The Downtown Attractions Committee feeds and entertains Calgarians and visitors at Fluor Rope Square (Olympic Plaza on the corner of 7th Avenue and Macleod Trail SE across from City Hall), and other locations in the downtown area during the 10 days of the Calgary Stampede! These volunteers are available to do stampede barbecues, square dancing and other activities to make events throughout the year a hand clappin’, toe tappin’ good time!
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CALGARY STAMPEDE DOWNTOWN ATTRACTION EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIONS – Brought to you by FLUOR

START STAMPEDE DOWNTOWN!

Saturday, July 5; Monday to Saturday, July 7 – 12

Downtown Attractions, includes Fluor Rope Square (Olympic Plaza on the corner of 7th Avenue and Macleod Trail SE) and other locations in the downtown area.

All entertainment and activities are free.

CHUCKWAGON BREAKFASTS
Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Get your flapjacks and bacon hot off the griddles from the back of the authentic GMC Rangeland Derby Chuckwagons and Fluor Smokies at Fluor Rope Square.

OLD TIME RIGS
Tour downtown Calgary in a horse-drawn old time rig and enjoy a free pancake breakfast along the way. Meet our volunteers at the NE corner of Fluor Rope Square across from City Hall. A limited number of free tickets are distributed to passengers each day on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 8:30 a.m. Be sure to arrive early, the wagons fill quickly. Ticket holders are then escorted from Fluor Rope Square at 9:30 a.m. to the departure point on 9th Avenue and 1st Street SW (EnCana Place across from the Palliser Hotel). The tour leaves at 10 a.m. and takes approximately one hour. Rig passengers are welcome to stay on board all the way to Stampede Park and will be dropped off at Olympic Gate. (Old Time rigs are not wheelchair accessible).

FLUOR ROPE SQUARE
Location: Olympic Plaza (corner of 7th Avenue and Macleod Trail SE) Hours: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Entertainment and Activities
Fluor Rope Square presents marching bands, dancers, singers, fiddlers, clowns, fun and friendly mascots and an old-fashioned gunfight. You could be invited to compete in the Lammle’s World Champion Hat Stomp Contest, the Fluor Great Western Flapjack Flip.  The Stampede Queen and Princesses make daily guest appearances in addition to other visiting dignitaries and celebrity guests. Don’t forget to enter the Fluor Daily Prize Draw. Just look for Jake, the giant cowboy and his gal Jacki, welcoming you to the Fluor Rope Square “saddle stage”. You can’t miss him – he’s 28 feet tall!

INDIAN NATIONS (weather permitting)
Witness members of the five tribes from Southern Alberta dressed in traditional regalia as they proudly share their heritage and culture through dance, music and commentaries. Come join them in the Friendship Dance.

FLUOR SQUARE DANCERS
Hours: 10 a.m. to noon
Kick up your heels and join us at Stephen Avenue Walk and 1st Street SW across from the Bay. Experience isn’t necessary. With the help of our volunteers, anyone can learn to dance.

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