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Calgary Stampede, July 12: Stampede attendance near historic high | Unforgettable visit for U.K. family | Carney attends festivities
Дата публикации: 12-07-2026 15:05:32
Everything you need to know to make the most of Calgary Stampede events, on and off the grounds
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First Nations riders ride behind the Kid's Midway at the Calgary Stampede on Friday, July 10, 2026. Gavin Young/PostmediaArticle content
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Stampede will end with co-operative weather, given a forecast high of 27 C on Sunday with sun and cloud.
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Alberta cowboy Garrett Green has the chance to be crowned as the Stampede’s top bull rider this year.
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Meanwhile, two brothers could find themselves in the winners’ circle after Showdown Sunday.
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Over at the Rangeland Derby, Jamie Laboucane, Chanse Vigen, Jason Glass will take their places for the final run around the track at GMC Stadium.
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Saturday saw 153,724 people come through the gates of Stampede Park, bringing total Stampede attendance to 1,289,395 to date. Preliminary numbers show 2026 as the third-busiest Stampede in history, according to the Calgary Stampede CEO.
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Among them were big names from politics and music — Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took in the evening program, and Alanis Morissette, who played the Scotiabank Saddledome.
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Another of the Stampede’s million-plus visitors this year reflects on her first time attending the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth and how it was far different than what she expected.
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NEED TO KNOW
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- Check this out before you go
- Stampede eats: Beyond barbecue and mini-doughnuts
- Rodeo 101: The ultimate guide to cowboy and cowgirl competitions
- Chuckwagon 101: A guide to Calgary Stampede’s iconic Rangeland Derby
- Yahoo or Yeehaw? You know the answer …
- How Calgary Stampede sees itself as agriculture educator
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Music picks for July 12
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The Beaches band members (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) Jordan Miller, Leandra Earl, Eliza Enman-McDaniel and Kylie Miller, celebrate their Band of the Year Juno at the 2026 Juno Awards in Hamilton earlier this year. Photo By Peter J Thompson/National Post.Article content
On the grounds: The Beaches at the Coca-Cola Stage
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It seems savvy programmers left one of the most exciting Coca-Cola Stage acts for the final night, presenting Toronto’s The Beaches to close the festivities on Sunday evening. The Juno-winning quartet continues their world-conquering ways, and will interrupt an American tour for the Coca-Cola Stage show. Those of us who were lucky enough to see them rock the same venue in 2024 know the band’s bona fides as a high-octane live act.
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Coca-Cola Stage at 8:30 p.m.
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Country artist Julia Vos opens the show at the Country Thunder Festival music festival held at The Confluence (formerly Fort Calgary)in Calgary on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Dean Pilling/Postmedia Calgary Dean Pilling/PostmediaArticle content
On the grounds: Julia Vos at Nashville North
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After starting her four-day run on July 9, your last chance to see Edmonton’s Julia Vos at Nashville North is Sunday as she caps off her residency with a late-afternoon set. Last year, Vos was a last-minute pinch-hitter on the main stage of Country Thunder after a scheduled performer called in sick. She gave it her all, offering crowd-pleasing medleys of classic country hits, a knockout cover of Dolly Parton’s Jolene and her own originals, including the catchy and venue-appropriate I Only Kiss Cowboys.
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Nashville North at 4 p.m.
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UK family says first-ever Calgary Stampede will be unforgettable
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(Left to right) Sean, Daniela, Oscar and Samuel O’Grady said their first-ever Calgary Stampede was unforgettable. Daniel Gonzalez/PostmediaArticle content
A family from the United Kingdom said the trip of their dreams came true after their son with a rare medical condition had the chance to experience a truly heartwarming Calgary Stampede.
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11-year-old Oscar O’Grady has a rare heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome with atrial ventricular defect and has always been restricted on where he can travel, said his mother Daniela.
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Since Oscar is an avid horseback rider, the family always dreamed about visiting the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
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The family was put into contact with a UK charity, Promised Dreams, which gave them the opportunity to make the trip across the pond from Wokingham to Calgary.
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This year is third-most attended Calgary Stampede in history, says CEO
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Thousands stormed the gates for Family Day at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, July 5, 2026. Darren Makowichuk/PostmediaArticle content
The sun rose on the final day of Stampede which marked the end of another successful year and the beginning of a next year’s celebrations, said Calgary Stampede leadership on Sunday morning.
