when is the calgary stampede this year?
Tanner Milan, from Cochrane, Alta., competes in the steer wrestling event during Calgary Stampede rodeo action in Calgary on July 5, 2015. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) The Stampede has definitely succeeded in one aspect this year, providing a distraction for the downtrodden oilpatch. For much of the past year talk on the streets of downtown Calgary has been about the decline in the price of oil.