The Tucson Rodeo Parade
Thursday, February 25, 2027
In cooperation with the City of Tucson, the parade route will begin at South 12th Avenue and Drexel Road, proceed East on Drexel to Old Nogales Highway, then turn North, ending at Irvington Road.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
August 3, 2026.
Photos of improvements being made to some of the displays in the Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum Hangar. Improvements will be lowering and relocating the Miniature Town display for easier viewing and enhancing the Music Display to include a vintage piano, complete with candle holders and an organ donated by the Ronstadt family. Thanks to John “Santee” Scott Historian from Old Tucson and Mark Sankey from Mescal Movie Set for their contributions.
A True Arizona Legend
Learn about the Tucson Rodeo Parade History!
Since 1925, the Tucson Rodeo Parade has been a part of Tucson, Arizona history. Schools close on the Thursday and Friday of rodeo week so families can enjoy the festive parade and rodeo traditions.
A treasured tradition of rodeo week, the Tucson Rodeo Parade is billed as the “largest non-motorized parade in the nation”.
An estimated 150,000 spectators line the parade route, watching over 150 western-theme floats and buggies, Mexican folk dancers and musicians. The parade route begins at South 12th Avenue and Drexel Road. Entrants travel East on Drexel to Nogales Highway, then north to Irvington Road where they return to the Rodeo Grounds.
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