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Although they won’t have the final tally until after Sunday, Stampede CEO Joel Cowley said the grounds saw 1.4 million guests and this year will be the third-most attended Calgary Stampede.
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“We’re coming off two record years in 2024 and 2025, and so surpassing 1.4 million guests in 2026 is quite the achievement, given the ongoing economic uncertainty, the affordability concerns of Canadians that have persisted for quite some time,” Cowley said.
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Review: Alanis Morissette smiles through the anger with Saturday Saddledome show
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Singer Alanis Morissette pictured here in 2022 in Montreal. Morissette played the Saddledome on Saturday but no media photography was allowed. Pierre Obendrauf/PostmediaArticle content
Prior to Morissette and her band’s entrance Saturday, a lengthy video played on the Jumbotron. As with many introductory videos that open stadium concerts, it covered some of the details of her origins story. But the focus was often on her activism.
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As the singer howled “you didn’t think I’d show up with my army and this ammunition on my back,” the Jumbotron offered a sobering series of facts and stats reminding us that the world is still full of harassment, sexual violence and gender inequality.
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Which is not to say the show was a political sermon. Morissette kept the between-song chatter to a minimum throughout.
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While songs such as You Oughta Know and Right Through You may have landed her a reductive “angry-chick” label, she is rarely given the kudos she deserves for crafting infectious songs that borrowed from folk and 1970s radio.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney pays a visit to Draft Horse Town on final day of Stampede
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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with vendors and exhibitors during a visit to the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Brent Calver/PostmediaArticle content
Prime Minister Mark Carney paid a visit to Draft Horse Town on the final day of the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, where he shook hands and learned about Alberta’s agricultural history.
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Right after flipping pancakes at The Hillhurst Community Association Stampede Breakfast earlier in the day, Carney took a tour of the vendors, stalls, and exhibits on the grounds.
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During his visit, Carney graciously accepted the opportunity to swing a hammer on some hot steel, said blacksmith subcommittee member for the Western Agriculture and Heritage Committee Mark Nickerson.
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Point of view from away: No bull … Calgary Stampede surprised me
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The Grandstand Show fireworks light up the sky above the Calgary Stampede midway on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Gavin Young/PostmediaArticle content
Writer Nadine Robinson of the Sault Star, our sister newspaper in Ontario: I went to my first Calgary Stampede expecting machismo, animal welfare issues, and public intoxication and instead I came away with an inner glow, a cowboy hat and a deep appreciation of why it is called the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Stampede festivities
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Prime Minister Mark Carney waves to a suite in the infield at the Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races from the chutes at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday. Photo by Mike Drew /Postmedia CalgaryArticle content
Prime Minister Mark Carney made appearances at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday evening, stopping for handshakes and photos with Stampede-goers before taking in the chuckwagon races and Indigenous relays.
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Arriving near the Hitchin’ Post food booth north of GMC Stadium, Carney was immediately swarmed by people who had been enjoying food and drinks before the Evening Show.
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Carney carried on with his Stampede appearances Sunday morning, flipping flapjacks while serving a pancake breakfast at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney made an appearance to flip pancakes for the Stampede Breakfast at Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association in Calgary on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Brent Calver/PostmediaArticle content
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Thousands celebrate drag at Cowboys festival event featuring RuPaul
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Karla Marx warms up the crowd at the Drag Me To Cowboys event at Cowboys Park on Saturday. Photo by Mike Drew /Postmedia CalgaryArticle content
Thousands of festival-goers packed the Cowboys Music Festival grounds in downtown Calgary on Saturday for an event featuring stars from the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise, local performers and a DJ set by RuPaul Charles himself.
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Hosted by Calgary drag performer Farrah Nuff, whose given name is Stephen West, the annual Drag Me to Cowboys show has grown into one of the Cowboy Music Festival’s marquee events.
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Despite the overwhelming celebration of drag and “queer art” at the event, West said discrimination against members of the LGBTQ2S+ community remains common — something performers experienced immediately before the show.
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Jamie Laboucane, Chanse Vigen, Jason Glass advance to Rangeland Derby final
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Jamie Laboucane finishes ahead of Jason Glass and Chanse Vigen in Heat 9 of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Mike Drew/PostmediaArticle content
Jamie Laboucane and his Panorama Advisory Group outfit continued their dominating performance, posting the quickest time on Day 9 at 1:11.01.
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In the final, he will race against defending champion Chanse Vigen and his VisitLethbridge.com/Bet365 rig, along with Jason Glass and his Birchcliff Energy wagon, the feel-good story of this year’s Rangeland Derby. The three drivers qualified for the winner-take-all championship heat.
