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Calgary Stampede Sam Centre
Current and upcoming Calgary Weekend Edition picks at Calgary Stampede Sam Centre, with older listings kept in the archive.
632 13 Ave SE, Calgary
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🔍BTS: Behind the Stampede
A two-hour guided trolley tour from Sam Centre through Stampede Park covering more than a century of Stampede history, thrills, spills, characters, and champions. The season runs Aug 1 to Oct 10, 2026 with departures Thursdays and Saturdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The ticket price is not published in the page source; Sam Centre ticketing runs on a JavaScript-only Veevart storefront that returns an empty shell to automated fetch.
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🎉Summer Sendoff at Sam Centre
A free, all-ages end-of-summer patio party at Sam Centre with live music across hourly slots from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., free roller skating with Biggies Roller Rink including free skate rentals, food trucks, drinks, and roving entertainment, plus free yoga and pilates classes at the Riverfront BMO Amphitheatre with Junction 9 instructors.
🎨From Telephone Poles to Art Auctions: The Evolution of the Stampede Poster
A Sam Centre Speaker Series afternoon on the Stampede poster tradition, with storytelling and behind-the-scenes insights from speakers George Brookman, Paul Van Ginkel, and curator Kamran Dadi. Tickets include Sam Centre admission before and after the event plus access to the exhibition Branded: The Art of Calgary Stampede Posters. No price is published in the page source.