Calgary Stampede gets ready to kick off Friday with parade
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The 10-day celebration of cowboy life, called the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, kicks off with a downtown parade Friday morning.
After a few years of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials with the Calgary Stampede say they’re happy the advice they’ll be handing out this year is to simply wear a cowboy hat and stay hydrated.
“It’s certainly a nice change to feel like we’re getting back to a little bit normal here and having a full-on Stampede this year. We’re really excited about that,” Kerrie Blizard, the event’s director of public safety, said at a news conference Tuesday.
The 10-day celebration of cowboy life, called the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, kicks off with a downtown parade Friday morning.
The Stampede was cancelled for the first time in its history in 2020.
It returned the following year with a scaled-down version that included rapid COVID-19 tests being required to enter some tents, a limit on how many people could be at Stampede Park and physical distancing guidelines.
Last year, many who attended wore masks.
“The spirit of the Calgary Stampede is part of our cultural fabric,” said Sue Henry, chief of emergency operations and 911 for the City of Calgary.
“We want residents and visitors to safely enjoy all that Stampede has to offer.”
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