A stilts performer waves a ribbon during the annual Bronc Day Parade in Green Mountain Falls Saturday. This year marked the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration. It started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation. (photos by Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Green Mountain Falls celebrates the 84th annual Bronc Day with a parade, live music, local vendors and more on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The tradition started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation.
A stilts performer waves a ribbon during the annual Bronc Day Parade in Green Mountain Falls Saturday. This year marked the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration. It started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation. (photos by Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A young cowgirl waves at the Top Hand Cowgirls as they pass during the annual Bronc Day parade in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Charlotte Dunham excitedly reels in a trout from Green Mountain Falls Pond during the 84th annual Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)The Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard kicks off the start of the Bronc Day parade in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. This year marks the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration. The tradition started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Casey Dunham grabs a trout from her daughters fishing line at Green Mountain Falls Pond in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold / The Gazette) (Parker Seibold / The Gazette)Ted Newman performs during the 84th annual Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)David runs a fire hose as he makes his way through an obstacle course hosted by the fire department during the 84th annual Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)A group of boys fish in Green Mountain Pond during the 84th annual Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Bettie Butler, Abe Butler and T. Butler sit on the side of the street and watch the annual Bronc Day parade in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)The Bronc Day parade makes its way up Ute Pass Avenue in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. This year marks the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration. The tradition started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Dana Rodenbaugh plays the banjo and the harmonica in the annual Bronc Day Parade in Green Mountain Falls on Saturday. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)ABOVE LEFT: Harley the dog marks the end of the Bronc Day Parade from a mini train cart during the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration in Green Mountain Falls. ABOVE RIGHT: Tina Mesa gets a kiss from Ella the pig at the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration. Ella is a multitalented two-year-old pig who can do all sorts of tricks such as shake or play music on her toy and paint with her snout. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Two young girls hold hands as they get pulled through the parade in wagons during the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Mountain Eire Irish dancers make their way down Ute Pass Avenue during the annual Bronc Day parade in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)The Top Hand Cowgirls hold flags honoring different branches of the military and public service members in the annual Bronc Day Parade in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)ABOVE LEFT: Parade participants make their way down Ute Pass Avenue during the annual Bronc Day Parade in Green Mountain Falls Saturday. ABOVE RIGHT: Charlotte Dunham excitedly reels in a trout from Green Mountain Falls Pond during the 84th annual Bronc Day. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Tina Mesa gets a kiss from Ella the pig at the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Ella is a multitalented two-year-old pig who can do all sorts of tricks such as shake or play music on her toy and paint with her snout. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)People shopped from local vendors during the 84th annual Bronc Day celebration in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Moments from the 84th annual Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
