I grew up there and Frontier Days was always crazy for the locals with so many visitors. Make your reservation early or you won’t have one. The prices on all lodging increase dramatically during that week. The pancake breakfasts are pretty cool to go to at least once. Try to go during the week and not Saturday. If you want to watch some of the rodeo for free, the slack time in the mornings is good. They don’t do much of the bucking stock but the others are fun to watch. Parking near Frontier Park can be a challenge so plan to walk a ways. It always seemed like the weather was either hot or cold and rainy so plan for both. Have fun