The Texas longhorns that lead off the annual parade for the National Western Stock Show in downtown Denver always gather a big crowd. When they're not trail-driving down 17th Street in Denver, they're living the life at their winter pasture in Colorado Springs.

People were double bundled up for the grand march up 17th Street, but some beloved parade entries called in too cold

The National Western Stock Show starts each year with a cattle drive right through the streets of downtown Denver, Colo.

Thousands of spectators braved the cold to catch the kickoff for the 119th National Western Stock Show Parade.

Hundreds of people gathered to watch as livestock and rodeo stars took over the streets of downtown Denver Thursday for the annual National Western Stock Show Parade.

Snow will be strongest in Denver between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to NWS forecasters, but event organizers are hopeful the worst of the storm will move out before the new parade start time.

DENVER ( KDVR) — Get your best cowboy attire ready, the National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade is a week from Thursday. On Thursday, Jan. 9 at noon, downtown Denver will be flooded with boots, chaps, cowboy hats and cattle to usher in the 119-year-old Colorado tradition.

The parade happened despite cold temperatures and strong wind gusts on Thursday. George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.