Famed Texas A&M Parsons Mounted Cavalry to Join 2026 Conroe Go Texan Parade

The annual event kicks off the rodeo season in Montgomery County with floats, bands, and plenty of riders on horseback.

Published on Feb. 12, 2026

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Conroe's 61st annual Go Texan Parade is set for February 21, 2026, featuring the famed Texas A&M University Parsons Mounted Cavalry as a new addition to the lineup. The parade is a joint project of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston Metro Go Texan Committee Conroe/Willis/The Woodlands subcommittee and the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce, and it ushers in rodeo season in the area with floats, bands, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo dignitaries, politicians, and plenty of riders on horseback.

Why it matters

The Go Texan Parade is a longstanding tradition in Conroe that brings the community together to celebrate the start of rodeo season. The addition of the Texas A&M Parsons Mounted Cavalry, a prestigious military unit, adds to the parade's pageantry and highlights the region's deep ties to Texas A&M University and the state's ranching and agricultural heritage.

The details

The parade will line up along FM 2854 in downtown Conroe, with participants entering the staging area from the Interstate 45 feeder. The parade begins at Texas 75 and FM 2854 (Metcalf Street) and continues east along Metcalf, winding through downtown Conroe. It will turn east toward Conroe City Hall and then travel by the west side of the Montgomery County Courthouse before ending where it started, at Texas 75 and FM 2854. Parade Chairman Brian Dawson said the Parsons Mounted Cavalry will feature a military cannon in the parade.

  • The parade kicks off at 1 p.m. on February 21, 2026.
  • The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is March 2-22, 2026, at NRG Park in Houston.

The players

Texas A&M University Parsons Mounted Cavalry

A part of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University, the Parsons Mounted Cavalry features cavalry, artillery, and quartermaster elements, including 90 cadets and 50 horses.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston Metro Go Texan Committee Conroe/Willis/The Woodlands subcommittee

The local Go Texan committee that helps organize the Conroe Go Texan Parade and has brought back $320,000 in scholarship funds to Conroe ISD and Willis ISD high-school students.

Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce

The co-organizer of the Conroe Go Texan Parade, working alongside the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo committee.

Brian Dawson

The Conroe Go Texan Parade Chairman.

Pat Mann Phillips

The chairman of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Board, who is returning as the grand marshal for the 2026 Conroe Go Texan Parade.

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What they’re saying

“Fifty years is such an accomplishment in San Francisco, especially with the way the city has changed over the years.”

— Gordon Edgar, grocery employee (Instagram)

The takeaway

The Conroe Go Texan Parade's long-standing tradition and the addition of the prestigious Texas A&M Parsons Mounted Cavalry highlight the community's deep ties to Texas A&M University, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the region's ranching and agricultural heritage.