Calgary Stampede attendance falls just shy of 2012 record

As the 2023 Calgary Stampede comes to a close, officials confirm this year’s edition had the second-highest attendance in its history.

The Stampede had a total attendance of 1,384,632 people on the grounds this year, just 24,739 shy of the record set in 2012 when 1,409,371 visited Stampede Park.

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This year’s edition saw an average of 125,000 attendees per day, eclipsing pre-pandemic levels.

“We’re probably back,” said Joel Cowley the CEO of the Calgary Stampede.

Next year’s Stampede will look a bit different with the use of the new 100,000-square-foot BMO Centre as well as rejuvenated 17th Street and Stampede Way entrances.