Historic Florence Foundation, Inc.

05/25/2026

🌟 🤠Ranchy Threads is our FJP Royalty and board members go to for all our western apparel needs!
Beautiful shirts in cooling fabric to make it those hot AZ days easy! Dozens of colors and patterns to choose from and all soooo affordable!

⭐️Take advantage of their MEMORIAL DAY SALE and save even more!

👸Featured on this poster is our very our FJP QUEEN TAYLOR JAMES 👑 in-front of Charles Whitlow Arena in Florence, AZ home of the Annual
Florence Jr Parada since 1932 the original kids’ rodeo!!
Town of Florence (Government)

FJP Royalty Sponsors:
Florence Fudge Shop & Cafe
United Country AZ Ranch, Land & Homes
Bingham Equipment Company
Florence Copper
The James Family
Arizona Flower Girl

🇺🇸Happy Memorial Day🇺🇸

We want to thank everyone for there service and enjoy 15% off our website until midnight!

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05/18/2026

🔥🔥Mark those calendars 🗓️

🤠 Florence Jr Parada’s 4th Annual Fundraiser

🗓️ Sept 19th 2026
📍 Coolidge Florence Elks Lodge
🕔 Doors open at 5PM
➡️Free to attend
➡️Donations are appreciated

Live auction ⭐️ raffle ⭐️ cash bar ⭐️ music ⭐️ 50/50

🤠Support the world’s oldest jr rodeo IN THE WORLD that originated in Pinal County (Florence, AZ) back in 1932! Town of Florence (Government)

🍽️ Tour the Taste of Florence
So many delicious foods from many of Florence’s restaurants!

🎟️ Auction items to look forward to:
* Various guns
* Gift card baskets
* Scratcher ticket baskets
* Ice chest filled with 🍻
* Golf packages
* And much more!

🎉Let’s bring in the 94th Annual Florence Jr Parada & support all the upcoming cowboys & cowgirls!

🤜 We are TRADITION
🤜 We are FLORENCE

🇺🇸Let’s Rodeo🇺🇸

05/16/2026

🎉🤠Congratulations to the HFF Youth Rodeo Series 2 points buckle champions!🤠💥

🔥First in points received a buckle & top 5 from each division received their paid 🤠 FLORENCE JR PARADA INVITE for Thanksgiving weekend! These young cowboys and cowgirls will be competing with AJRAs contestants thanksgiving weekend in an action packed 3-day show at Charles Whitlow Arena in Florence, AZ.

🐑 Mutton Bustin 🐑
🌟 Series 2 Buckle Champion Jackson Jones
🌟 2nd place Wallace Francis
🌟 3rd Place Jravin Aguirre
🌟 4th place (tied) Nathan & Taylor Flynn
🌟 5th place Remi Johnson

🐄 Calf Riding 🐄
🌟 Series 2 Buckle Champion Izaac Evano
🌟 2nd place Landon Araujo
🌟 3rd Place Jase Marley
🌟 4th place Lawsen Francis
🌟 5th place Carter Pablo

🐂 Steer Riding 🐂
🌟 Series 2 Buckle Champions (tied) Alden Vance & Kaiden Anderson
🌟 2nd place Brook Francis
🌟 3rd Place Asher Yount
🌟 4th place Kaydence Smith
🌟 5th place Rustin Davies

💥Special shout out to the arenas broken record of the highest score in steer riding ASHER YOUNT

⭐️ 5/9 Nightly Event winners ⭐️
🐑 Saejer Davies
🐮 Lawsen Francis
🐂 Asher Yount

🔥 Special shoutout to all our youth series & FJP royalty sponsors! Without you all, we couldn’t have made this season possible!!
Florence Fudge Shop & Cafe
Florence Copper
United Country AZ Ranch, Land & Homes
Ernest W. McFarland and the American Dream
Bingham Equipment Company
M&S Equipment Inc.
Pinal County Sheriff's Office
Pinal County Historical Museum
Belva's Real Estate
Box O Ranch
The Delgado Family
AZ Water & Wastewater Training and Assistance
E & Jc Heating & Cooling

📸 Photo credit to Drew Yeo w/ Az Drew Jitsu
Thank you for donating your time- we truly appreciate you capturing these kids in action!

