Bus Roadeo

2022 Roadeo returns as a public event

Saturday, June 25, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

At the parking lot across 24th Ave. from Mall of America’s East lot

• 9:30 – 12:30 Driver Finalist Competition

• 9:30 – 2:30 Entertainment throughout the day 

  • Juice G – Rap performance by a Metro Transit driver

  • DJ Iceman

  • Ladies of Command Steppers

  • Heart of the Dance – Kids couples dance performance

  • We Are Family & Harris Parks line dance performance

  • Johnnie Reese – Pros of the Rope jump rope / Double Dutch performance 

  • Reggie Perkins Hi-Five Sports Zone – Kids sports training activities

  • Marimba Mexico

  • Vaccine Bus – get a shot or your booster!

• 12:30 Celebrity Competition
  with vocalist Ray Covington and State Senator Bobby Jo Champion
  and more celebrities to be announced!

• 2 – 2:30 p.m. Awards ceremony

Can’t make the event?

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Watch the 2022 winners receive their awards

Professionalism at its finest

The Metro Transit Bus Roadeo is an annual safety and skills competition for bus operators who volunteer to participate. It involves a written and behind-the-wheel test in which drivers navigate an obstacle course and execute maneuvers such as the “Serpentine,” “Offset Street” and “Rear Dual Clearance.” Champions can advance to state, regional or even international contests.

Metro Transit (then “MTC”) held the first bus Roadeo in the U.S. in 1975. The next year, it was adapted by the American Public Transit Association and developed into an international competition. 

Winners