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Bull rider Garrett Green charges in to Showdown Sunday
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Bull rider Garrett Green rides Muffin Man to a share of the go-round win before making a hard landing during the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Photo by Brent Calver /PostmediaArticle content
Fans of the Calgary Stampede would love to see the 2026 bull-riding crown won by a Canadian.
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Even better if it’s an Albertan.
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And Garrett Green plans to give that to them Sunday.
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah … they do,” said Green, of Meeting Creek. “So I’m going to do that for them.
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“I’ve made Showdown Sunday twice before now,” continued Green. “And both times I made Sunday, I rode my Sunday bull to seven seconds. So this year, we’re going eight.”
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RODEO NOTES: Is a double win in Wrights’ sights during Calgary Stampede’s Showdown Sunday?
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Ryder Wright rides Suspicious Minds for a day-winning score of 91.5 in saddle bronc during the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Photo by Brent Calver /PostmediaArticle content
Imagine a Showdown Sunday at the Calgary Stampede with two Wrights in the winner’s circle.It could well happen with the way
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Wright brothers Stetson and Ryder are ripping it up at GMC Stadium.
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They head into the final day among the favourites to win in their respective rodeo events — Stetson in bull riding, and Ryder in saddle bronc.
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Herald journalist, champion driver, rodeo star and legendary horse join Calgary Stampede Hall of Fame
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John Down provided more than three decades of chuckwagon racing coverage for the Calgary Herald and Sun. Photo by Postmedia fileArticle content
When John Down started writing about chuckwagon racing for the Calgary Herald in the late 1970s, he was a bit out of his element.
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Upon being inducted into the Calgary Stampede Hall of Fame (previously known as Pioneers of Rodeo) in the builder category, Down referred to it as a special honour.
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“I didn’t see it coming,” said Down, who retired in 2014 after more than three decades of providing chuckwagon racing coverage for both the Calgary Herald and Sun, in addition to commentary for the Chuckwagon Racing Network. “I just did my job and to get recognition like this is beyond belief.
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Also inducted on Friday were chuckwagon driver Norm Cuthbertson, bareback rider Davey Shields Jr. and legendary bucking horse Grated Coconut.
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Kristy North Peigan, a Blackfoot artist who does a lot of Indigenous artwork for the Calgary Stampede, including parts of this year’s drone show (and all of last year’s). Photo courtesy RJV Fotography/ Kristy North PeiganArticle content
Blackfoot artist Kristy North Peigan is the creative mind behind a lot of the Indigenous artwork scattered around the Stampede grounds, from the ‘Yahoo’ sign at the Elbow River Camp, to the illustrations on the First Nations Princess’ GMC truck, and the artwork on the rodeo barriers made for the inaugural First Nations Rodeo and Relay last month.
For the past two years, her illustrations have also lit up the sky with drones each night during the Grandstand Show.
North Peigan was brought up in the community of the Elbow River Camp, and now shares First Nations culture, traditions and stories at the Stampede through her art in a variety of mediums, including murals and digital art.
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‘Best Vibe’: Nashville North back with bigger tent, stage and patio
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The Nashville North tent at Stampede features more than 100 acts across four stages, providing party-goers with 10 days of non-stop live country music. This year’s tent, stage and patio is bigger than ever, said Neil Christopher, manager of entertainment and festival experience with Calgary Stampede
Christopher said the tent can expect to see anywhere from 13,000 to 23,000 people on any given day.
“We have an expanded capacity this year,” he said, noting 2,000 to 3,000 more people can fit in the tent than last year.
Christopher describes this year’s lineup as second to none, with award-winning artists Bailey Zimmerman, Russell Dickerson, Chris Young and Hudson Westbrook as headliners.
Other performers include Josh Ross, Ashley McBryde, Redferrin, Hudson Westbrook, Ernest, James Barker Band, Chris Janson and Parmalee.
“Best lineup, best drinks, best patio, best vibe,” said Christopher. “What’s better than Calgary Stampede midway as a waiting line to go into the best party tent?”
Nashville North shows can be enjoyed for free with admission into the Stampede grounds. See the entire lineup here.
Everything you need to know before you go
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The Calgary Stampede midway pictured on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Darren Makowichuk/PostmediaArticle content
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Calgarians are dusting off their cowboy duds and getting ready to kick up their heels and welcome visitors from around the globe for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
The Calgary Stampede will once again bring parades, music concerts, rodeo and a host of other events to the city, in celebration of its Western roots.
