It`s more than 8 seconds. 2009 Calgary Stampede Calendar It`s

It’s more than 8 seconds. 2009 Calgary Stampede Calendar
For 8 seconds
there is nothing else.
But what comes before and after those 8 seconds
is where true western spirit lies. In the dedication,
the preparation, the camaraderie, the dignity in
victory and defeat. And, above all, in the pride in
Here. All year.
a heritage that is truly unique.
Each month, you will see a different moment behind
the scenes leading up to one rider’s 8 seconds.
January Days 1 through 31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
New Year’s Day
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Motorcycle Show
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
HOMEXPO
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
National Speedball
Championships
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
RV Exposition Show and Sale
AKC All Breed Dog Show
Bridal Fair
February Days 32 through 59
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Calgary Landscapers and Contractors Expo
Winter Sports Magic
8
9
10
11
Saturday
7
Calgary Health Show
TYC Junior Auditions
12
13
14
Calgary Boat and Sportsmen’s Show
Valentine’s Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
Family Day
22
23
21
World of Wheels
Wine Fest
24
25
26
27
28
Calgary Home and Garden Show
CKOC All Breed Dog Show
6:02:13 a.m. The horses start their day.
March Days 60 through 90
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
7
Calgary Bull Sale
8
9
10
11
Tim Hortons Brier
12
13
14
Tim Hortons Brier
2009 Calgary International Auto and Truck Show
Consumer
Shows
Each year, over 77
trade and consumer
shows take place
at Stampede Park.
Bringing nearly half
a million people
into the heart of
Calgary. Pumping
millions of dollars back
into the community.
For more about
our events, visit
calgarystampede.com
15
16
17
18
19
20
St. Patrick’s Day
21
The Young Canadians Spring Show
The Resort
Property Show
Calgary Co-op Grape Escape
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Calgary Stampede Dairy Classic
Outdoor Show
Explosion Holstein
Heifer Sale
Women’s Business Expo
Golf Show
Family-a-Fair
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
Aggie Days presented by EnCana
Bridge Brand
Food Show
Rural Routes
Acreage Lifestyle Show
Canadian Horseshoeing Championships
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
11:53:24 a.m. The cowboys show up for work.
April Days 91 through 120
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4
Aggie Days presented by EnCana
Bridge Brand
Food Show
Rural Routes
Acreage Lifestyle Show
Canadian Horseshoeing Championships
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Arms Show
Good Friday
Canadian
Horseshoeing
Championships
The Calgary
Stampede is proud
to be the venue for
this year’s Canadian
Horseshoeing
Championships.
Competitors from
all over Canada will
be coming to Calgary
for this national
agriculture event.
For more about
our world-class
agricultural programs
and events, visit
calgarystampede.com
12
13
14
Easter
15
16
17
Calgary Job
& Education Fair
Calgary Pet Expo
Calgary & District Dental Society
19
20
21
22
18
The Body, Soul and Spirit Expo
Woman’s Show
23
24
25
Comic Expo
ISA Calgary Show & Conference 2009
26
27
28
29
Bar & Beverage Expo
Pet Industry
Trade Show
Construction
Career Expo
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
30
1
2
Calgary Roller Derby
1:28:55 p.m. With the fans in place, the rodeo is about to begin.
May Days 121 through 151
Sunday
26
Monday
Tuesday
27
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
3
Construction
Career Expo
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
8
City Summer
Hiring Fair
CSPG CSEG CWLS Convention
Economic
Impact
2
Calgary Roller Derby
Bar & Beverage Expo
Pet Industry
Trade Show
Saturday
9
Portobello West Market
Online job applications Rendez-vous Canada
open for 2009
Calgary Stampede
13
14
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
Rendez-vous Canada
Stampede Park
attracts thousands of
visitors to Alberta each
year through events
like Rendez-vous
Canada—Canada’s
premier international
tourism show. Events
such as these and
our 10-day Stampede
each July are
cornerstones of
Alberta’s $5.5 billion
tourism industry.
For more about
our travel and ticket
packages, visit
calgarystampede.com
Mother’s Day
17
18
Victoria Day
24
25
30
4-H on Parade
BeerFest
31
1
2
3
TYC senior
dancer auditions
TYC apprentice
dancer auditions
Queen & Princesses
competition opens
Showband auditions
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
4
5
6
2:01:16 p.m. Warfare Rocket enters the chutes.
June Days 152 through 181
Sunday
31
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
13
19
20
TYC senior
dancer auditions
TYC apprentice
dancer auditions
7
TYC apprentice
singer auditions
Volunteers
14
Queen & Princesses
competition opens
Showband auditions
8
Livestock Evaluation Seminar
TYC senior singer
auditions
15
GO-EXPO: Gas & Oil Exposition 2009
16
17
18
Calgary Roller Derby
Over 2,000
passionate and
dedicated volunteers
work alongside 1,200
Calgary Stampede
employees to make
the Calgary Stampede
one of Canada’s
most respected
organizations—even
the board of directors
are volunteers.
For more about
volunteering, visit
calgarystampede.com
21
Father’s Day
28
22
23
24
25
26
27
30
1
2
3
4
Last day to buy
CS Lottery
Advance Tickets
29
Canada Day
Sneak-a-Peek
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
Stampede Parade
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
2:15:38 p.m. An autograph for a fan.
