The Horses at Evergreen Park takes place weekends during July and August at J.D.A. Raceway at Evergreen Park.

The live pari-mutuel horse racing goes Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting July 6 until the first weekend in August. It then switches to Saturdays and Sundays only starting August 10. Post times are 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays with a switch to 6 p.m. post times for Saturdays starting August 10.

Bettors can place their choices at mobile betting machines or with one of the staff at a betting kiosk. There is a beer tent and a VIP tent as well as the Pines Restaurant & Casino and Pines Family Restaurant at the facility.

There is no admission fee and children are welcome.

A slot tournament, open to anyone, goes Tuesdays at the Pines Restaurant & Casino.

It is free to enter!

Registration is from 5-7 p.m. and play begins at 7 p.m.

The Pines Restaurant & Casino, located at Evergreen Park, is open 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.

The annual Mr. Mike's Paint The Park Purple - Race For The Cure is being held on Sunday, Aug. 25 at The Horses At Evergreen Park.

The event is to create pancreatic cancer awareness and to raise funds for helping find a cure for the disease.

A $1,000 gift card at Marlin Travel is the main prize for a purple Frisbee toss. Frisbees are $5 each and will be tossed at the end of the day's racing. There is also a silent auction with all proceeds going to the cause.

Everyone is invited to dress up in purple. There will be a prize for "purpleist person".

This year an exciting new feature has been added - a Dino Derby.

The dino races will take place after the final horse race and before the Frisbee toss. There will also be a Dino Dig in the large sandpile and dino face painting.

Admission is free and doors open at 12 noon with horse racing starting at 1 p.m.

Bring the kids for a fun afternoon at Evergreen Park!

For the first time in PBR (Professional Bull Riders) history, Grande Prairie will welcome the toughest sport on dirt’s Canadian Touring Pro Division for one-night of edge-of-the-seat action on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the Grande Prairie BuckWild PBR in the Drysdale Centre at Evergreen Park. 

The Touring Pro Division regularly features Canada’s elite, alongside some of the league’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls in the nation. Fans will witness exhilarating 8-second rides and wrecks throughout the action-packed event as the PBR’s courageous riders face off against their 2,000-pound opponents.

All riders will attempt one bull each in Round 1. The Top 10 will then advance to the championship round for one more out and a chance at the event title. In addition to competing for points towards the Canadian national standings, riders will also have the opportunity to earn world points in an effort to earn a berth onto the elite PBR Unleash The Beast.

Tickets for the one-day event go on sale Friday, August 2 at 10 a.m. MDT.

VIP Packages including a behind-the-scenes chute tour, autograph session with some of the sport’s top riders and entry into the drawing for a premium shark cage experience will also be available for purchase.

Both can be purchased at buckwildgp.com.