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Calgary Stampede in Canada

Calgary Stampede in Canada - 6th - 15th July 2012

Welcome to Hooked on Canada, and our Calgary Stampede section. This 10 day event is known as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, it attracts over one million visitors per year and has the world's largest rodeo. It also has a parade, stage shows, concerts, chuckwagon racing and much more. Calgary takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede; residents don western wear and events held across the city include ever popular pancake breakfasts and barbecues. The Stampede's roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. American promoter Guy Weadick launched the first rodeo in 1912 though the second was not held until 1919 when the Victory Stampede was organized to honour soldiers returning from World War I. A 1923 merger with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition created the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and it has been an annual event since.

Please look at the tours we offer below. You can mix these tours with our other tours and make your holiday even more of an adventure.


Saddle & Cattle	First Nations
4 nights/5 days Enjoy attractive and dynamic Calgary, Alberta’s hot spot and gateway to the Rockies. The Calgary Stampede changes the city for the 10 days of this event into a Cowboys’ Capital. With more than a million visitors each year and a million dollar event for the competitors it’s become indeed the largest outdoor show on earth. Experience the hustle and bustle in the city and relax in tranquil Kananaskis Country.	5 nights/6 days A full “Cowboys and Indians” experience awaits you in Calgary, Alberta’s hot spot and gateway to the Rockies. Attend the Calgary Stampede, the largest outdoor show on earth, discover First Nations of Southern Alberta through genuine encounters with people of the Blackfoot Nation renowned in the old days for being fiercely independent, and with Métis descendents of the first European settlers and their Native wives. Learn more about Calgary’s history and its amazing surrounding area.


Rock n Rodeo	Ropin the Rockies
6 nights/7 days Enjoy all the western highlights at the Stampede in dynamic, attractive Calgary. Then you are off to the Rocky Mountains with world famous Banff National Park. Discover the lesser known but equally unforgettable Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. Stay in a beautiful wilderness lodge offering numerous attractions and outdoors activities	8 nights/9 days Discover dynamic Calgary, the gateway to the Rockies and lively, cultural Edmonton, Alberta’s capital city and one of the northernmost large settlements in America. Jasper and Banff National Parks and the scenic Icefields Parkway will be an unforgettable experience. Enjoy the fun of the huge West Edmonton Mall and a variety of outdoors activities: wildlife viewing, a visit to a glacier, soaking in hot springs and a boat trip. End your trip with all the western highlights at the Calgary Stampede.

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