Join us for the 1st Annual
Great Texas Tailgate

The Great Texas Tailgate is an exciting addition to the annual Texas Truck Rodeo in 2024. Held on the opening evening at the Decatur Conference Center, this new kickoff event will welcome automotive journalists, manufacturer representatives from the nation’s top truck and SUV brands, and social media influencers to Texas. The Tailgate, including everything from the live entertainment to the brand activations, will be powered by electric trucks! This unique event will showcase the best trucks and SUVs on the market in an exciting setting created to show off the features that make them one-of-a-kind and will allow for unique content capture not available any other time.

Schedule: 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 -
THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS MEDIA PREVIEW*
FAIR PARK, DALLAS

• 8 AM Press Conferences Begin

The GREAT TEXAS TAILGATE
Decatur Conference Center

• 4 PM Content Creation/Cocktail Hour
• 6 PM: The Great Texas Tailgate Dinner& EICC Award Presentation
• 7:30 Band 
• 9:00 Bar Closes

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 - DAY 1
31st Annual Texas Truck Rodeo*

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast & Mandatory Drivers Meeting
• 9:00 AM: Morning drive session
• Noon: Lunch, no driving.
• 1 PM: Afternoon drive session
• 5 PM: Driving ends

*TAWA Members ONLY. Requires separate registration.

Please click the registration button on the left side of this page under the credit card logos. 

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS! 

Lunch Sponsor:

Off-road Partner

Photo Booth Sponsor

Wi-Fi Sponsor

Contributing Sponsor

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

All registrants are empowered to make and manage their own hotel room reservations. Please make a reservation at one of these hotels as soon as possible. With exception of the Fairfield, these are all rack rates and subject to change. 

Decatur Hotels:

1.  Fairfield Inn & Suites Decatur at Decatur Conference Center

1910 West US Highway 380
Decatur, TX 76234
14.9 miles from Eagles Canyon Raceway
Next door to the convention center
Rates start at $100, but space is limited

2. Hampton Inn & Suites Decatur

110 South US Highway 287
Decatur, TX 76234
14.8 miles from ECR
Rates start at $90

3. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Decatur

1051 N. Highway 81/287
Decatur, TX 76234
14.6 miles from ECR
Rates start at $74