62nd Smokey Bear Parade - July 4th, 2017
2017 Annual Smokey Bear 4th of July Parade & Stampede Rodeo - Capitan 4th of July Parade begins at 10am.

WHILE in Capitan for the parade - Come on over to the library for the best deal in town.  Feed your family economically and enjoy your lunch in our cool backyard.  We will be serving hot dogs, sausage dogs, nachos, sodas and bottled water.  Top your dogs with chile, onion, and cheese at no extra cost. And find a fine selection of baked goods on sale starting at 8 a.m.  The book room will be open and selling books for $5 a bag.  

See you on the 4th at the library!

A Capitan Tradition, join the thousands that line the street to celebrate out authentic western heritage. Military, antique & custom cars, horse-drawn  wagons, fire trucks, pets, cowboys on horseback, rodeo queens and Smokey Bear. It's the biggest and best 4th of July parade in all of Lincoln County.

2017 Smokey Bear Stampede

The 62nd Annual Smokey Bear Stampede promises to be fun for the whole family. Eight rodeos in just four days plus a dutch oven cook-off, live music, steer wrestling, dancing, bull riding, and

Rodeo starts at 7pm daily.

Fireworks show on July 4th at dusk (fire restrictions and weather permitting)

Schedule of Events: 
Learn more about all the weekend’s events here.

Ticket Information:
There are a variety of tickets available for this awesome four day event. Click on ticket information to learn more about combo tickets, single event tickets, arena tickets and so on.

Dates & Times:
Saturday, July 1st at 5pm to 9pm
Sunday, July 2nd from 10am to 9pm
Monday, July 3rd from 10am to 10pm
Tuesday, July 4th from 10am to 9pm