Calgary Stampede 2010
This past weekend, thanks to my friends at Nokia Canada, I attended the opening day of the Calgary Stampede. It was my first time at such an event and had lots of recommendations of things to see and do. Fortunately, I was able to do most of them.
Things started off at the Rodeo:
Followed by the Chuck Wagon races which are insane:
After the last race, they hauled this huge stage onto the main track area:
The stage was where the Grandstand Show (called World Party) was held…I was skeptical at first but it turned out to be very entertaining, featuring all kinds of performances (including Cirque du Soleil performers from Quidam, and crazy motorcycle stunts), finishing off with one of the most impressive fireworks shows I’ve ever seen in person:
We finished up the night with a trip through the midway:
I tried a deep fried Snickers. You can view my full set of photos on Flickr.
Special thank you to Hala Dehais (Calgary Stampede) and Judy Love Rondeau (Tourism Alberta) for their assistance with media access to the Rodeo and Chuckwagon races and to Tom and Donna with WOMWorld/Nokia for getting me there – how I got there will be the topic of my next post but here’s a hint:
That Grandstand Show ended up being a lot more elaborate than I was expecting for sure.
i agree with pamela anderson 0.this is outrageous and should be banned.this is the most horrible act of animal cruelty behind bullfights.when are the morons(government) in ottawa going to do something about this act of animal cruelty not to mention people getting hurt or killed.they should let the idiots who own,ride and sponsor this event run the track in the hottest day in calgary and see which asshole makes it to the finish.people do anything for money and dont care what the price is you pay.hope others send in similar comments and show their concerns for these poor animals.BAN CALGARY STAMPEDE
Pamela WHo?????? Oh yeah – the broad that paints herself like a slide of beef about to be butchered – what was the message here – slice up women????