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Parade joins local communities for second rodeo weekend

Celeste Lizarraga
February 25, 2024
Celeste Lizarraga
Pascua Yaqui representatives participate in the Tucson Rodeo Parade on Feb. 22. A parade marshal on a horse rides alongside them.

The Tucson Rodeo Parade, established in 1925, took on its 99th parade on a new route on Feb. 22. The starting point was on South 12th Avenue and East Drexel Road and wrapped up several miles later at Sixth Avenue and Irvington Road. Marching bands, cowboys and cowgirls, dance groups, organizations and more participated in the procession. The rodeo comes to a close on Sunday.

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