The Calgary Stampede Review

Love the environment, friendly people amazing place

Best thing in Calgary year round. Bring a hat and sun glasses for a sunny day

Fun, but expensive.

Rodeo is the main event.

Parking was horrendous this morning. When it snows...come to your event early.

Fantastic. Greatest outdoor show on earth. Something for everyone. Food, shopping, rides, games, free entertainment, livestock, grandstand show, live marching bands, chuck wagons, concerts at the Saddle Dome, fireworks. Best 10 days in the city.

Excellent live music and food - almost nothing is without a line up. Limited space in beer tents makes line ups for beer multiple hours long.

Had a blast, a lot of people, cool events awesome converts

Had fun at the Stampede with my brother and his two boys.

One of the utmost enjoyable points of Calgary Stampede is the HUGE crowds of people we get to enjoy gathering with, bumping into, going out of our way to be polite and friendly to. While a few may moan about crowds, isnt that the whole point of a successful enjoyable outdoor event!! In this day of severe lack of socializing in person (technology), the waves of wonderful people all together enjoying the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth are a no.1 reason for all the joy and smiles this annual fulfilling event brings. Little inconveniences like parking, distance to walk, lineups,...all can be planned around with positive planning and thought toward the pleasure of each day of the annual Stampede. Always sad to see it end, but counting down the days to next year's Stampede provides enjoyment too! Thank You Calgary Stampede always!!!

Have good food and fun rides but it always the same thing or similar so I suggest them to get rid of boring rides and normal food and add new free games.

Go down there on a regular basis to work and the greedy C.S. charges the people helping them make money $15 to park. Sometimes it's a $75 week. They dont make enough money on these events, come on. To greedy.

Both the rodeo and the evening show are amazing!! Some of the most unique performances and best fireworks I have ever seen. Very impressive line up of performers at the free stage too and lots of eat and do for the whole family.

Always an amazing time. Definitely recommend if you have never been. Does get repetitive if you go alot every year

Nothing much has changed since I was a child. It was fun back then. Maybe a look at having more then one beer available would help, times have changed...... Not the stampede.

Great place for fun and forget about the day-to-day life. Just really busy.

I went to the Stampede grounds in particular to the BMO Roundup center for the new car show on the weekend. The show was terrific, all the car manufacturers are on display with their models for everyone to look at and most of them allowed you to sit in the vehicles. There were a few exceptions, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Rolls Royce, and the latest addition of the Corvette. The only downside to the whole event, was the Stampede charging $15 to park. I chose to park outside , at a much reduced rate. I truly believe the Stampede could charge 5 to $6 which would be a reasonable rate. The admission to the car show was $15 and with the Stampede charging $15 to park $30 just to walk in the door is a pretty steep price.

The entrance and ticket purchasing was set upon a confusing way. Why run an express line through a non express entry purchase line?

Not my scene very busy lots of overpriced food and games. Kids like it though.

You will have a knee slappin', toe tappin', good ol' time here in the month of July. It's a Real Big Ho Down. Lots happening throughout the year at Stampede Park. Check it out.

I've been going well before 2008, the show is down in participants. Still a great event.

.great variety of ethnic food outlets and good old midway and western food favs

Awesome time!! Great activities and rides! Great food too!!

Stampede is the party of the year in Calgary you can't miss!

No communication between different staff departments. Had VIP tickets for an event, CS changed the venue and said all old tickets would be honored in new venue. Customer service and new venue building/ticket staff did not know anything about it when we arrived. Event security new about it but you had to get past the venue staff 1st.

Gets better every year. But the trash outside the grounds is off putting.

It is indeed must see games which are going on here on summer times. Definitely recommend to go, even if prices are high.

I've been going every year, sometimes a few times in the same week. I've been going since I was about 6 yrs old, when our Dad used to bring us for the whole day & evening to Chuckwagon races, & Grandstand show.
I'm now a Senior, so I've been going along time!
Stampede lost some good Vendors in the BMO CENTRE, because they raised the Booth $ price $ TOO HIGH!

It's a lot of fun and while there are a few cons, I feel the pros out way the cons. A lot of ppl but a lot to do. Admission is I think fair but a bit pricey for food and condiments But well worth the experience.

Great fun lots to do and see. Make sure you have money

Always a good time down here. It is worth while to give yourself a lot of time as parking can be a bit if a pain. The grounds, during stampede, are quite expensive, so think about packing a lunch.

This is 2015..Animal exploitation is coming to an end. We have lived off the backs of animals long enough. People are evolving. Finally.

Overpriced parking, but other than that it's great just cause of the myriad of events it hosts for the city

Noting to see in the winter time .
Except hockey game

First time went there and watched evening show. Loved it. Good atmosphere and lot of fun with games and rides.

It's too bad there is no pancake breakfast this year...

An amazing show, great atmosphere! One of those worldwide culturally significant events that you must experience at least once in your life. Be sure to see the chuck wagon racing and the Stampede Show at night.

Violent place. Hated it. Please dont pay for watching animals being tortured.

The biggest outdoor show in the world. That says it all !

Great western festival if you don't mind the crowd and the heat.

It's the stampede prepare yourself for overpriced water and food and lots of people. But personally I love it always a great time.

The parking is terrible. $15 to find you own spot and then have an attendant yell at you for not parking where he thought you should park. I will not be parking on the Stampede's holy ground again.

Disappointing....you can supply a shower for people to hop under because of it been so hot, but you don't have any facilities to full drink bottles. You charge everyone $4.00 for a miserable size bottle . The food we got was yuck and not hot. For the 25,000 people you had come from far away over land and sea, would of made it and awesome place to come. But don't get me wrong the shows were spectacular.

Can't wait to check it out this year... went to Osteria for as Stampede office event and i was a blast... hope it is the same this year

I love the Stampede and go at least twice. It truly is the greatest outdoor show on earth, and that goes for the people watching too.

Mini donuts, corndogs, shopping at BMO are all must do's whenever I attend the stampede. There's something there for everyone.

Muy Bueno !! La comida es cara promedio de 15 dlls x persona, no hay casa de cambio, tiene el Metro muy cerca, la entrada promedio es de 18 dlls

I grew up with the stampede and I love it. Local Calgarians sometimes pride themselves not being into the stampede. Bah humbug I say. During this magical time, folks are generally in a good mood and the community is out together having pancake breakfasts together. What's there to not like? Plus, there plenty of opportunities to go to the grounds for free. I don't know of any other festival in major cities generously offering such accessibility. Great fun and there's something for everyone. Yeehaw!

Festival not to be missed! A day is not enough to go around. There are many rides. Many things to see. Commercial stands, rodeo, motocross, dog shows ... and a lot of trucks where you can probably buy meals from four corners of the world. The village of first nations is a must see and the races of carts. An unforgettable experience !

Five stars, but the Coca-Cola stage is poorly located and ill equipped to handle the volume of people for the shows.

All kinds of venues utilize this space and it's perfect for anything from sporting events to conventions and even races.