Each year, more than one million people from around the world head to Calgary to experience the heart-pounding action of the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, featuring bull riding, barrel racing and more. The GMC Rangeland Derby is a Stampede original, with 36 teams of horses and drivers racing to the finish line each night. The excitement is capped off nightly with the Bell Grandstand Show and a fireworks finale that lights up the sky for all 10 nights. The Calgary Stampede is also one of Canada’s largest music festivals, with five stages and 300 performers, including a slate of international music headliners. World-class agricultural events and adrenaline-pumping Midway rides will entertain guests of all ages. Experience First Nations culture and traditions at Elbow River Camp in Calgary Stampede’s beautiful ENMAX Park. Much more than a ten-day long celebration, the Calgary Stampede is a gathering place that hosts, educates, and entertains visitors from around the world, preserving and celebrating western heritage, culture, and community spirit.

Canada As You Like It is offering two three night packages during the 2023 Calgary Stampede which runs from 7-16 July. You can easily add this to the beginning or end of a longer holiday to Western Canada, such as:

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Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Calgary and make your way to your hotel, where you will stay for three nights. The rest of the day is yours to explore this world-class city.

Days 2 & 3 - Over the next two days you can enjoy your Calgary Stampede package with one afternoon ticket to a rodeo with gate admission and one evening ticket to Chuckwagon Races and Grandstand show with gate admission, as well as two Skyrides over Stampede Park. Your gate admission ticket allows entry to Stampede Park for the day so you can soak the atmosphere and enjoy the unique shopping opportunities, over 100 food vendors, live music stages, agricultural and Fish Nations exhibits and experiences.

Rodeo – on the afternoon of day 2, the best of the best saddle-up for a three hour ground shaking showcase of world-class rodeo action. There are Saddle Bronco and Bareback riding events followed by the most dangerous event of all – Bull Riding.

Rangeland Derby – on the evening of day 3, nine heart-stopping chuckwagon races explode in an all-out dash for the finish line. Chuckwagon racing is an amazing contest of nerves and horsepower – a challenge that ignites thousands of fans.

Grandstand Show – following the Rangeland Derby is the outdoor stage spectacular. For two hours you will be dazzled with the lavishly produced and choreographed non-stop musical variety grandstand show. 

Day 4 - Depart from Calgary and either head off on one of our exciting Western Canada Holiday Ideas or head home with some unforgettable memories from ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’ 

Prices from: £399 per person, based on two sharing, including three nights hotel accommodation, admission tickets to Stampede Park for two days, one afternoon Rodeo reserved seat, one evening show reserved seat, souvenir programme and two Skyride ticket across Stampede park, plus discount voucher for the Calgary Stampede Store and all local taxes.