Downtown Rodeo Parade

Kick off the 2026 Rodeo with the Downtown Rodeo Parade following the Rodeo Run. Decorative floats, marching bands, and thousands on horseback will fill the streets. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan will serve as the grand marshal. Ruskan, 26, is a rescue swimmer whose lifesaving actions during the Fourth of July floods in the Texas Hill Country earned national recognition.