Dairy Parade and Rodeo kick off summer

The annual June Dairy Parade and Tillamook County Rodeo returned this past weekend, marking the start of family-friendly summer activities across the county.

Festivities got underway on Friday night, when the Tillamook County Rodeo took over the Tillamook County Fairground. Friday night was kids’ night and in addition to free admission, the youngsters got the chance to compete in a stick horse race during the rodeo’s halftime.

On Saturday morning, events began early with the Milk Run at the Tillamook County YMCA, where competitors ran or walked, two miles, or five or ten kilometers.

After the Milk Run wrapped up, a large crowd started to take up positions along the route of the June Dairy Parade, which rolled through downtown starting at 11, featuring floats, dancing horses, Rodeo Queens, Dairy Princesses and more.

In the evening, the championship rounds of the rodeo took place while the Hops n’ Hooves Brewfest was held simultaneously at the fairground.