July Days 182 through 212
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
Wednesday
30
1
Thursday
2
Canada Day
Friday
3
Sneak-a-Peek
Saturday
4
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
Stampede Parade
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
Petro-Canada
Family Day
The Greatest
Outdoor Show
on Earth!
For 10 days in July,
people from all over
Calgary, Canada and
the world descend
on Stampede Park
to experience the
authentic western
values that are alive at
the Calgary Stampede
all year long. To join
the celebration, visit
calgarystampede.com
Western
Heritage Day
BMO Kids’ Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
The Weekend to End Breast Cancer
26
27
28
29
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
30
31
1
2:22:18 p.m. The bareback competitors wait to enter the chutes.
August Days 213 through 243
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
12
13
14
Civic Holiday
Roundup
Centre
Expansion
All Stampede revenue
is reinvested into
programming, facilities
and projects such as
the opening of the
new hall at the
Roundup Centre.
Calgary Stampede
hosts over 1,000
events each year
and our year-round
activities generate
over $350 million in
economic benefit
for Albertans.
For more about
our events, visit
calgarystampede.com
9
10
15
Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Queen & Princesses
competition closes
30
31
1
2
3
4
WorldSkills Calgary 2009
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
5
2:43:02 p.m. Adjust. Tighten. Adjust some more.
September Days 244 through 273
Sunday
Monday
30
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
Friday
3
4
Saturday
5
WorldSkills Calgary 2009
6
7
8
9
10
15
16
17
11
12
18
19
WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Labour Day
WorldSkills
Calgary 2009
13
14
Calgary Home and Interior Design Show
Portobello West Market
Stampede Park will
host this unique event
that brings thousands
of skilled people,
experts, officials and
observers together to
compare world-class
competency standards
in the industrial,
technological and
service sectors of the
global economy.
Events like this help
generate millions of
dollars both locally
and internationally.
For more about
our events, visit
calgarystampede.com
The Body, Soul and Spirit Expo
AB Paint Horse Show
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Creative Stitches & Crafting...Alive!
4-H Rodeo
The Western Imprint Canada Show
27
28
29
30
Bridal Expo
Canadian Restaurant Food Association
Indian Princess Pageant
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
1
Calgary Job
& Education Fair
2
3
Canadian Rodeo Tour Championship
Baby Show
2:43:16 p.m. A quiet moment before the insanity.
October Days 274 through 304
Sunday
27
Monday
Tuesday
28
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
Friday
1
2
Calgary Job
& Education Fair
Bridal Expo
Saturday
3
Canadian Rodeo Tour Championship
Baby Show
Canadian Restaurant Food Association
Indian Princess Pageant
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Canadian Team Cattle Penning National Finals
Canadian
Rodeo Tour
Championship
Queen &
Princesses crowned
11
12
13
14
15
16
Thanksgiving Day
As the finale of the
Canadian rodeo tour,
this event gives fans
the chance to see the
top rodeo athletes in
Canada go up against
some of the toughest
stock in the world. The
Canadian Rodeo Tour
Championship is just
one example of a
unique western event
that brings the cowboy
into the heart of
Calgary. For more
about our world-class
western events, visit
calgarystampede.com
17
Calgary Stampede Cutting Horse Futurity presented by Wrangler
Log and Cottage Show
Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
Health & Safety Conference Society of Alberta
29
24
Calgary
Woman’s Show
Suite Success
30
31
The Resort
Property Show
The Career Show
Halloween
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
2:44:02 p.m. One last chance to get the rigging just right.
November Days 305 through 334
Sunday
1
Monday
2
A Band of
Outriders Auditions
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
Saturday
6
7
Buildex/Construct Alberta/Design Trends
Snow Show
Calgary Woodworking & Tool Show
Franchise Show
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Remembrance
Day
Stampede
School
15
16
17
18
Snowmobile
& ATV Show
19
20
21
Calgary Co-op Grape Escape
Calgary Roller Derby
Calgary Stampede
and the Stampede
Foundation invest
over $2 million in
12 youth programs
throughout the year, as
diverse as Stampede
School, The Young
Canadians School of
Performing Arts and
Stampede Showband.
Our programs
bring agriculture,
First Nations culture
and the performing
arts to life for young
people in Calgary.
For more about our
youth programs, visit
calgarystampede.com
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Festival of Crafts
CKOC All Breed Dog Show
29
30
1
2
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
3
4
5
2:44:12 p.m. The intensity mounts.
December Days 335 through 365
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
15
16
17
18
19
Calgary Simmental
Roundup Group Sale
Holiday
Hosting
Stampede Park hosts
over 1,000 events each
year at venues such
as the award-winning
Roundup Centre.
Providing a unique
blend of services and
offerings that include
the “Grown Right.
Here.” menu. This
program allows the
Stampede’s culinary
team to showcase local
food producers.
For more information
about planning
an event, visit
calgarystampede.com
13
14
Traditional Folk
Dancing
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
31
1
2
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Day
Annual Toy
Campaign
27
28
29
30
All event dates are subject to change without notice. For a current listing visit calgarystampede.com
2:44:13 p.m. The gate opens; the clock starts.
January 2010 Days 1 through 31
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Saturday
2
New Year’s Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2010 Days 32 through 59
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Valentine’s Day
Family Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
The pages of this calendar are 100% recycled. Supporting responsible use of forest resources.