FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Cattle Baron's Ball events are open to adults 21+.​
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EVENT TIMELINE:
*2025 tentative timeline provided below*
5:30 pm VIP Party Presented by Anne Davidson (by ticketed invitation only)
6:00 pm Chandler Walters performance begins on Pike Electric VIP/Live Auction Stage
6:30 pm Cattle Baron’s Ball opens to all guests
8:00 pm Live Auction begins
10:25 pm Raffle winners announced on the Main Stage
10:30 pm Post Malone performance begins on the Main Stage
12:00 am CBB After-Party performance
1:00 am We will see you next year!
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TICKET INFORMATION:
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PARKING:
For the easiest access and most enjoyable experience, we encourage ride-sharing. Ride-sharing services do not require a parking pass.
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Ride-share services:
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Lyft
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Uber
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For bus and shuttle we recommend Premier Transportation and Wynne Transportation​
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SILENT AUCTION :
Our Silent Auction will go live in the days before the ball. More information on how to register and bid coming soon!
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BALL ATTIRE:
Cattle Baron’s Ball has always been a “boots and jeans” event so bring out your best western chic attire and cowboy boots. We have over 150,000 square feet of food, cocktails, concerts and dancing.
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VOLUNTEER:
Our committee is comprised of 100 women who are responsible for all aspects of the event. If you’re interested in becoming a member, please reach out to our Membership Chairs, Lauren Bellemare (laurenbellemare@gmail.com), Erika Burton (erikaburton19@gmail.com), and Paige Westhoff (paigewesthoff@yahoo.com).
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RAFFLE TICKET INFORMATION:
The full details of our incredible 2025 raffle prizes and tickets can be found here; if you would like to purchase a raffle ticket, please contact a CBB member or call the CBB Office at 214-443-9222. The drawing will take place at the Cattle Baron’s Ball. Winners need not be present to win.
A Texas-sized thank you to our 2025 Raffle Sponsor, Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians, and our prize donors: Park Place, NorthPark Center, Eiseman Jewels, Lucchese, and PlainsCapital Bank.
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PRE-PARTIES:
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Trailblazer’s Party: Donors who commit and turn in their contracts early to Cattle Baron’s Ball for 2025 are invited to attend a private party to celebrate the early fundraising successes. This party takes place in the spring.
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Underwriter's Party: This private event is to show our appreciation to our 2025 sponsors and donors who help make Cattle Baron’s Ball the largest single-night fundraiser benefitting the American Cancer Society. This party takes place in the fall.
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OUR HISTORY
The first Cattle Baron’s Ball was a full-fledged Texas barbecue under the chairmanship of Patti Hunt and Jacque Wynne, who founded the event to raise funds for cancer research through the American Cancer Society. More than 500 guests attended the western-themed event in 1974, which was held at Toddie Lee Wynne’s Star Brand Ranch. Through ticket sales and the auction, the inaugural event raised $56,000. Today the ball hosts more than 3,200 guests and raises millions each year.
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Country music’s most revered performers have entertained at the ball throughout its 50-year history, including Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black, Dwight Yoakam, Big & Rich, Toby Keith, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, and Dierks Bentley, Shania Twain, and Carrie Underwood.
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While some might be hand-wringing at the prospect of continuing a legacy of ensuring more cancer research dollars are spent in Dallas than anywhere else in the country, they probably aren’t familiar with the members of the Cattle Baron’s Ball. Fortunately, the Cattle Baron’s Ball Committee is not comprised of the faint-of-heart – as evidenced by the fact that the CBB is the largest single-night fundraiser in the nation for cancer research through the American Cancer Society. To date, the ball has generated over $105 million in only 51 years, the majority of which stays right here in North Texas.
OUR CAUSE
The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the only organization improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. Thanks in part to your support, the American Cancer Society programs and services touched more than 152 million lives in 2023. With your support, we are able to invest in innovative research that has contributed to a 33% decline in cancer mortality from 1991 to 2020.
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The American Cancer Society is attacking cancer from every angle. And you can help us! Did you know that in our more than 51 years of events, Cattle Baron’s Ball has raised over $105 million towards the ongoing pursuit of a cure for cancer? And most of that has stayed right here in North Texas. Together, we are working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
Everyone knows someone affected by cancer. From attending the ball to purchasing a raffle ticket, there are many ways to get involved with Cattle Baron’s Ball however you can. Help us continue making a difference!
CATTLE BARON'S BALL
PADDLE RAISED FUNDED RESEARCHERS
IN HONOR OF THE PHILLIPS FAMILY - 2024
​Pavithra Viswanath, Ph.D.
Investigating Immunometabolic Therapy and Imaging of Brain Tumors​
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We were honored to learn about Dr. Viswanath's research when she spoke at our 2024 Research Symposium. You can watch the presentation in the video below!
IN HONOR OF THE PHILLIPS FAMILY - 2024
​Wen Jiang, MD, Ph.D.
Investigating Glioblastoma Immunotherapy with Dual Phagocytosis Checkpoint Blockade
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IN HONOR OF AVA DANUSER - 2023
Irfan Asangani, Ph.D.
Oncofusion Triggered Opportunistic De Novo Enhancer Assembly Activates Novel Therapeutic Targets in Ewing Sarcoma​
CURRENT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY-FUNDED RESEARCHERS IN NORTH TEXAS
Melanie Cobb, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Institutional Research Grant
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Nicholas Conrad, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Posttranscriptional Regulation of Metabolic Genes Involved in Cancer
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David Gerber
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Genetic and Phenotypic Biomarkers to Predict Immune-Related Adverse Events
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Raquibul Hannah, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Image-guided Stereotactic Radiation Therapy of Primary Renal Cancer
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Puneeth Iyengar, MD, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Unchecked Adipocyte Lipolysis and Tumor Progression in Cachexia
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James Kim, MD, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Disruption of Oncogenic Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in Lung Cancer
Ramona L. Rhodes, MD MPH
UT Southwestern Medical Center
End-of-Life Care for African Americans: an Outpatient Intervention
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Daniel Siegwart, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
A Functional Polyester Library for Enhanced and Selective miRNA Delivery
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Richard Wang
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Glucose Transport as a Targetable Vulnerability in SCC of the Skin
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Kenneth Westover, MD, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
DCLK1 Inhibition for Treatment of Cancer
Sebastian Winter, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Manipulation of the Gut Microbiota to Prevent Colitis-Associated Cancer
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Yonghao Yu, PHD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Overcoming Rapamycin Resistance for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer