BRISTOW, Okla. — Barricades went up along Main Street, and storefronts were decorated for Bristow’s first Cowboy Christmas parade.
Hundreds lined Main Street for the parade.
Between this and putting up the largest Christmas tree on Route 66, Bristow went all out this Christmas season.
It’s actually a regional effort by the newly-formed Midpoint Corridor Association, said parade co-organizer Kristin Weaver.
“We’ve got 11 towns and cities from Sapulpa to Edmond that have a planned event, and we are working together to promote tourism in our areas,” said Weaver.
Business owners like Susan Well at Kemp’s Drug Store are thrilled people from all over came to see their town.
“Thursday night of Thanksgiving, we had people out the door and around the building,” said Wells. “There is just all sorts of exciting things going on.”
Leading the parade and the highlight of the night was the Slash-O Longhorns from Woodward, Oklahoma.
“These guys go to parades all over the country,” said Weaver. “They’re big and beautiful, and so happy to have them in Bristow.”
The longhorns spent the day resting up on Weaver’s cattle ranch, and she invited 2News to visit.
We talked with them ahead of the parade:
The steer were led by trained cowboys and, as parade regulars, the gentle giants are used to being around other people.
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