💥Seasons livestock contractor Chapman Livestock LLC
💥Announcers Joe & Christy Johnson
💥Judge Greg Coinman
🔥Thank you to all our volunteers & to all the parents for being so supportive!
🔥New series begins in October 2026

Until next season ✌️
Town of Florence (Government)

05/04/2026

🐑 Mutton Bustin
🐮 Calf Riding
🐂 Steer Riding

🗓️ 5/9 located at Charles Whitlow Arena in Florence, Az

🌟 Series 2 buckle awards for points champions

🌺 Mothers Day Scramble - prizes

💥Family Fun for everyone

05/01/2026

‼️ 📢 Just a friendly reminder:

All contestants MUST be in cowboy attire!
All parent assists MUST be in cowboy attire!
All staff MUST be in cowboy attire!

No regular t-shirts, no spaghetti straps, no tube top,
No crop top, no shorts, no dresses or skirts or anything there of. We will be asking folks to exit the staging and chute area if they are not in cowboy attire- there are no exceptions to this!

🚫❌ ZERO EXCEPTIONS ❌🚫

🤠Cowboy Attire consists of the following:
✅ Cowboy hat or no hat (no ball caps allowed)
✅ long sleeve button up western shirt
✅ denim jean pants
✅ cowboys boots

💯 Respect the rodeo cowboy way - wear cowboy attire!

Please don’t make staff have to kick parents out because they couldn’t follow the most SIMPLE rule!! Especially when there are SEVERAL signs (like the one in the photo) clearly stating the rule!!

Thank you all - see you 5/9 for our final rodeo of the season! ✌️

04/24/2026

🔥limited spots!!
💥Lands on fall break so a perfect opportunity to get these skills worked in with professionals Frost Legacy

‼️Get in while you can~ register ASAP ~save the date

📍 Charles Whitlow Arena in Florence, AZ
🗓️ Oct 9-11 2026

🔥Level up with the absolute best

https://frostlegacy.com/frost-legacy-training-camps-lK4rT/p/october11-13

04/20/2026

🤠HFF Series 2 Event 3 ✅

💥Tons of new faces in our line up this past weekend and tons of new experiences & memories made!

🤠Nightly winners for 4/18/26 ⭐️
🐑 Mutton Bustin- Jackson Jones
**no qualifier for calf**
🐂 Steer riding- Kaydence Smith

💚 💙 This was our Donate Life Month rodeo and in honor of that many came to support either someone who donated or has been a recipient of a donation.
Our very own steer rider & winner of the night Kaydence was riding for his sister, Brooklyn, who had just received a kidney a month ago!

🌟Becoming a donor is a selfless act of kindness and those who receive have been blessed from
those who chose to donate! Learn more with Donate Life Arizona

🤠See you all for our MOTHERS DAY RODEO May 9th for our FINAL rodeo of the series and of the season! New dates for 2026-2027 season will be released in July and will start in October!

🇺🇸🇺🇸God Bless our Cowboys & Cowgirls

04/13/2026

🤠We are approximately 4 months away from the 4th Annual Florence Jr Parada Fundraiser hosted at the Coolidge Florence Elks Lodge Sept 19th 2026

💪💥Each year we put together a fundraiser committee to help make this event successful! This committee starts months ahead of time to ensure a successful event!

🌟Please remember that the funds raised at this annual event play a vital role in sustaining and supporting the Florence Jr Parada, ensuring its continued success and growth.

📧 📱If you would like to be apart of the Fundraiser Committee, please reach out to us either phone or email!

