What would be a celebration without a parade? The Parade still goes down Highway 160. On the Saturday the town stops to admire the Festival parade. Traffic comes to a stop on Highway 160 as the annual parade travels down the highway for about 2 miles with over 50 floats. Hundreds stand and watch the high school marching band and the various floats slowly march down the town’s main highway.
Rides, rides and more rides are another highlight of the festival, at least for the kids. The kids come out to enjoy the thrill of riding the latest stomach twister. The rides include a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and a boat load of fast turning rides that make you lurch and twist out of your seat. Finally the carnival rides would not be complete without all the usual carnival games and carnival food.
The festival would not be a festival without the rodeo. The first festivals were nothing but a rodeo. Years have changed the shape of the festival but the rodeo still remains a major portion of it.
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Courtesy T. Turner – Rocky trails