Let’s rodeo San Antonio!
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is off and running with the annual Western Heritage Parade & Cattle Drive, featuring real cattle strolling down Houston Street.
The parade on Saturday featured a cattle drive through downtown San Antonio, mounted infantry groups, authentic wagons and heritage groups that help promote the western heritage and local culture of San Antonio and Texas.
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It’s all part of the ramp up to the rodeo, which takes place Feb. 12-March 1 at Frost Bank Center.
You can buy tickets here.
Longhorns walk down Houston Street during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
Mounted riders wave to the crowd during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
Riders make their way down Houston Street during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
The Charro Queen, with the San Antonio Charro Association, high-fives a crowd member during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
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A charro rider holds the Texas flag during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
Children pet a miniature horse during the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
Crowds gather on the sidewalk as the Western Heritage Parade makes its way down Houston Street on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
Members of the San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants group march in the Western Heritage Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Blaine Young/Contributor)
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This article originally published at Cattle drive through downtown San Antonio means it’s officially rodeo season.