RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The sights and sounds of the Old West returned to Reno Thursday as hundreds of cattle made their way through city streets, signaling the official start of the 2026 Reno Rodeo.
After spending five days trailing roughly 300 steers across Northern Nevada’s high desert, a team of volunteer cowboys and 55 guests guided the herd into Reno for the final leg of the annual Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive.
The procession traveled from the area of Clear Acre Lane and McCarran Boulevard before moving down Sutro Street, drawing crowds of spectators eager to watch a tradition that has become one of the rodeo’s most recognizable events…