THE CALGARY STAMPEDE

BY Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada:

The Calgary Stampede is an annual Rodeo ( an exhibition or contest in which Cowboys show their skills in riding Broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers etc.) This Festival is held every JULY in CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA. This TEN day event which bills itself as "THE GREATEST OUTDOOR SHOW ON EARTH" attracts over a Million tourists and visitors per year and features over one of the largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations exhibitions. In 2008, the Calgary Stampede was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

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It was founded in 1886 as an EXHIBITION 136 years ago. Later in the
year 1912 it came to be known as the STAMPEDE And in 1923 IT BEGAN WITH
AN EXHIBITION ALONG WITH STAMPEDE.

There are innumerable events
...Star ✨ of the show being the RODEO. Then there is the DERBY ,
followed by innumerable EXHIBITIONS ,FOOD 🥑 STALLS, SND INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC 🎶🎼 ARTISTS PERFORMING FOR ALL TJISE 20 DAYS OF THE STAMPEDE.
A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE FOR TOURISTS VISITING CALGARY.

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