| So Many Ways to Start Your Stampede Downtown! | |||
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| 1. | Wake up and check out the full entertainment lineup at www.stampede-downtownattractions.com | ||
| 2. | Tune your radio to your favourite station early each morning to find out what’s happening at Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 3. | Have a ton of Stampede fun at our events because they are all free! | ||
| 4. | Bring a neighbour down for a pancake. | ||
| 5. | Wear your ‘western duds’ everywhere. | ||
| 6. | Pack your backpack with sunscreen, sunglasses, a jacket and umbrella for the weather changes. | ||
| 7. | Feed your dog in case you don’t make it home until later. | ||
| 8. | Hop on the LRT and head to Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 9. | Tap your toes to some live country music as they get the party started. | ||
| 10. | Smell the bacon cooking each morning! | ||
| 11. | Look for the volunteers that squeegee away the puddles after a rain. | ||
| 12. | Be surprised when you see all the different patterns that our clowns wear. | ||
| 13. | Head to an Information Booth early and ask where to get tickets to take your guests on an Old Time Rig ride. | ||
| 14. | Enjoy a pancake that has been cooked on the back of a real chuckwagon. | ||
| 15. | Relax in the shade at Fluor Rope Square while watching the entertainment on the stage or on the video board. | ||
| 16. | Chat with a volunteer as we are all wearing name tags. | ||
| 17. | Play pat-a-cake with a clown. | ||
| 18. | Test your own horse power at the Incredi-Pull. | ||
| 19. | Get your photo taken beside an authentic chuckwagon. | ||
| 20. | Break in your new cowboy boots while walking along Stephen Avenue Mall. | ||
| 21. | Stop in at an Information Booth to learn more about the scheduled events. | ||
| 22. | Say “Howdy” to the person beside you as you wait for your pancake to cook. | ||
| 23. | Catch performances by various artists who will be at Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 24. | Get a photo taken with a clown and a mascot. | ||
| 25. | Yell “YAHOO” to the office towers as you glide past on a downtown Old Time Rig Ride. | ||
| 26. | Have a pancake from a Fluor Smokie Station along Stephen Avenue Mall. | ||
| 27. | See all the Fluor Square Dance guys and gals dressed in their colorful western wear! | ||
| 28. | Debate the merits of bacon in your pancake or bacon out of your pancake. | ||
| 29. | Follow @CS_DTA on Twitter for all of the latest fun and excitement at Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 30. | Watch the Old Time Rigs parade down Stephen Avenue Mall. | ||
| 31. | Find out how many people it takes to make a square (dance)! | ||
| 32. | Get a photo with a chuckwagon driver. | ||
| 33. | Enjoy watching the mini parade of First Nations. | ||
| 34. | Sign up for the Lammle’s Hat Stomp Contest and compete to win the belt buckle for the most tattered cowboy hat! | ||
| 35. | Follow square dance tradition, honour your partner with a bow and also bow to your corner. | ||
| 36. | Have your picture taken with an 8 foot tall Canada Goose. | ||
| 37. | Imagine how many gallons of pancake batter it takes to feed our guests each morning. | ||
| 38. | Roll past the Calgary Tower screaming YAHOO to the crowd in an Old Time Rig buggy! | ||
| 39. | Keep hydrated by filling your own container at the water buggy. | ||
| 40. | Pick up your Calgary Stampede Daily Events Guide at one of our many Information Booths. | ||
| 41. | Hear live Square Dance calling. | ||
| 42. | Giggle when you see all the colored hair and hats worn by our Clowns! | ||
| 43. | Have a Mascot Cowboy “get down on one knee”. | ||
| 44. | Drop your recyclables in our bins located at Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 45. | Hear the jingling sounds of the First Nations dancers. | ||
| 46. | Try your hand in the Fluor Flapjack Flipping Contest! | ||
| 47. | Hear the clip clop of the Old Time Rig horses as they parade through the tunnels downtown. | ||
