Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede happens every year and has a rodeo, exhibits, and a festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which calls itself "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth," brings over one million visitors every year and has the world's largest rodeo. It also has a parade, rides, stage shows, concerts, farming games,and racing. People from Calgary also begin wearing cowboy hats and other cowboy gear in spirit of the event. The stampede began as a farming fair in 1886 and turned into the Calgary Stampede in 1923.
Calgary Stampede Media
The Program for the 1912 Calgary Stampede featuring the Big Four: Burns, Lane, Cross, and McLean. This poster is part of the collection of the Glenbow Archives.
Calgary Stampede, 1923. parade scene, mounted cowboys, likely some of the contestants
1953. A8514.
RCMP members in the Stampede Parade
A cowgirl races around a barrel
Chuckwagon races are a popular attraction.
Blacksmiths demonstrate their skills at the 2010 championship
Stampede Grounds as seen from the Calgary Tower. The Saddledome is on the left, and the race track and grandstand are in the distance to the right.
Patsy Rodgers was the first Stampede Queen in 1946 and is seen here as the 2008 Stampede Parade marshal.
Tipis at the Elbow River Camp
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Other websites
- [calgarystampede.ca]
