Grande Prairie Stompede

The Grande Prairie Stompede is an agricultural event held typically at the end of May every year at Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Recent years have seen as many as 50,000 people attending during the 5 days of Stompede. Events held at Stompede include: Rodeo, Pony Chuckwagon Racing, thoroughbred Chuckwagon Racing and usually a midway.

Grande Prairie Stompede
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie, Alberta
Previous event2019
Next event2021

Originally called the Grande Prairie Chuckwagon Stompede, the event was first held in 1977.[1] By 2014, the event had welcomed its millionth visitor, and reported attendance in excess of 50,000.[2] The chuckwagon races are the opening event of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association season.[3][4]

2020 saw the Stompede go on hiatus until 2021.

References
  1. Logan Clow, "Thirty-eighth Grande Prairie Stompede sees younger crowds, impresses founders", Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, May 31, 2015.
  2. "Millionth Customer Honored at GP Stompede", CIKT-FM, June 2, 2014.
  3. "Kirk Sutherland aims to win Grande Prairie Stompede", Calgary Sun, May 26, 2015.
  4. "Rick Fraser wins WPCA season-opening Grande Prairie Stompede title", Calgary Herald, June 1, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.