While not an official term in any dictionary, the phrase has been repeated by many during the annual 23-day event. A combination of frigid temperatures during Fort Worth’s winter season and the stock show’s mid-January to early February window, means that most Stock Show events are particularly chilly.

Dust off your Stetson and cowboy boots. The rodeo is back. Why it matters: The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo begins Friday and will continue through Feb. 8. The nearly 130-year-old event draws more than 1 million attendees every year,

Despite freezing temperatures, visitors and young competitors flocked to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Sunday.

Tuesday morning, bright and early, students were dressed in their crisp white shirts and ironed white Wranglers, making sure their dairy cows were ready to put their best hoof forward in the Dairy Cow Show at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Ropers and riders will converge on Fort Worth to compete in rodeos throughout the event run. Competitors will compete in events like bull riding, saddle bronc riding, and steer wrestling and barrel racing. The price of tickets varies depending on the events. Here's a full breakdown.

With low temperatures forecast to drop into the 20s, people at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo were taking additional measures to stay warm.