23 June 2026 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General, Sport
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Stampede Grounds with Saddledome (left) from Calgary Tower © Resolute/cc-by-sa-3.0
The Calgary Stampede is an annual
rodeo,
exhibition, and
festival held every July in
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”, attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world’s largest rodeos, a
parade,
midway,
stage shows,
concerts, agricultural competitions,
chuckwagon racing, and
First Nations exhibitions. In 2008, the Calgary Stampede was inducted into the
ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
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