The Calgary Stampede is a large annual cowboy rodeo festival held in Calgary, Canada every summer for 10 days in early July . Attracts over a million visitors. In addition to the rodeo, the festival program also includes wagons in the Wild West style and dances of the Indian tribes. In addition, during the festival there is an agricultural fair and a parade in which orchestras and musical groups from around the world take part - from the USA , Great Britain , Scotland , Australia , Germany .
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Festival History
The first festival in Calgary was held in 1912 .
- 1923 - for the first time races on wagons were held.
- 1925 - The United States released the silent film The Calgary Stampede, which made the Calgary festival popular throughout North America .
- 1953 - Guy Vedik, the organizer of the festival, dies.
- 1967-1968 - the time of the festival was increased from 6 to 10 days.
- 1968 - the territory of Stampid Park, in which the festival takes place , was expanded.
- 1969 - the annual Guy Vedik Prize was awarded for the first time.
- 1982 - cash prize for rodeo participants reaches 500,000 Canadian dollars .
- 1996 - for the first time a woman named Guy Vedik receives a prize (Monica Wilson).
- 2000 - the number of festival participants for the first time exceeded 1,000,000 people.
- 2004 - cash prize for rodeo participants increased to $ 1,000,000.
- 2009 - cash prize for rodeo participants increased to $ 2,000,000. Daily payments to competitors increased from $ 15,000 to $ 17,500 per performance.
Festival Conduct
The festival is held in Stampid Park in the following order.
- Parade
- Performances by artists
- Amusement rides
- Rodeo , horse racing , van racing and other cowboy competitions
- Fireworks
Gallery
The stadium in Stampid Park, which hosts a rodeo .
Rodeo rider .
The participant of the parade .
Participants in the parade from Germany .
The participants in the parade.
Contestants Lisa Harrigan and Jessica Tsang, 2008 .
Linley Hall as a host.
The Stampede Queen Amanda Cohan, 2007
Linley Hall as a host.
Theatrical performance.