“It’s a showcase of Western hospitality, Western heritage,” said Stampede spokeswoman Julie Forget. “And then sprinkling in a massive festival with all the music and the midway rides and the crazy foods — there really is something for everybody.”
Stampede eats: Beyond barbecue and mini-doughnuts
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2026 Calgary Stampede Princess, Sarah O’Brien with the What The Duck dumpling as the Calgary Stampede held there famous New Midway Food sampling event before they hit the Midway as 68 new foods will be on the menu at The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth July 3-12 in Calgary on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Darren Makowichuk/PostmediaArticle content
When it comes to food, the Stampede is best known for its midway fare, from the wacky and downright weird to classics like good ol’ corn dogs and traditional slow-cooked barbecue. When it comes to gourmet cuisine, ground-breaking dishes from the city’s top chefs, and award-winning fine wine, though? Not so much. But if you’re willing to go deep and explore beyond the countless rows of midway booths, you may be surprised to discover the Stampede is secretly a bit of a foodie wonderland.
Read more from food writer Elizabeth Chorney-Booth.
Rodeo 101: The ultimate guide to cowboy and cowgirl competitions
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Saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston rode Virgil to win the championship round of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo on Sunday, July 13, 2025 with a score of 92.5. Photo by Brent Calver/Postmedia /Brent Calver/PostmediaArticle content
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The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth begins Friday at GMC Stadium, and with it comes the world’s largest outdoor rodeo.
The Calgary Stampede Rodeo features 210 of the globe’s top cowboys and cowgirls competing for a prize purse of more than $2.1 million in 2026.
It’s big money for the toughest and most talented rodeo stars.
“This year’s lineup brings together proven champions, rising stars and athletes with powerful stories of grit, family legacy and incredible comebacks,” said Kristina Barnes, director of agriculture & western events at the Calgary Stampede. “From lightning-fast rides to edge-of-your-seat competition, every afternoon at GMC Stadium will showcase the strength, precision and determination that make the Calgary Stampede Rodeo unforgettable.
Chuckwagon 101: A guide to Calgary Stampede’s iconic Rangeland Derby
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Jamie Laboucane, right, finishes just ahead of Obrey Motowylo in Heat 9 of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Photo by Mike Drew /PostmediaArticle content
While chuckwagon racing may look a little different than when it debuted at the Calgary Stampede in 1923, the general principles haven’t changed.
Chuckwagon historian and commentator Billy Melville said that although the sport has been around for more than a century, the objective remains the same.
“Even though it’s gone through a number of changes, there are three underlying principles that have guided the chuckwagon races since Day 1,” said Melville, who loves talking about the sport that his grandfather Orville Strandquist excelled in at as both a driver and an outrider for seven decades from the 1930s to the ’90s. “What they are is that a chuckwagon race does three things: No. 1 is that it tests the skill of the driver; No. 2 is that it tests the skill of the outriders; and No. 3 it demonstrates the speed of the team. It’s really no more complicated than that.”
Yahoo or Yeehaw? You know the answer …
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A forklift pauses by the ‘YAHOO’ sign during set up at the Stampede grounds in Calgary on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Brent Calver/PostmediaArticle content
For those cowpokes who are new to these parts, it’s time for a little Stampede 101. When you want to holler out your enthusiasm for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the preferred expression is “yahoo,” not “yeehaw.” While all whoops of joy are welcome around town, a look at Stampede history shows “yahoo” has been the favoured choice for many a year.
The word has long been associated with the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
How Calgary Stampede sees itself as agriculture educator
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Egg Farmers of Alberta egg ambassador Jody Fraser chats with her hens during Aggie Days at Stampede Park on April 13, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia fileArticle content
For well over a century, agriculture has been at the core of the Calgary Stampede.
While most people point to the 1912 event as its beginning, Stampede CEO Joel Cowley points out that the organization actually started as the Calgary and District Agricultural Society, the oldest continually operating agricultural society in Alberta.
At that time, its vision was to promote the tremendous agricultural potential of southern Alberta, through an agricultural fair, said Cowley.
With Alberta becoming more urban and a declining number of people living on farms and ranches, the Stampede has an “incredible opportunity” to teach Albertans — many of whom are now at least a couple of generations removed from any agricultural roots — about the importance of agriculture, said Cowley.
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