Calgary Stampede

AUArts student chosen as winner of 2026 Calgary Stampede Youth Poster Competition

The 2026 Calgary Stampede poster "When the Grass Dances," was revealed Monday. It was created by 22-year-old artist Dayna Loepp.

October 6, 2025 10:10 pm MST MST

Calgary Stampede wrap-up: Attendance, crowd concerns, horse death, and more

Another Calgary Stampede is in the books, and this year was sure one to remember. Here are some highlights of the 2025 Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.

July 15, 2025 7:54 am MST MST

What's on deck for Day 9 of the 2025 Calgary Stampede

The last weekend of the Calgary Stampede has lots in store for visitors who haven't made it through the park gates.

July 12, 2025 1:00 pm MST MST

People around the world visiting the Calgary Stampede

People from across the country and around the world coming to the Calgary Stampede, to take in sights like the rodeo, as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is set to pass the one million mark in visitors.

July 11, 2025 7:54 am MST MST

Calgary Stampede 2025 on pace to break record as total attendance surpasses 1 million

Calgary Stampede attendance for 2025 will push pass a million people on Thursday despite a day of cooler wet weather. Calgarians and visitors around the world continue to flock to Greatest Outdoor Show...

July 10, 2025 5:28 pm MST MST

Cowboys, Badlands tents in downtown Calgary violated noise bylaw: city

Two popular Calgary Stampede music tents in downtown were found to be breaking the city's noise bylaw earlier this week.

July 9, 2025 1:23 pm MST MST

Record-breaking attendance for Calgary Stampede Community Day

More patrons have taken in the sights and smells of the Calgary Stampede so far this year than in the past, according to new data from the festival out Wednesday.

July 9, 2025 12:56 pm MST MST

3 teens stabbed, suspects sought after fight at Calgary Stampede midway

Calgary police are investigating an assault on the Stampede grounds Tuesday that seriously injured three people.

July 10, 2025 6:52 am MST MST

Calgary Stampede on pace to break attendance record set in 2024

Attendance at the Calgary Stampede is on track to break its record, with 338,000 guests through the gates as of Saturday night.

July 7, 2025 6:48 am MST MST

'What are you doing here?': Carney makes first Stampede visit as prime minister

Canada's new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede.

July 5, 2025 1:07 pm MST MST