RODEO
The calibre of a rodeo comes down to two things: the skill of the competitors and the quality of the horses, bulls and steers.
The Calgary Stampede Rodeo features the world’s best rodeo athletes and the finest stock. Every afternoon at 1:15 competitors face off in a furious, action-packed display of skill and grit. Daily prizes build toward Wildcard Saturday and Showdown Sunday – “Rodeo’s Richest Afternoon.” You’ve never experienced anything like it!Tournament-style rodeo
The Calgary Stampede Rodeo is the world’s richest tournament-style rodeo, featuring over $2 million in prize money. Contestants are divided into two pools.
The top four money winners in each pool advance to Showdown Sunday.
The remaining six competitors in each pool compete on Wild Card Saturday.
The top two in each event advance to Showdown Sunday – Rodeo’s Richest Afternoon with over $1 million to be given away. It all leads up to a one shot, go-for-broke performance with winners taking home the Calgary Stampede Championship and $100,000.
Cowboys lineup to be introduced before the start of rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 5, 2013.
GMC Rangeland Derby
That pounding of hooves and trembling of the ground can mean only one thing; the world’s premier chuck wagon event, the GMC Rangeland Derby, has begun!
During nine nightly heats, featuring a new Semi-Final Saturday, you’ll witness all the heart-stopping action as 36 drivers, 216 horses and their teams of outriders vie for over $1.15 million in prize money! During the Stampede, the races start nightly at 7:45 pm. The world famous Grandstand Show follows.
Watch CBC’s coverage of Day 10 from the 2012 GMC Rangeland Derby here.
The Stampede Parade is a two-and-a-half-mile smile. A fitting way to kick off The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Parade begins with the World Champion Calgary Stampede Showband. A dynamic ribbon of pageantry follows, featuring beautiful floats, bands, riders, celebrities and cultural entries. Arrive early on the route to ensure your seat and watch the Parade Prelude. Paid (reserved) seating is available for 20% of the route.
For more information on the Parade, including seating options, maps and Parade entrants, click here.
Parade Marshal
Calgary Stampede Parade Marshals occupy a prestigious place in our history. Parade Marshals have included Hollywood legends and humanitarian icons.
The 2013 Parade Marshal will be the first Canadian Astronaut to walk in space and the first to command the International Space Station (ISS)–Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Commander Hadfield accepted our invitation from space where he was the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.
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