Calgary Stampede facts for kids
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.
Images for kids
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The Program for the 1912 Calgary Stampede featuring the Big Four: Burns, Lane, Cross, and McLean. This poster is part of the Glenbow Archives.
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1923 Stampede parade
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Stampede grounds, 1953
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RCMP members in the Stampede Parade
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A cowgirl races around a barrel
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Chuckwagon races are a popular attraction.
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Blacksmiths demonstrate their skills at the 2010 championship
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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.
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Patsy Rodgers was the first Stampede Queen in 1946 and is seen here as the 2008 Stampede Parade marshal.
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Tipis at the Elbow River Camp
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The Stampede Showband performs on stage
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Anti-rodeo protesters picket outside an entrance to the Stampede grounds
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A bull rider in action; supporters of the rodeo argue the livestock is well cared for
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The Chinook Centre pancake breakfast serves more than 60,000 people each year.
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The midway with downtown and the Calgary Tower in the background
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Jamie Salé and David Pelletier perform at the 2011 ice show in the Stampede Corral
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