🇺🇸Let's continue to uphold this tradition and show our support for these young cowboys and cowgirls.
A tradition that has been going since 1932 established in Florence, Az

[email protected]
(520)840-1653

04/13/2026

🔥HFF Youth Rodeo Series 2 POINTS as of 3/27/26 🔥
‼️Many Riders TIED in points 👀 😲😬🫣🤪

🤠Next rodeo 4/18/26
➡️Entries are open- anyone can enter!

💥Mother’s Day Bull Bash 5/9/26 featuring sheep, calf, steer & Jr Bulls!! Buckles & Cash to win! Registration opens up 4/22/26

🌟Series 2 Champion points buckles awarded on 5/9
🌟94th FJP invites awarded on 5/9 - calf/steer/bull stock fees covered only & mutton all fees covered by HFF! Mutton for jr Parada is by invite only which can only be obtained through our youth series!
➡️if a rider has already received an invite from series 1, they will not get another and we will move on to the next rider in line.

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🐑MUTTON BUSTING🐑
1. Jackson Jones - 16pts
2. Wallace Francis - 16pts
3. Taylor Flynn - 10pts
4. Remi Johnson - 9pts
5. Jravin Aguirre - 9pts
6. Wolf Francis - 8pts
7. Nathan Flynn - 8pts
8. Adrian Ceullar - 7pts
9. Saejer Davis - 7pts
10. Liam Garcia - 5pts
11. Rocked Hardy - 4pts
12. Weston Ramirez - 3pts
13. Luca Quam - 3pts
14. Zander Stone - 2pts
15. Leo Van Alfen - 1pt
💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🐄CALF RIDING🐄
1. Izaac Evano - 19pts
2. Landon Araujo - 18pts
3. Lawsen Francis - 12pts
4. Jase Marley - 11pts
5. Carter Pablo - 10pts
6. Wyatt Wheeler - 8pts
7. Bailee Gray - 7pts
8. C**t Seymore - 5pts
9. Jax Marley - 5pts
10. Alan Fox - 4pts
11. Wayman McFarland - 3pts
12. Jackson Newton - 3pts
13. Jeremiah Steward - 2pts
14. Javier Enrique - 2pts
15. Adrian Ceullar - 1pt
💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🐂STEER RIDING🐂
1. Alden Vance - 17pts
2. Kaiden Anderson - 16pts
3. Brook Francis - 12pts
4. Kaydence Smith - 12pts
5. Asher Yount - 10pts
6. Zayden Carter - 9pts
7. Daejah Choyou - 9pts
8. Rustin Davies - 8pts
9. Valentino Landaeta - 5pts
10. Cody Koonz - 4pts
11. Jace Perez - 4pts
12. Mateo Flynn - 2pts

04/07/2026

🔥 Road to Country Thunder was a blast 🎶

🤘Thank you Town of Florence (Government) for having the FJP Royalty ladies 👑 out with Mayor Keith Eaton

🌟Thank you Florence Fudge Shop & Cafe for allowing us to use the hallway area for the girls to keep cool!

🌟Shout out to Chauncey Jones who, as always, takes the girls in and helps promote the Florence Jr Parada - you all can catch him again at Country Thunder Arizona Saturday evening! As well as in November for the jr Parada!

😎 It was great to see 92.9 The Bull out again! Our third year celebration road to CT with them and it is always memorable!! 🤘 🐂

🤠 👑Our FJP Royalty will be out at Country Thunder this Thursday 4/9 around 740PM on stage with TOF Mayor Keith Eaton on welcoming everyone to our little western historic town! If you see us, don’t be shy to stop by and say HI 👋 and snag a photo with the beautiful royalty ladies! They will also be raffling off the last Parada buckle that day!!!

🇺🇸God bless Cowboys & Cowgirls and God Bless America

SnowieTown AZ - Great vendor! You can catch them at various events around pinal county and our at three rodeo arena!