28 Jul 2016, 12:16 pm
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
In 1912, an American promoter named Guy Weadick organised his first rodeo and since then the festival is known as the Stampede.
Compared to 2014 and 2015, the 2016 attendance was down by 13 per cent (1,60,000) and 7 per cent (80,000), respectively.
To attract more visitors, the organisers had lowered the admission rate from $18 to $5 from 5 to 7 PM on Thursdayand Friday and allowed free admission on Sunday, the last day of the event.
(Reporting by Chandan Som)
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