Michelle Fior realized how much the Calgary Stampede is a part of her life when she looked around at the guests invited to her two-year-old son Rocco’s birthday party. She saw that three quarters of them were people she had[…]
When world-famous trick roper Flores LaDue passed away in 1951, legendary pioneer and Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick inscribed three words on her tombstone: A Real Partner. It was the perfect sentiment for his wife, friend and confidant. More than[…]
If you’ve been on Stampede Park lately, you’ve probably noticed lots of construction equipment, men in hard hats and the bones of a brand new, very substantial building. That’s the new Agrium Western Event Centre, the first of three major[…]
The Calgary Stampede shines in the hearts of Calgarians and the heart of the city. On May 2, 2013, at the Calgary Downtown Association’s (CDA) Annual General Meeting, the Stampede was generously handed the 2012 Downtown Vitality Award for Arts[…]
Calgary – The Calgary Stampede is launching into its second century and is excited to announce the 2013 Stampede Parade Marshal will be the first Canadian Astronaut to walk in space and the first to command the International Space Station[…]
Calgary – This July 5-14, the Calgary Stampede takes its regular Midway food offering and double deep fries it, wraps it in bacon and puts it on a stick. With 31 tasty new treats there is something for everyone no[…]
Whether they’re paying for their parking at Stampede Park, walking through the plus-15 to the Scotiabank Saddledome, wandering past the new Agrium Western Event Centre or switching on the TV, Calgarians will be seeing the results of our new Century[…]
This tasty, healthy salad was created by Elena Bachez from our Garde Manger department.Ingredients:250 ml (1 cup) quinoa355 ml (1.5 cups) water1 red, green and yellow pepper, diced2 carrots, thin slices1 small red onion, diced1 zucchini, diced12 asparagus spears 15[…]