The Tucson Rodeo Parade, held as part of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, began in 1925 and is the largest non-mechanized parade in the United States.
Here's a look back at the famous Tucson parade and its 97-year history.
Rick Wiley
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A great day for the Rodeo Parade as Tucson celebrates its cowboy heritage.
It's our Mardi Gras. With horses.
The 2015 La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo at Irvington Road and 6th Ave. opens on Saturday, Feb. 21 and continues through Sunday, March 1.
Star and Citizen archive photos of the Tucson Rodeo from 1961-1986.
Highlights from La Fiesta de los Vaqueros at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.
It might be breezy in the afternoon.
Highlights from La Fiesta de los Vaqueros at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.
Generations of pioneering Tucson businessmen will ride in historic family wagon.
There's much more to see than the competitions
This community tradition, started in Tucson in 1925, is the largest non-motorized parade in the country. This year, the Tucson Rodeo Parade is…
The rodeo is in town. Catch a contest, mosey around the museum or hit up the parade.
Each day of rodeo action from the 2020 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo and the Tucson Rodeo Parade, plus some black and white archive p…
Wind, rain and cold temps are in the Tucson forecast early this week before the sun pops back out in time for the weekend.
Several dozen four-legged participants are put through a series of tests to see how they might handle distractions.
The new route is now south to the Tucson Rodeo grounds, but officials say it is needed to keep the parade away from the railroad lines.
A new route for the rodeo parade was needed to keep participants from having to cross the nearby railroad tracks.
Canceling the 2021 rodeo parade marks the second time in its 95-year history that it's been called off.
The rodeo made the announcement Friday, saying that it will "soon begin the process of searching for a new general manager."
Gary Williams was a bigger-than-life personality in a tidy, 5-foot-and-change frame, a cowboy for life, the kind of character you’d expect to see in a John Wayne movie at Old Tucson.
Mark Baird, Tucson Rodeo's chairman of the board, said there is "too much uncertainty to take the chance of continuing forward." Instead, rodeo officials will focus on the 2022 event, which is scheduled for the final week in February.
The Tucson Rodeo Parade returned Feb. 24 after the 2021 parade and rodeo were postponed.