Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Frontier Days puts a western spin on community Independence Day celebrations, with Round Rock using the national holiday to commemorate its local frontier heritage. Beyond the typical parades and fireworks, the event also includes pig races, jalapeño eating contests, and a historical reenactment of the 1887 shootout between Texas Rangers and outlaw Sam Bass.
In this news segment for Austin's KTBC-TV, broadcast personality Wally Pryor interviews Charley Loving about another attraction of the annual festival: the chicken flying contest. Loving explains the rules and regulations of competitive chicken flying and demonstrates his technique.
Watch the full video at: tinyurl.com/wsahfvea
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by Wallace and Euna Pryor.
#frontierdays #roundrock
Frontier Days puts a western spin on community Independence Day celebrations, with Round Rock using the national holiday to commemorate its local frontier heritage. Beyond the typical parades and fireworks, the event also includes pig races, jalapeño eating contests, and a historical reenactment of the 1887 shootout between Texas Rangers and outlaw Sam Bass.
In this news segment for Austin's KTBC-TV, broadcast personality Wally Pryor interviews Charley Loving about another attraction of the annual festival: the chicken flying contest. Loving explains the rules and regulations of competitive chicken flying and demonstrates his technique.
Watch the full video at: tinyurl.com/wsahfvea
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by Wallace and Euna Pryor.
#frontierdays #roundrock
