The bulls are being unleashed on Fort Worth. PBR (Professional Bull Riders) unveiled on Tuesday, August 31 that bull riding’s most prestigious event, the PBR World Finals, will move to Fort Worth's Dickies Arena starting in 2022 as part of a schedule restructure for its premier series.

The new PBR Unleash The Beast regular season will span from January-May, culminating with a seven-day championship festival, spanning two weekends of bull riding and fan activities, in Fort Worth, according to a press release.

The changes will go into effect immediately after the 2021 PBR World Finals, which will conclude the current season in Las Vegas, Nevada, at T-Mobile Arena Nov. 3-7, organizers say.

“This is a historic win for Fort Worth. Powered by Dickies Arena and a community committed to hospitality, we are excited to announce this latest, significant sports event for our city. Welcoming the PBR World Finals beginning in 2022 shows how Fort Worth is attracting the most exciting and important events in professional sports,” says Jason Sands, director of the Fort Worth Sports Commission, a division of Visit Fort Worth, in the release.

The schedule changes follow PBR’s announcement in June of a landmark joint venture with Stockyards Heritage Development Co. and ASM Global to bring dozens of annual new western sports, music and entertainment events to Cowtown Coliseum and the historic Stockyards District, the release says.

The inaugural PBR World Finals in Fort Worth will take place from May 13-22, 2022 at Dickies Arena, headlining an action-packed two weeks of activities across Fort Worth.

“Dickies Arena is proud to welcome the World Finals to Texas and celebrate 30 years of PBR in our new state-of-the-art facility. We are excited to host PBR in another national capacity and look forward to showcasing the city of Fort Worth to PBR fans from across North America,” says Matt Homan, president and general manager of Dickies Arena, in the release.

In addition to Dickies Arena, organizers say, the league will also bring World Finals-related events and programming to Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth Convention Center and the Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth, and the flagship PBR Bar at Texas Live!, boasting a 7,000 square-foot balcony overlooking Arlington Backyard, one of the region’s top concert venues, in nearby Arlington.

PBR has held its annual championship in Las Vegas since the sport was founded, with the exception of 2020 when the World Finals were held in Arlington's AT&T Stadium due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Ticketing information for the 2022 PBR World Finals in Fort Worth and regular season Unleash The Beast events, in addition to a complete season schedule, will be announced in the coming weeks, the release says.