Chuckwagon Canvas Auction

• Calgary Stampede chuckwagon tarp auction returns

  After the bidding wraps up, attendees will be the first to experience an afterparty from the event that features Canadian County Music Hall of Fame singer Charlie Major.

  Economy

  Apr 12, 2022
  
• Late bidding war drives Calgary Stampede sponsorship auction to $3.29M bid total

  An unexpected late bidding war for the right to sponsor veteran driver Troy Dorchester helped push the annual Calgary Stampede chuckwagon canvas auction to a $50,000 higher total return than last year.

  Sports

  Mar 21, 2019
  
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• Calgary Stampede canvas auction sees high bids as oilpatch optimism picks up

  The event is considered a bellwether for the health of the Canadian oilpatch headquartered in Calgary.

  Economy

  Mar 22, 2018
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• High hopes for the 2018 Calgary Stampede canvas auction

  Kurt Bensmiller, chuckwagon driver, is hopeful that 2018's Calgary Stampede canvas auction earnings will rise from last year's total of $2.4 million.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2018
• Calgary Stampede chuckwagon auction proceeds up slightly from 2016

  Bidders pledged $2.42 million to win the right to advertise on canvas tarps on the 36 chuckwagons that will compete in 10 days of racing in July.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2017
• Uncertainty high ahead of Thursday’s annual Calgary Stampede chuckwagon auction

  Kurt Bensmiller uses an old expression when asked what he expects Thursday night during the annual chuckwagon canvas auction for the Calgary Stampede.

  Economy

  Mar 22, 2017
• Steep slide in bids for Stampede chuckwagon ads

  Thursday's chuckwagon canvas auction auction for the Calgary Stampede raised just under $2.3 million, the worst showing since the last oil and gas downturn in 2010 when it brought in only $1,966,000.

  Economy

  Mar 17, 2016