Rose, 1, and her mother Kelly, no last name given watch the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Longhorn cattle from Silverado Ranch are driven down 17th Street during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Ellie Delgado, 5, with Adelitas De Colorado, stands with her mother Jennifer Estrada before the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Riders with Escaramuza Charra Centinelas smiles while riding through briefly blowing snow during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Tyler Ray with The Cow Lot is dressed in a horse costume before the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Nadia S. With the Evergreen Rodeo sprinkles sparkles on horse Bailey in preparation for the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
River Gibon looks on as longhorn cattle from Silverado Ranch are driven down 17th Street during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
A rider with Escaramuza Charra Centinelas smiles while riding through briefly blowing snow during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
A patriotic horse waits in the staging area behind Coors Field before the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Construction workers watch as the longhorn cattle form Sterling Ranch are corralled on Glenarm Plaza after the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Children with Adelitas De Colorado are bundled up for the cold weather while riding on a float during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
The longhorn cattle from Silverado Ranch are corralled behind Coors Field before the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Burlington High School marching band members play during the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Sawyer Baker, 1, gets is handed a U.S. flag while watching the the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade with his grandma Karen Hunt on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Carlos Juarez Guzman rides patches under the 22nd Street overpass next to Coors Field before the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
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Rose, 1, and her mother Kelly, no last name given watch the National Western Stock Show Kick-off Parade on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
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The annual National Western Stock Show Kick-off parade rolled along 17th Ave. in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, January 8, 2025. The NWSS runs through January 25th, including cattle judging contests, catch-a-calf, daily professional rodeos, fiddle championships, Farmyard Follies, horse shows, swingline dancing, the trade show and many other activities and events.