| 48. | Come see the Calgary Stampede Royalty and the Indian Princess. | ||
| 49. | Get Calgary Stampede ink branded. | ||
| 50. | Appreciate all the handiwork that goes into the beading, hides and weaving of the First Nations clothing. | ||
| 51. | Look out for the official Calgary Stampede float! | ||
| 52. | Make a new Facebook friend while riding in a horse drawn wagon. | ||
| 53. | Thank a Fluor Volunteer for serving pancakes. | ||
| 54. | See how the First Nations blanket and saddle their horses. | ||
| 55. | Perfect your do-si-do at Fluor Square Dance! | ||
| 56. | Ride down River Front Avenue in an Old Time Rig. | ||
| 57. | Drop your name off at an Information Booth if you are interested in volunteering. | ||
| 58. | Listen to the Fluor Square Dance Caller and form a star! | ||
| 59. | Find out what a horse’s favorite treat is while riding the Old Time Rigs. | ||
| 60. | Shake hands with Jake the Fluor Cowboy Mascot. | ||
| 61. | Post your selfie at Fluor Rope Square on Facebook for all to see. | ||
| 62. | Don’t forget to enter your name in the Fluor Daily Draw. | ||
| 63. | Offer to take a photo for some tourists. | ||
| 64. | Look for the feather headdresses that the First Nations wear. | ||
| 65. | Learn the Virginia Reel at Fluor Square Dance. | ||
| 66. | Ask volunteers where they come from. | ||
| 67. | Cheer on the contestants of the Lammle’s World Championship Hat Stomping Contest. | ||
| 68. | Listen to the huge drum the First Nations use to demonstrate their traditional dances. | ||
| 69. | Join hands and circle to the left and to the right while square dancing. | ||
| 70. | Locate the First Aid truck if required. | ||
| 71. | Find out how many horses participate in the Old Time Rigs parade. | ||
| 72. | Meet a member of the RCMM (Royal Canadian Mounted Moose)! | ||
| 73. | Visit Fluor Square Dance to find out what an allemande left is. | ||
| 74. | Listen to some interesting historical facts about our city on the Old Time Rig Ride. | ||
| 75. | Learn a new dance at Fluor Square Dance called the Dip and Dive! | ||
| 76. | Participate in a friendship dance with the Seven Treaty Nations! | ||
| 77. | Find the mascot who carries a baby chick. | ||
| 78. | Post a selfie from the back of a horse drawn carriage. | ||
| 79. | Admirably watch as our Volunteers poop-n-scoop after the horses leave Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 80. | Sing along to Red River Valley with the caller at Fluor Square Dancing. | ||
| 81. | Say “Hi” to the Announcer at Fluor Rope Square. | ||
| 82. | Notice the special bond between the Old Time Rig Outriders and their horses. | ||
| 83. | Grab a partner and get hooked into an Incredi-Pull harness. | ||
| 84. | Count how many city policemen ride motorcycles in our mini Parades. | ||
| 85. | Come do the actions to the C A L G A R Y song with the Fluor Square Dancers. | ||
| 86. | Smile at everyone you meet and have fun. | ||
| 87. | Witness a good old fashioned gun fight. | ||
| 88. | Have your picture taken with Jackie the Fluor Mascot! | ||
| 89. | Spot the orange safety vests on the coordinating volunteers. | ||
| 90. | Look for a volunteer wearing a service pin to see how long they have been volunteering. | ||
| 91. | Tip your cowboy hat and wave to the tourists. | ||
| 92. | Find out what ‘road apples’ are but don’t taste them! | ||
| 93. | Keep your eyes peeled for out-of-town Rodeo Royalty. | ||
| 94. | Be patient if you are caught in a road block while the Old Time Rigs or First Nations go by. | ||
| 95. | Return on the last Saturday to watch the finalists compete to win a belt buckle in the Lammle’s Hat Stomp Contest. | ||
| 96. | Sing ‘Happy Trails’ with the Fluor Square Dancers. | ||
| 97. | Welcome a tourist to Calgary! | ||
| 98. | Determine if the good guys win the old fashioned gun fight! | ||
| 99. | Look to the sky and see the Calgary Tower! | ||
| 100. | Shout out a big “YAHOOO” as you leave downtown and head to Stampede Park! | ||