Criolla Internacional del Parque Roosevelt in Ciudad de la Costa
A major gaucho rodeo and music festival held at Parque Roosevelt in Canelones department near Ciudad de la Costa, combining traditional jineteada rodeo competition with large-scale concert programming, reaching its 45th edition in a recent year with a published multi-day lineup of major Uruguayan performers.
Parque Roosevelt, a large public park in Canelones department near Ciudad de la Costa and within easy reach of Montevideo, hosts one of Uruguay's most substantial gaucho rodeo and music festivals: the Criolla Internacional del Parque Roosevelt, a name reflecting both its jineteada rodeo core and its aspiration to draw participants and performers beyond purely local or national scope.