It’s almost time for the rodeo! The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will kick off the 2026 season with the Western Heritage Parade & Cattle Drive downtown. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7.
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SAN ANTONIO – How much do you know about the longhorns that lead the Western Heritage Parade & Cattle Drive through the streets of downtown San Antonio? Watch the video above for fun facts about the animals that put the cattle in Cattle Drive. The cattle are provided by the Kimble Cattle Company of Karnes City.
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SAN ANTONIO – Watch the video above for a stunning performance by the 2019 fan favorites of the Western Heritage Parade & Cattle Drive! You can follow Grupo Folklorico de Bendiciones on their Facebook page.
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SAN ANTONIO – Jen saddles up and heads on up Highway 281 to the town of Blanco to learn about the buggies featured in the 2020 Western Heritage Parade & Cattle Drive. The Buggy Barn Museum sends its visitors on a stroll back in time to learn about the buggies, carriages and wagons of the late 19th century. Several of the buggies featured at the museum have been used in major motion pictures, like True Grit, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, There Will Be Blood and many more. Behind the museum, visitors will find an Old West town, the Pine Moore Old West Studio, where Pistol Packin’ Paula, knife throwers and others put on a show. The town is available to rent for movies, television series, commercials, weddings and parties.
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SAN ANTONIO – One of the only mariachi programs in the North East Independent School District, the LEE High School mariachi band kicked off Western Heritage Weekend last Friday at the Vaquero Cook-Off. Watch the video above to see their performance. For more about the cook-off, watch the video below.