More Rodeos Around the Province

Every year Alberta is host to dozens of rodeos, rural fairs and exhibitions

They range from the large-scale Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and Edmonton’s Canadian Finals Rodeo to small-town and community events. Some offer amateur cowboys the chance to test their skills, others are for professionals. There are special rodeos for teenagers, for girls and even for seniors.

For more listings and information visit Alberta Agriculture’s website at www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/general/fairexhs.nsf.

• June 14 – 17, The Gathering, Pincher Creek
  Phone: (403) 627-2207
  Rodeo events plus a pancake breakfast, old time dance, poetry, music, artisans and wagon rides for the family.
  
• June 15 and 16, Coronation Pro Rodeo, Coronation
  Phone: (403) 578-4126
  Pony chuckwagons, professional rodeo and a parade.
  
• June 15 – 17, Gooseberry Lake Rodeo, Consort
  Phone: (403) 577-2448
  All rodeo events including mutton-busting (kids ride on sheep).
  
• June 16, Buffalo Daze Rodeo, Buffalo
  Phone: (403) 379-2155
  
• June 16, Coutts Grass Rodeo and Coutts Days, Coutts
  Phone (403) 344-3848
  
• June 21 – 24, Guy Weadick Memorial Pro Rodeo, High River
  Phone: (403) 652-3336
  
• June 22, PBR Bull-A-Rama, Paradise Valley
  Phone: (780) 745-2283
  
• June 21 – 24, Wainright Stampede, Wainwright
  Phone: (780) 842-4341
  
• June 27 – 31, Airdrie Pro Rodeo, Airdrie
  Phone: (403) 948-0512
  ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ night is a highlight. There’s also a concert by the band Emerson Drive.
  
• June 30, Rio Grande Rodeo, Grande Prairie
  Phone: (780) 539-7688
  A full slate of rodeo events on this Canada Day weekend.
  
• July 13 – 15, Buffalo Lake Rodeo and Chariot and Chuckwagon Races, Caslan
  Phone: (780)-623-2662
  Held on the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, this rodeo also features a talent show and ball tournament.
  
• July 6 – 15, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
  Phone: (403) 261-0101
  Billed as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. The world’s top professional cowboys compete for supremacy. Also: casinos, midway and a city-wide celebration.
  
• July 7, Fort Macleod Ranchman’s Rodeo, Fort Macleod
  Phone: (403) 553-4791
  A true, authentic cowboy rodeo.
  
• July 27 – 29, Richard Cosgrave Memorial Rodeo, Drumheller
  Phone: (403) 823-1808
  A Canadian Pro Rodeo Association event with everything from bull riding to steer roping.
  
• July 27 – 29, Battle River Agricultural Fair and Rodeo, Berwyn
  Phone: (780) 749-2099
  
• August 2 – 6, Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede, Strathmore
  Phone: (403) 934-5811
  The only fair in Canada that hosts the ‘Running of the Bulls,’ where bulls are let loose in an arena and people try to outrun them.
  
• August 4 and 5, Writing-on-Stone Rodeo, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
  Phone:(403)-647-2681
  Unique for its setting among the spectacular sand rocks and hoodoos of southern Alberta. The rodeo site is within walking distance of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, an archaeological preserve with the largest concentration of aboriginal rock paintings and carvings on the North American Plains.
  
• August 9 – 12, Canadian High School Rodeo, Medicine Hat
  Phone: (403)-527-1234
  Teen cowboys and girls show off their rodeo skills.
  
• August 15 – 18, Jasper Heritage Rodeo, Jasper
  Phone: (780)-852-3858
  This annual event attracts cowboys and stock from around the world.
  
• August 17 – 19, Pincher Creek Fair and Rodeo, Pincher Creek
  Phone: (403) 627-5855
  
• August 18 and 19, Two Hills Indoor Rodeo, Two Hills
  Phone: (780) 657-3542
  
• August 19, Bar U Ranch National Historic Site Old Ranch Rodeo, Longview
  Phone: (403) 395-2212
  Canada’s top ranchers compete for prize money and bragging rights.
  
• August 24 – 27, World Miniature Chuck Wagon Championships, Cardston
  Phone: (403)-653-5139
  These chuck wagons are about half the size of those on the professional circuit and are pulled by a team of four miniature horses that are less than 32 inches high.
  
• August 25 and 26, Sid Hartung Memorial Rodeo, Vulcan
  Phone: (403) 485-6179
  
• August 31, Okotoks Pro Rodeo, Okotoks
  Phone: (403) 938-1518
  
• September 7 – 9, Canadian Girls Rodeo Association Finals, Claresholm
  Phone: (403) 652-6896
  Canada’s top cowgirls are in the spotlight. Includes: barrel racing, team roping and goat tying.
  
• September 13- 16, Wildrose Rodeo Association Finals, Edson
  Phone: (780) 674-2532
  
• September 21 – 23, Hanna Indoor Pro Rodeo, Hanna
  Phone: (403)-854-3895
  
• October 11 – 14, Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association Finals, Medicine Hat
  Phone: (403)-938-4484
  Cowboys from 40 to 80 years old sit tall in the saddle and show the young ‘uns how it’s done.
  
• November 7 – 11, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Edmonton