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The 113th annual Calgary Stampede kicked off Friday as large crowds gathered to observe the Stampede parade, led by Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain.
Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain participated as parade marshal
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Parade marshal Shania Twain, centre, rides a horse throughout the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
Horses, hats, and a complete lot of “ya-hoos.”
The 113th annual Calgary Stampede kicked off Friday as large crowds gathered to soak up the Stampede parade, led by Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain.
“I am so completely satisfied to be right here in Calgary,” Twain stated, earlier than using down the parade route clad in western garb and a white hat.
“It is a privilege to be the parade marshal. It has been a dream of mine for a really very long time.”
The ten-day pageant will run from July 4 to July 13.
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Highlights from the 2025 Calgary Stampede Parade
Parade Marshal singer & songwriter Shania Twain led this yr’s parade by way of the downtown, marking the official begin of the 113th Calgary Stampede.
Shania Twain, left, meets a Calgary Police Service officer whereas she rides a horse throughout the Calgary Stampede parade. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
The Calgary Stampede Showband marches within the parade. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Lengthy-time parade goer John Proctor got here to get a entrance row seat together with his spouse. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Santa Claus drives a mini-Jeep throughout the parade. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
The Calgary Police Service marching band struts down the parade route. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Anne Servold is getting married on Aug. 2 and got here to the parade for her bachelorette social gathering. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Two members of the Calgary Stampeders get pleasure from cheers from the group. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre, waves from a float. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
A crowd of onlookers within the metropolis’s East Village. (Dave Gilson/CBC)
Conservative Chief Pierre Poilievre waves to the group as he rides within the Calgary Stampede parade. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
The Fiesta Filipino parade entry was considered one of many multi-cultural shows bringing splashes of color to the parade route. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A rider with the Stoney Nakoda parade entry sits on horseback alongside Ninth Avenue. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A taekwondo demonstration captivates onlookers throughout the parade. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A marching band performs within the parade. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A member of Calgary’s Al Azhar Shriners rides down the parade route. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
Sorrel Holmes together with his sons Rafferty and Elliot. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A performer performs the South Asian drum known as a ‘dhol.’ (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A Brazilian dancer cheers throughout the Calgary Stampede parade. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
A boy in western put on sits on the curb and waits for the subsequent group, Falun Dafa, to make its manner down the parade route. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)
A traditional automotive decked out for the Calgary Stampede rides down the parade route. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)Corrections and clarifications·Submit a information tip·Report error
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