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Where is the Calgary Stampede?
The Calgary Stampede is held in the Calgary Stampede Grounds in the Canadian city of Calgary. When is Calgary Stampede? The Calgary Stampede is held annually starting on 4 July and running for 10 days until 13 July. Calgary Stampede Information
Every July, on the same day that the United States celebrates its independence, the city of Calgary comes alive with the thundering of hooves as hundreds of cowboys and horses fill the downtown streets in a huge parade that goes on for hours.
At its heart, the Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo but it's so much more than that. The 10-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million annual visitors and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions. During the Stampede, the whole city gets in on the party — owners of office buildings and storefronts paint them in cowboy themes, residents don western gear and there's more pancake breakfasts and barbecues than you can shake a branding iron at. So How Do You Get To Do Calgary Stampede??? Calgary Stampede Travel InformationTo be in Calgary for Stampede is one of the must-do travel experiences. We have extensive information on all Calgary Stampede travel and tour options available. With over a million people going to the Stampede each year, Calgary becomes a very busy place and available accommodation and flights to Calgary can become hard to come by. We advise you to book as early as you possibly can.
If you are an independent traveller and you like to book it all yourself, then we have all the tools required for you to get the best out your Calgary Stampede experience. Check out our Accommodation booking page, where you will find both our Hotel and Hostel Search Engines. If you need to book flights, we have a great Flight Search Engine that searches hundreds of online travel and airline websites to find you the best deal. With all our search engines all deals are located on one easy page for you to click, compare and book. One of the easiest ways to enjoy the Calgary Stampede is to join one of the many tours on offer. We have some information on a few of the great tour operators for the Calgary Stampede. The following tour operators are some of the biggest and best in the business and they will be sure to provide you with an amazing experience that is sure to cure your travel FOMO.
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Calgary Stampede ToursContiki Calgary Stampede Tours
Contiki have two Calgary Stampede Tour options for you to consider. The first is the 13 day Contiki Canada & the Rockies tour and the other is a 22 day Contiki Grand Canadian tour. The differences with these two tours is that the Canada & the Rockies trip commences in Vancouver and the Grand Canadian tour starts over on the east coast in New York City, with a flight included from Toronto to Vancouver, where you will meet up with the 13 day tour. Either way, both options will have you front and central in Calgary for the Stampede. Both Contiki Calgary Stampede tour options are fully guided in a modern, air-conditioned coach with powerpoints for charging. Your accommodation will mostly be in hotels, with a couple of nights in one of Contiki's Special Stopovers and some breakfasts and dinners are included on the trip. You will also have sightseeing tours of all the major destinations that Canada has to offer along the way, including Whistler, Jasper and Banff.
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