31 December at the Coliseum
Buckin' New Year's Eve starts at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, 31 December 2026, at Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E Exchange Avenue, in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The venue prints no end time. Pyrotechnics light the arena at midnight.
The card carries bronc riding, bull riding and American freestyle bullfighting. David Lewis, Shelby Stone and Chancey Williams play live.
The 6:00 p.m. door on the venue FAQ belongs to the weekly Stockyards Championship Rodeo.
Book inside the walk
The venue lists five properties "with walk distance of Cowtown Coliseum", each with an address and a phone number.
Hotel Drover, 200 Mule Alley, (817) 755-5557, with 200 rooms and suites. Hyatt Place, 132 E Exchange Avenue, (817) 626-6000. Courtyard by Marriott, 2537 N Main Street, (817) 624-1112. SpringHill Suites, 2315 N Main Street, (682) 255-5100. Stockyards Hotel, 109 E Exchange Avenue, (817) 625-6427.
Four of the five can take the night. Stockyards Hotel stands closed, its own site reads "A FOREVER ICON Returning 2027" above an email signup, and the district's stay page marks the property "Currently Closed for Renovation". The venue page still carries a Book Now link for it.
One order, one account
The venue FAQ states the ticket rule: "AXS.COM is the only authorized seller of tickets at Cowtown Coliseum." A purchase made through a resale site stays with that company for a refund or a ticket problem.
Every order arrives as digital tickets in the AXS Mobile ID app. The venue directs a relist to that app, and the event page points official resale at AXS.com.
The event page reads: "All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. However, exchanges may be possible depending on availability." Prices and service fees are the same online and at the box office.
A group order lands as one digital order inside one account. The buyer transfers tickets to each guest from that account or the app.
No price, no cut-off, no minimum stay
The venue publishes no ticket price for this show. The event record carries every price field at $0.
The preferred-hotels page carries five addresses, five phone numbers and no dollar figure. The FAQ carries no room block, no group rate, no cut-off and no minimum stay.
A room for New Year's Eve comes from the property. Ask four questions in writing: the nightly rate for 31 December, the minimum stay, the cancellation deadline and the parking charge.
The box office runs to 10 on a Thursday
Box office hours run 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and Sunday, and 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. 31 December is a Thursday, so the window stays open until 10:00 p.m., two hours past the posted start.
The venue takes cards at the box office and at concessions. It takes no cash.
Parking and the walk back
Stockyards self-parking runs $17.50 on a Thursday and $32.50 for 24 hours, plus sales tax and a service fee. The operator posts card-only payment, higher rates at premium lots and special event rates as posted.
Valet at East Exchange Avenue and Mule Alley costs $20 Monday to Thursday and $25 Friday to Sunday. Thursday hours run 11 a.m. to midnight.
The Trinity Metro Orange Line runs as a circulator between the Stockyards and downtown Fort Worth. A $4 all-day pass covers the buses, the local trains and the on-demand rideshare service.
One night or two
Check in on the 31st and check out on 1 January. A guest inside the walk leaves the arena on foot at midnight.
The nights of 30 and 31 December put the arrival in daylight and leave New Year's Day free of a checkout line.
The Fort Worth Herd drives longhorns down East Exchange Avenue at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, free of charge, a short walk from the four open properties.
What to ask each property
Nightly rate for 31 December. Minimum stay. Cancellation deadline. Parking charge. Whether the property holds rooms for the show.
Four hotels sit inside the venue's own walk distance. The rate, the deadline and the minimum stay come from the desk.
hotelHuddle routes group requests of 10 rooms or more per night through groupRooms, and the platform charges no booking fee.