American Royal Complex

The American Royal Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and Kansas City's longest running show, has been a Kansas City tradition since 1899. During September, October and November, more than 250,000 people attend the American Royal.

The American Royal began in a tent in the Kansas City Stockyards as a national Hereford Show. This show has grown into the annual American Royal Livestock Show drawing an audience of over 69,000 including owner/breeders, future business and agriculture leaders (high school and collegiate) and animal enthusiasts from a 30 state region.

The American Royal has attained the position as not only one of the oldest and best-loved traditions in Kansas City, but also one of the largest combined livestock, horse show and rodeos in the nation. Overcoming fire and floods has only served to emphasize its extraordinary stability.