DID YOU KNOW:
- 500 lbs of wool is sheared during our 10-day Stampede competitions.
- More than 76,000 Hamburgers are consumed at the Calgary Stampede in 10 days.
- Patsy Rodgers became the first Stampede Queen in 1946.
- Over 450,000 stuffed toys are won each year at the Calgary Stampede.
- 16,000 lbs of coffee grounds are collected and composted each year at the Calgary Stampede.
- The Stampede Showband marches nearly 150 kilometers during the 10-day Calgary Stampede.
- Over 32,000 flowers are planted on Stampede Park every year.
- Number of costume changes in one grandstand show: 1,800.
- The Evening Grandstand Stage rolls on F14 fighter jet tires.
- About 1,844,286 mini-donuts are consumed during the 10-day Calgary Stampede.
- 44,000 lbs of cardboard are recycled during the Calgary Stampede.
- The first Calgary Stampede was held in 1912.
- The 2009 Calgary Stampede will be held July 3-12, 2009
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