders will be split into teams and each team will be auctioned to participants who attend the Calcutta.
On the Saturday the highest aggregated points will be deemed the winning team and whoever purchased that team will win 60% of the auction pool of money, with the second place taking home the 40%!
Even if you’re not interested in participating in the auction, it would be well worth coming along on the Thursday evening to meet some of the Bull Riders!
