ROUTE CHANGE FOR 2024 TUCSON RODEO PARADE

The 99th annual Tucson Rodeo Parade will take place on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.  In cooperation with the City of Tucson, the new 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.

The route change was necessitated by the decision of Union Pacific Railroad not to hold trains for the three-hours necessary, on the section of track that the parade has historically crossed on its previous route.  This is the second route change for the parade in its history.  In 1991, the Rodeo Parade moved from downtown streets to a route near the Tucson Rodeo Grounds that crossed the railroad tracks in two locations.  This new route will keep the parade near the Rodeo Grounds but won’t cross the railroad tracks.

The Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee appreciates the assistance of the City of Tucson and the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association in finding this new route that will offer plenty of spectator viewing opportunities.

The parade is FREE to spectators along most of its route.  Ticketed grandstand seating that includes pre-parade entertainment, is available at a new location on Drexel Road near Liberty Avenue. Pre- purchased grandstand tickets are $12 each for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under.  Limited parking is available before 8:30 a.m. adjacent to the grandstands for $5 per vehicle. Tickets are available online at www.tucsonrodeoparade.org.

Included in the parade will be local and national dignitaries, Native American tribal leadership and performers, historic wagons and colorful floats, marching bands and mariachis, royalty from four rodeos and working cowboys. In all, the parade features over 120 entries – consisting of over 500 horses, approximately 2,300 people, 85 wagons and buggies and 8 marching bands.

Continuing the tradition of no motorized entries, the entire parade is propelled by real horsepower.

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