Calgary Stampede Parade kicks off the 2022 edition of the world’s greatest show | Globalnews.ca

Dust off your boots and grab your cowboy hat—the Calgary Stampede Parade is back and ready to roll on Friday morning.

The Calgary Stampede Parade officially kicks off the 10-day event.

Led by parade marshal Kevin Costner, the parade begins at 9am MT and lasts until 11am. You can watch it all live right here on the Global Calgary website.

Global Calgary is the broadcast partner of the 2022 parade, offering an Alberta-wide broadcast on Global Television beginning at 9 a.m.; as well as the Global TV app, GlobalNews.ca, the Global News YouTube ChannelGlobal Calgary Facebook Live and Amazon Prime.

The show will be hosted by Global’s Dallas Flexhaug, Blake Lough, Leslie Horton and The Morning Show’s Jeff McArthur.

This year’s parade features more than 90 participants, including marching bands, floats and mounted color groups. The parade begins at 3 Street SE and proceeds west along 9 Avenue to 10 Street SW, where it heads north to 6 Avenue SW before returning east to 3 Street SE

“The Calgary Stampede Parade Committee is eager to get back to doing what it loves – putting on a full-on parade,” said Dwayne Spence, Chairman of the Calgary Stampede Committee.

“We’ve put together a great lineup with many of the traditional entries Calgarians have come to expect, as well as some new surprises.”

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Third-generation rancher John Scott has been named the parade’s honorary marshal. His company, John Scott Productions, is heavily involved in the local film industry. For more than 50 years, he has shown southern Alberta on the big and small screens.

Officials from the world’s biggest outdoor extravaganza promise a pre-pandemic event at this year’s Calgary Stampede.