HOUSTON — IT'S OFFICIALLY RODEO SEASON!
The RodeHouston Parade kicks off Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with thousands of men and women on horsebacks galloping through downtown Houston.
This year's grand marshals will be will be past and present recipients of Rodeo scholarships dating back more than six decades.
“We reached an extraordinary milestone in 2019 when we officially surpassed $500 million in our total commitment to youth and education since 1932,” said Joel Cowley, Rodeo president and CEO. “To celebrate our 19,000 scholarship recipients, a Rodeo scholar representing each decade will serve as grand marshal, including our very first scholarship recipient from 1957.”
PARADE ROUTE
The parade starts on Walker Street in front of City Hall.
The parade will head east towards Travis Street, then turn west on Bell Street before heading north on Louisiana.
The parade will end on Lamar Street in front of the Houston Public Library.
*The best places to view the parade are on Louisiana, from Bell to Lamar, Lamar, and from Louisiana to Smith.*
STREET CLOSURES
Several streets will be blocked for the Downtown Rodeo Parade.
The following streets will be closed from noon Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday:
- Sabine Street (east and west curb lanes) between Memorial Drive and Sabine Bridge
- Gillette (east curb lane) at Allen Parkway
- Crosby at W. Dallas
- Heiner at W. Dallas
The following sidewalks will be closed from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday:
- Bell (north sidewalk) between Milam and Louisiana
- Louisiana (east sidewalk) between Bell and Clay
- Bagby (west sidewalk) between Walker and McKinney
The following streets will be closed Saturday 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- McKinney exit ramp from the North Freeway (I-45)
- Allen Parkway north and southbound exit ramps from the Gulf and North Freeways (I-45)
- Allen Parkway (inbound) at Shepherd
- Shepherd between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive
- Walker at Bagby (startline area)
- Lamar between Louisiana and Bagby (cone bike lane)
- Smith (east curb lane) between Rusk and Walker
The following streets will be closed Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Allen Parkway (outbound) at Bagby
- Memorial Drive (inbound) between S. Picnic Loop at Memorial Park and Houston Avenue – one north lane open to Westcott Street
- Bagby (northbound) at Dallas • Bagby (southbound) at Rusk
- Walker and McKinney between Bagby and Smith
- Walker between Bagby and Sabine Street
- Sabine Street between Memorial Drive (inbound) and Allen Parkway (outbound)
- Dallas (two north curb lanes only) between Bagby and Smith
- Andrews Street (north curb lane) between Shaw and Smith-ENPs
- Andrews Street (south curb lane) between I-45 frontage road and Shaw
- Howe (west curb lane) between Andrews Street and Pease
- Shaw (east and west curb lanes) between Clay and Andrews
RODEO RUN BY CONOCOPHILLIPS
The wheelchair division begins at 9:10 a.m. followed by the 10K race and 5K fun run/walk.
Streets surrounding the run will be closed from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information on the Rodeo Run, click here.
PARKING OPTIONS
Directions to Theater District Parking:
From I-45 North
Exit I-10 east to Milam, right on Capitol to Theater District Parking (TDP)
Exit Dallas, left on Dallas to parking
From I-45 South
Exit Scott/Downtown to St. Joseph or Pease, right on northbound streets, left on Capitol to TDP
Exit at Houston/Memorial, right on Memorial/Rusk to TDP
From I-10 West
Exit Milam, right on Capitol to TDP
Take I-45 South, exit Dallas, left on Dallas to parking
From Highway 59 North
Exit Jackson, right on Congress, left on Milam, right on Capitol to TDP o Exit I-10 west to I-45 south, exit Dallas, left on Dallas to parking
From Highway 59 South
Exit Spur 527 to Louisiana, left on Capitol to TDP
From Highway 288
Exit Polk, left on Polk, right on Louisiana, left on Capitol to TDP
Directions to Walker and Main Street Garage Parking:
From Highway 59
Exit Capitol Street to Main. Left on Main and right on Walker Street.
From I-10 West
Accessible from I-10 and I-45 via Smith Street to Rusk, left on Rusk, right on Main, and right on Walker Street.
From I-45 South
From I-45 South of downtown, take Travis Street to Walker Street. Entrance on Travis just past Walker Street.
Click here to visit RodeoHouston's website.