PBR Canada’s Elite Cup Series Returns to Grande Prairie, Alberta, for Seventh Time in History on September 26, 2026

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – For the seventh time in history, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Cup Series will return to Grande Prairie, Alberta, holding the PBR Peace Country Invitational at Bonnetts Energy Centre on September 26, 2026

PBR Canada’s Cup Series, which set tour records in eleven cities in 2025, welcoming more than 75,000 fans, regularly features Canada’s best riders alongside some of the organization’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls from across the nation.

For one night only, fans will witness exhilarating 8-second rides and wrecks throughout the unpredictable, action-packed event as the PBR’s courageous bull-riding athletes face off against their 1,800-pound opponents born to buck.

The PBR Peace Country Invitational will mark the eighth event of the 2026 regular season for PBR Canada’s premier Cup Series.

When the Cup Series last travelled to Grande Prairie in September 2025, Dakota Buttar (Eatonia, Saskatchewan) and Jared Parsonage (Maple Creek, Saskatchewan) rode supreme, tying for win at the Peace Country Invitational.

For Buttar, he got off to a fast start inside Bonnetts Energy Centre, winning Round 1 courtesy of an 87-point ride on Linebacker (Skori Bucking Bulls). The reserved Saskatchewan man then remained atop the leaderboard when he outlasted Jet Black (Skori Bucking Bulls) for 87 points in the final round.

The two-time PBR Canada Champion garnered 111 national points for the win, furthering his grasp on the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2025 Canadian Championship. Buttar grew his lead over then No. 2 Jake Gardner (Fort St. John, British Columbia) to 42.5 national points.

Parsonage began his golden showing at the Peace Country Invitational by registering the second-best score of the opening round, making the requisite 8 on Special Ops (Vold Rodeo/R Saga Ranch) for 86 points. The veteran contender then delivered the high-marked ride of the event in the championship round when he conquered Moonwalk (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) for 88 points.

Leaving Grande Prairie with 110.5 national points, Parsonage remained No. 3 in Canada but climbed within 186.67 points of No. 1 Buttar.

Other past PBR Canada Cup Series event winners in Grande Prairie are: Cody Coverchuk (2024 – Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan); Dakota Buttar (2023, 2020, 2020 – Eatonia, Saskatchewan); Aaron Roy (2022 – Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan); Jake Gardner (2021 – Fort St. John, British Columbia); Lonnie West (2020 – Cadogan, Alberta); Zane Lambert (2020 – Ponoka, Alberta) and Callum Miller (Warwick, Queensland, Australia – 2020).

The bull riding action for 2026 PBR Canada Cup Series’ Peace Country Invitational, begins at 7:00 p.m. MT on Saturday, September 26.

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. MST, and start at $30, standard ticketing fees may apply, and can be purchased online at BonnettsEnergyCentre.com, and by phone at (780) 538-0387.

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