With a lot of help from the Rooster Crow and the Rogue River Kiwanis, Shellie Garrison has helped the Rogue River Rooster Crow celebration into what it has become, a truly Southern Oregon event that people throughout the region attend. After 11 years of the year-long planning required to make[Read More…]

Americana and Southern Oregon traditions were displayed during the Rooster Crow Parade, the first Saturday event during the Rooster Crow Weekend, in the morning on June 28. Along with the number of emergency services, veteran groups, and church groups exhibiting, the parade, which ran exactly one hour long, had a[Read More…]

With this year’s Rooster Crow Festival in full swing, one of the weekend’s most anticipated- and ear-splitting- events delivered everything the crowd hoped for and more. The annual Human Crow Competition, a signature part of Rogue River’s beloved tradition, brought together laughter, energy, and a lot of heart. Mark Reagles,[Read More…]

Wrapping up the 72nd annual Rooster Crow Festival was the much-anticipated Car Show, and let me tell you- it did not disappoint. Kicking off promptly at 9 a.m. with a heartfelt Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, the downtown streets of Rogue River transformed into a living museum of[Read More…]

During the festivities of the Rooster Crow- the parade, the iconic rooster competition, the food trucks, vendors, and laughter echoing off the hills- it’s easy to overlook a few familiar faces. But this year, at the 72nd annual Rooster Crow Festival, just before the Human Crow Competition kicked off, three[Read More…]

Seventy-two years have passed since Rogue River first asked the now-famous question: “Whose rooster crows the most?” What started in 1953 as a small-town novelty has since grown into one of Southern Oregon’s most unique and beloved traditions- the National Rooster Crow Competition- and this year’s event proved the legacy[Read More…]