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The Calgary StampedeCalgary, Alberta, Canada
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Web: CalgaryStampede.com Email: Visiting Bands Office Mail: Visiting Bands Committee Calgary Stampede Box 1060, Station M Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2K8 Phone: 403-261-0341 Fax: 403-261-0342 If you are interested in entering your band in the Calgary Stampede events, request an application from Herb Twittey at the Visiting Bands Office.
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The Calgary Stampede holds one of the oldest parades in North America and gives marching bands the chance to perform in front of large, appreciative audiences. More than 350,000 spectators line the parade route
and thousands more watch the television broadcast in Canada and around the world. Perhaps best of all, the Calgary Stampede awards $36,000 in prize money to marching bands competing in the parade and the indoor showband event.
The Stampede is already billed as "The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth" and it promises to get even bigger and better as it builds toward its centennial in 2012.
Click here to view the complete 2010 Calgary Stampede Parade Lineup The Calgary Stampede is much more than a parade. It is a ten-day, city-wide event that provides many opportunities for marching bands to experience Calgary's unique brand of western hospitality. The premier event for marching showbands is Showbands Live, an indoor competition held in the Pengrowth Saddledome which is the home of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames. Showbands Live is adjudicated by an international panel of judges and also features guest performances from visiting professional bands as well as the Stampede's own Calgary Stampede Showband. The Stampede organizing committee offers the following arrangements to ease the cost of travel for marching bands: • Free gym style accommodation • Free transportation to and from Stampede performance venues • Breakfast performances which include a free meal for the band members • Free admission to the Stampede for participating members to enjoy the entertainment on Stampede Park • Inexpensive and wholesome meals during the band's stay • Large amounts of prize money: $18,000 for the Calgary Stampede Parade and $18,000 for Showbands Live • A personal Stampede Host who is available to assist with planning your visit to Calgary to make sure that it is both memorable and enjoyable. 2010 ResultsSHOWBANDS LIVE (July 13, 2010) 88.0 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB 84.0 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, AB 80.5 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB 73.1 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB 72.8 Sandra Day O'Connor Eagle Pride Band, Phoenix, AZ 61.9 Spirit of Alberta Marching Band, Magrath, AB CONDUCT AWARD: Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB SPECTATORS' CHOICE: Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB CHAMPION: Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB CALGARY STAMPEDE PARADE (July 9, 2010) SENIOR BAND 90.0 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB 89.3 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB 87.2 Australian Youth Band Southern Stars, Melbourne, Australia 85.1 Sandra Day O'Connor Eagle Pride Band, Phoenix, AZ 85.0 The Salvation Army Glenmore Temple Band, Calgary, AB 84.5 Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, AB 81.5 Allegiance Elite Drum Corps, Calgary, AB 81.0 Tian Guo Marching Band of Canada, Calgary, AB 78.5 Spirit of Alberta Marching Band, Magrath, AB 76.7 'The Kingfishers' Eastbourne Scout Band, Eastbourne, United Kingdom JUNIOR BAND 83.9 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB 82.5 604 Moose Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Calgary, AB 74.6 Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band, Cranbrook, BC PIPE BAND 87.8 Calgary Police Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB 86.8 Calgary Highlanders Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB 80.6 Calgary Fire Department Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB 78.0 Clan Maxwell Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB AUXILIARY 1 Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB 2 Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB 3 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB EXHIBITION Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, AB A Band of Outriders, Calgary, AB Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific, Victoria, BC Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, Lorient, France Royal Canadian Artillery Band, Edmonton, AB BEST OVERALL BAND: Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB BEST CANADIAN BAND: Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB 2010 Participating Bands
CALGARY STAMPEDE PARADE (Friday, July 9) Australian Youth Band Southern Stars, Melbourne, Australia Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB Calgary Fire Department Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB Calgary Highlanders Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB Calgary Police Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, AB Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, AB Clan Maxwell Pipes & Drums, Calgary, AB Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band, Cranbrook, BC 'The Kingfishers' Eastbourne Scout Band, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific, Victoria, BC Northstar Drum Corps, Kitchener, ON Sandra Day O'Connor Eagle Pride Band, Phoenix, AZ Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB Royal Canadian Artillery Band, Edmonton, AB The Salvation Army Glenmore Temple Band, Calgary, AB 604 Moose Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Calgary, AB Spirit of Alberta Marching Band, Magrath, AB Tian Guo Marching Band of Canada, Calgary, AB SHOWBANDS LIVE (Tuesday, July 13) In Competition Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts, Calgary, AB Calgary Round-Up Band, Calgary, AB Calgary Stetson Showband, Calgary, AB Sandra Day O'Connor Eagle Pride Band, Phoenix, AZ Red Deer Royals Marching Showband, Red Deer, AB Spirit of Alberta Marching Band, Magrath, AB In Exhibition Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, AB A Band of Outriders, Calgary, AB Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, Lorient, France Related Events
Your band's tour to Calgary can incorporate many attractions within the city and close by, such as:
• Enjoying an afternoon at the world famous rodeo. • Watching the chuckwagon races followed by the evening stage show spectacular and fireworks finale. • Whitewater rafting in the Rocky Mountains. • Exploring Banff National Park. • Visiting the Drumheller Dinosaur Museum. • For additional activity ideas, visit www.CalgaryArea.com • For details about Calgary Stampede activites, visit CalgaryStampede.com • For ideas of what to do in the Calgary area, visit www.CalgaryArea.com Future Dates
July 9-18, 2010
July 8-17, 2011 July 6-15, 2012 For More Information
Web: csmarchingbands.calgarystampede.com
Email: Visiting Bands Office Mail: Visiting Bands Committee, Calgary Stampede, Box 1060, Station M, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2K8 Phone: 403-261-0341 Fax: 403-261-0342 If you are interested in entering your band in the Calgary Stampede events, please visit our website to get an application or request an application from Herb Twittey at the Visiting Bands Office. |