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The Stampede (www.calgary-stampede.com) brings
around a quarter of a million spectators to this likeable
Canadian city every year. It’s not just about chaps
in chaps either; this is the real thing – a succession of
seriously manly events that kicks off on the first Friday
with a traditional parade, featuring the several thousand
participants and their horses. Thereafter, the focus of
activity is Stampede Park, a vast open area that contains
an amusement park, concert and show venues, bars,
restaurants and all sorts of stalls. There’s a cracking World
Blacksmith competition and nightly country-and-western
performances, but everyone’s really here to see the rodeo
events, including bronco- and bull-riding, branding, steer-wrestling and cow-tackling – fiercely competitive affairs
that draw the bravest and most talented cowboys from
every corner of the continent. Equally compelling are the
enormously dangerous chuck-wagon races, held nightly,
with the top four drivers going through to the final on
the last night – a fitting and exciting conclusion to the
festival.
To read more about this festival and hundreds of other parties around the world, order the Rough Guide World Party today. |
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Where?
Calgary, Canada
When?
Mid-July
How Long?
10 days
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