Houston Rodeo Parade Info - 2025

The Houston Rodeo grand parade will be on

Downtown Rodeo Parade: Saturday, March 1

in downtown Houston

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The parade route begins at Bagby and Walker Streets, travels from Travis to Bell Street, and from Bell Street to Louisiana Street, before turning on Lamar Street, and ends at Lamar and Bagby.

• Arrive early to secure a viewing spot along the route.
• Downtown streets close starting early on the morning of the parade. 
• The best places to view the parade are on Louisiana, from Bell to Lamar, Lamar, and from Louisiana to Smith.
• Bagby and Walker streets, from Sabine Street to Bagby, will be off limits for viewing.
• Parking: Alley Theater Garage, Lyric Center, 1100 Smith Garage, Theater District Parking, Street Parking, Texas and Smith, Smith and Preston, Smith and Dallas, Smith and Clay, Walker and Main
• The ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run will run the entire parade route and can be seen on Allen Parkway from I-45 to Shepherd/Kirby.

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Every year thousands of Texans and visitors line the downtown streets of the fourth largest city to watch hundreds of trail riders and decorated floats follow their yearly route to kick off the start of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.    This is a great family event you would not want to miss.  There are hundreds of beautiful horses that your children and grandchildren would love too see.  Many of the trail riders have been riding weeks in the hot, cold, wind, and rain to be a part of this special event.  Come out and show your support to our Texas Cowboys and Cowgirls.  They really do appreciate seeing all of you line the streets welcoming them home after a long ride.

If you are driving around the loop or downtown the day before the Houston Rodeo parade, you will probably see the riders making their way to Memorial Park.  Please drive cautiously around the riders and their horses.  We want to keep our cowboys and cowgirls safe. 

Trail Rides: Friday, Feb. 28

On Friday, Feb. 28, horses and wagons from 10 trail rides will make their way through the city streets to merge and camp one final night at Memorial Park before participating in the Downtown Rodeo Parade on Saturday, March 1. This continues a 71-year-old tradition that keeps Western heritage alive in the nation’s fourth largest city. 

You don't want to miss out on the Houston Rodeo parade.

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