| Landmark
Stampede Dates |
| 1884 |
Agricultural Society formed |
| 1886 |
First
Calgary Exhibition held |
| 1889 |
Stampede Park was purchased from the Dominion Government |
| 1908
|
Dominion Exhibition held |
| 1912
|
Guy Weadick arrived, envisaged a Wild West Extravaganza,
arranged financing from the "Big 4" (Lane, McLean,
Burns and Cross) to the tune of $100,000 and in
September 1912, the first Calgary Stampede was
held - a roaring success |
| 1922 |
Calgary
Industrial Exhibition held |
| 1923 |
The
Stampede hosted the first competitive Chuckwagon
Races |
| 1932 |
The Calgary Exhibition joined with the Stampede
to become the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede |
| 1953 |
Guy
Weadick was laid to rest |
| 1964 |
The
"Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede" came
into being |
| 1967
|
The
Stampede stretches from 6 to 9 days |
| 1968 |
The
Stampede becomes a 10 day event |
| 1968
|
Additional
land purchased to allow for Stampede Park expansion |
| 1976 |
Stampede attendance surpasses one million for the
first time |
| 1982
|
The
"Half-Million Dollar Rodeo" introduced |
| 1997
|
Completion of the $8.2 million permanent infield
structure complete with 23 deluxe box suites and
increased rodeo prize money announced |
| 1998 |
75th
Anniversary of Chuckwagon Racing at the Calgary
Stampede |
| 2000 |
The
Calgary Stampede beats all time attendance records.
For the year 2000 our attendance was 1,218,851! |
| 2001 |
A
private restaurant opens in the Grandstand offering
a unique opportunity to local businesses for hosting
private events in Stampede Park |
| 2004 |
The Calgary Stampede ups the "Half-Million Dollar
Rodeo"to more than $1,000,000 |
| 2005 |
The
Calgary Stampede sets a new attendance record of
1,242,928 |
| 2006 |
The
Stampede Rodeo becomes an invite-only rodeo event,
open to the top competitors in the National Finals
Rodeo, Canadian Finals Rodeo, and Professional
Bull Riders competitions. Award
money is once again raised, to $1.6 million
|
