Calgary Stampede 2026 attendance numbers trending downward from 2025
Posted Jul 5, 2026 9:57 am.
Last Updated Jul 5, 2026 2:00 pm.
The Calgary Stampede’s 2026 attendance is already seeing a drop from the previous year, which was close to breaking the record set in 2024.
Numbers for the “Greatest Outdoor Show in the World” show that a total of 327,456 people have entered the gates over the last three days, including Sneak-A-Peek.
Opening day had 155,518, and Saturday had 139,914. Sneak-A-Peek had around 32,000 visitors.
This is a drop from 161,057 and 142,199 in 2025, respectively, with Sneak-A-Peek at 35,715 that year. The total at this point was 338,971 — a difference of just over 11,515.
The attendance record was nearly broken in 2025 at 1,470,288 — short by around 7,000 visitors. The record remains at 1,477,953 from 2024.
The Calgary Stampede Parade, meanwhile, had an estimated 315,000 visitors downtown to watch over 125 entries along the route Friday morning, officials confirmed.
Sunday is Tim Hortons Family Day at Stampede Park until 11 a.m., and it comes with a free pancake breakfast at the GMC Stadium Courtyard until 10 a.m.
Family Day has been a high-attendance day at the Stampede over the past two years, with 2024 drawing 201,260 visitors and the next year 182,063.
Events at the Stampede on Day 3
Around the park near the Grand Staircase, you can find freestyle motocross, the Stampede Showband, Band of Outriders, and the High Dive Show.
The BMO Kids’ Zone has Paw Patrol, a Dino Stompin’ Jamboree, and the Bubble Playstop. The Kids’ Midway also has the Little Rodeo.
The Elbow River Camp has several events throughout the day, including traditional games, Tipi viewing, and Camp Riders.
The rodeo also starts at 1:30 p.m., and the evening show begins at 7:15 p.m., concluding with the Grandstand before the fireworks take off at 11 p.m.
Bennett Mitchell is at the Coca-Cola Stage at noon, Kue Varo and The Only Hopes take the stage at 1:15 p.m., and Alex Hughes performs at 2:30 p.m.
Later, Boy Golden performs at 7:30 p.m., and Our Lady Peace headlines at 9 p.m.
Garrett Gregory and Quinton Blair are at Nashville North and The Big Four at 4 p.m., respectively. Later, Kelsi Mayne will perform at Nashville North for a couple of shows, and Blair again at The Big Four. Sons of Legion is also at The Big Four at 9 p.m.
Brook Phillips takes the Nashville North Stage at 7:45 p.m., Russell Dickerson at 9:15 p.m., Calgary’s own Foxx Worthee at 11 p.m., and Johnny Rivex at 11:59 p.m.
More information on the Stampede, along with a schedule of events, can be found online here.
