Members of the Sound of the Rockies High School Marching Band in Calgary at the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Hundreds of thousands of Calgarians and visitors gathered together along 9 Avenue in Calgary on Friday morning, for the annual Calgary Stampede parade .
It was a beautiful day, and more than 120 entries made their way through downtown Calgary for the opening of this year’s Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
One of many yahoo crews along the parade route at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Calgary Police Service motorcycle team readies its windshields as the Calgary Stampede parade began on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYHarry the Horse is the official Calgary Stampede mascot at the parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYCourtney Sarault was one of two Canadian Olympians to be this year’s honourary parade marshal at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMikaël Kingsbury was the other Canadian Olympian to be the honourary parade marshal at the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYCalgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas at the 2026 Calgary Stampede Parade. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARY‘I say ya!, you say hoo! at the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Calgary Police Service Mounted Patrol at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYA dancer from Calgary’s Mexican community during the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade. DARREN KRAUSEViolinists from Calgary’s Mexican community at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYAlberta Premier Danielle Smith (right), and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, Mike Ellis (left) at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYConservative Party of Canada leader and leader of the Official Opposition, Pierre Poilievre, at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers from Calgary’s Korean community at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Calgary Salvation Army Glenmore Temple Band at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYStampede goers from the United Kingdom in Calgary to enjoy the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYCalgary Stampede parade 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Royal Canadian Navy Marching Band at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Canadian Armed Forces at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYShowband.CH from Switzerland and the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYHeading out west this summer? You can hit the Penticton Peach Fest, which had a float at the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Calgary Stampede parade, on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYOut for a leisurely bike ride during the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYNothing says Calgary Stampede parade like kids’ chalk designs on the road. Yahoo! DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Calgary Firefighters Antique Brigade at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Burlington Teen Tour Band at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Burlington Teen Tour Band at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary Tai Chi and Martial Arts at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary city council (from left) Ward 4 Coun. DJ Kelly, (front) Ward 11 Coun. Rob Ward, (right) Ward 6 Coun. John Pantazopoulos, and Ward 3 Coun. Andrew Yule (behind), at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary city council (from left) Ward 1 Coun. Kim Tyers, Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness, Ward 3 Coun. Andrew Yule and Ward 4 Coun. DJ Kelly at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary city council (left) Ward 9 Coun. Harrison Clark, Ward 8 Coun. Nathan Schmidt, and Ward 12 Coun. Mike Jamieson (back), at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYCN Rail at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary’s Vietnamese community at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYNice bird’s-eye view of the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of Calgary’s Ghanaian community at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Calgary Stampede Breakfast Events Committee has a sweet ride at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers from Calgary’s Chinese community at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Al Azhar helicopter squad at the Calgary Stampede parade on July 3, 2026. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARYIt’s clean up time after the 2026 Calgary Stampede parade with City of Calgary street sweepers. DARREN KRAUSE / LIVEWIRE CALGARY
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