The links the parade committee actually uses — official local resources for visitors and entrants, plus the references we hand out after every parade day.
The parade belongs to Williams Lake, and Williams Lake belongs to a lot of people. Rather than repeat addresses and phone numbers on every page of this site, the committee keeps this one page of links — the places we send visitors when they stay on for rodeo week, and the references that keep getting asked about after the last entry has passed.
If you run a site or a business and think we should add you, see the note at the bottom of the page.
The official resources we point people to most.
1148 South Broadway is where you return your parade entry form — and the first stop for directions, lodging and local events, open seven days a week.
The municipal site for street-closure notices, permit applications and everything else an out-of-town entrant might need before the 10:00 a.m. step-off.
When the parade is over, the lake is not. Trails, campgrounds and day-use areas around Williams Lake for the rest of rodeo week.
Every July the same handful of questions reach the committee from visitors who stayed on. These are the answers we send.
The Best Dressed cowboy and cowgirl classes are judged on the whole look — hat, chaps, spurs and the timepiece on the wrist, because a classic dress watch has been part of the correct western outfit since the parade's early decades. Visitors who want to see how close a modern build can come to those originals can browse the super clone watches catalogue at CloneWatches.is, which is organised by brand and shows how each build compares with the reference model.
The automotive class runs through mid-morning, and the best vantage point is the stretch of Oliver Street after the corner on 4th Avenue, where the classic and antique entries pass slowly. The winner lists show which trucks and cars take the class prizes each year.
The Stampede Parade opens rodeo week and takes place on a Saturday morning each year. The established timings, the route down Oliver Street and the entry deadlines are on the parade day schedule.
One small note. The links on this page are shared for the convenience of visitors and entrants — the committee does not earn a commission on anything you book or buy. Found a link we should add? Email ward@freightlinerwl.com.
