The story of day two of the Calgary Stampede can be summed up in three words: thousands attend grounds.
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth has swung back into full pre-pandemic form, as Calgarians took to the fairgrounds on a sunny Saturday to take in the renewed show.
Attendance swelled to 117,231 on Saturday, bringing the two-day (plus sneak-a-peek) total to 271,944. Suncor’s Family Day goes Sunday. The weather is expected to be mild, so that could bring a big crowd out.
From the Nashville North tent, to the BMO Centre’s Dog Bowl show, pent-up demand for the Stampede’s entertainment led to lineups. Some lines snaked their way through the park, as that demand far outstripped venue capacity.
Day 2 of the rodeo (results here) and the chuckwagons (photos below and results here) also took centre stage.
Photos from the Midway
A trio of boys play in a YAHOO sign at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThousands of people fill up the Midway at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA pair of men attempt to defeat the Hang Time game in the Midway at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCrowds enjoy the evening Midway games and rides during day two of the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCrowds enjoy the evening Midway games and rides during day two of the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCrowds enjoy the evening Midway games and rides during day two of the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Photos from the Cowboys Rangeland Derby
A pair of ushers are silhouetted prior to the start of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Canadian Flag is waved proudly through the Grandstand Arena at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDarcy Flad races around barrel one in the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYMitch Sutherland leans into his cornering of barrel one in the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYVern Nolin, centre, leads his heat at the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYAn outrider races at the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYChanse Vigen leads during his heat at the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYChanse Vigen races in the Cowboys Rangeland Derby a the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDallas Dyck races during the Cowboys Rangeland Detby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYAn outrider races during the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDanny Ringuette, right, leads his heat during the Cowboys Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 9, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
