Rodeo Parade 75th Anniversary Sisters Rodeo held in 2015 © Gary N. Miller, Sisters Country Photography

Rodeo Parade

Floats, marching bands, motor clubs and horses — lots and lots of horses — will highlight this year’s Sisters Rodeo Parade, an annual tradition that goes hand-in-hand with this year’s 76th annual PRCA Sisters Rodeo.

Scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 in downtown Sisters, the hour-long parade will take place along Cascade Avenue. The parade is sponsored by St. Charles Health System and May Trucking Co.

“There’s something about this parade that people love,” said Jeri Buckmann, parade coordinator. “There’s glitter and glamour, and yet it’s small-town.”

Sisters Rodeo Queen Alyson Fazzolari will be on hand, as will rodeo grand marshal John Morris. Per tradition, the grand marshal will ride in a horse-drawn carriage provided by Lone Pine Clydesdales.

“I am very excited about this year’s parade,” Buckmann said, noting that there are many new entries including a very special one by May Trucking. “OSU Beaver fans will love it,” she said, and added that University of Oregon will also have an entry again this year.

“It is such a fun parade with so many great entries,” Buckmann said. “I love organizing it each year.”

An announcer’s booth will be located midway along the Cascade Avenue stretch of the parade route with R.L. Garriguez of KSJJ providing commentary for spectators.

“So come and join us for the annual rodeo parade,” Buckman encouraged. “There’s something for everyone!”

Buckaroo Breakfast

Beginning as a Sunday-morning Sisters Rodeo tradition in 1943, the Buckaroo Breakfast continues to feed rodeo-goers a hearty meal before the rodeo’s final show of the weekend.

For more than two decades, the Sisters Kiwanis have taken charge of the event, which is one of the club’s top three fundraisers each year.

This year, the Buckaroo Breakfast will be served on the Sisters Rodeo grounds from 7 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 12.

Anyone can come to the breakfast, but mostly the rodeo crowd attends, said organizers.

Members of the Sisters Kiwanis serve more than 1,000 hungry rodeo-goers each year. The menu includes cowboy hotcakes, country sausage, ranch eggs, smoked bacon, range coffee, milk and juice.

Cost for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is $10 for adults $5 for children ages 4 – 12. Kids 3 and younger eat free.