Colmo Del Rodeo Parade, Saturday, July 11th

Colmo Del Rodeo Sign Up Here. Come be a part of the Salinas tradition to kick-off Big Week.
Parade Staging at 7:15pm Park Row
Parade Begins at 8:00pm
We are entry #26 
Route: Parade route starts at Park Row and ends at the Steinbeck Center. This is a nighttime parade that is highly attended please plan on walking the parade with your scouts/group of scouts.
Dress: Scouts must be dressed in their Class A uniforms. You are welcome to wear light up stuff, lanterns, flashing lights (the more, the better).
This event counts as one of your summer activities! 
History of the Colmo del Rodeo Parade 
The Colmo Parade will grace the streets of Old Town Salinas and commemorate what was once the greatest parade of the West! As the California Rodeo was first produced in 1911, so was the first informal night parade. The parade was organized by local townsfolk, and included decorated automobiles that would drive down Main Street Salinas to wrap up Big Week festivities. Later in 1913 the parade was formalized. At this time the “Colmo del Rodeo” was recognized as the largest and greatest night-lighted parade west of the Mississippi. Sadly, after the 1985 Big Week, the Colmo was eliminated from Rodeo activities, though a few years later in 1987 it was brought back and was a part of the Saturday horse parade. The parade was such a huge success in 2010 when it was revived for the 100th Anniversary of the Rodeo that this will be the sixth consecutive year of holding the parade again. 

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