Editing Calgary Stampede (section)

===Economic impact and tourism===
[[File:Sale Pelletier ice show.png|thumb|right|[[Jamie Salé]] and [[David Pelletier]] perform at the 2011 ice show in the [[Stampede Corral]]|alt=A male and female figure skater spin around each other on the ice while a band plays in the background.]]
While 70 percent of Stampede attendees are from the Calgary region,<ref>{{citation |last=Guttormson |first=Kim |title=Fuel price hikes hurt prospects for Calgary tourism rebound |work=Edmonton Journal |date=2011-05-12}}</ref> officials work to promote the event across the globe.<ref>{{citation |last=Varcoe |first=Chris |url=http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=5fa24d00-8981-4c0e-ba4a-572bcc835ace&p=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119032304/http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=5fa24d00-8981-4c0e-ba4a-572bcc835ace&p=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-19 |title=Calgary looks for niche to tempt tourists from China |work=Calgary Herald |date=2011-05-26 |access-date=2011-06-04 }}</ref> As such, the Calgary Stampede is known around the world.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hough |first1=Andrew |last2=Rayner |first2=Gordon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8546311/Royal-tour-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridges-14000-mile-first-official-trip.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601232555/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8546311/Royal-tour-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridges-14000-mile-first-official-trip.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-06-01 |title=Royal tour: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's 14,000-mile first official trip |work=The Telegraph |date=2011-05-30 |access-date=2011-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Al |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-05/22/c_13887973.htm |title=Canadian rodeo a rural experience for urban dwellers |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=2011-05-22 |access-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212210/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-05/22/c_13887973.htm |archive-date=2012-11-07 }}</ref> The Stampede draws foreign visitors primarily from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and is experiencing growing attendance by tourists from Asia and South America.<ref>{{citation |last=Gandia |first=Renato |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/07/11/stampede-gets-foreign-tourism-boost |title=Stampede gets foreign tourism boost |work=Calgary Sun |date=2011-07-11 |access-date=2011-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601172242/http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/07/11/stampede-gets-foreign-tourism-boost |archive-date=2012-06-01 }}</ref>

A 2019 Conference Board of Canada Report found the annual economic impact of the Calgary Stampede's year-round activities generated $540.8 million across the province of Alberta. The 10-day event accounted for $282.5 million of that amount. In Calgary alone, the year-round activities of the Stampede accounted for $449.8 million. Of that, 227.4 million was generated by the 10-day Stampede.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Economic impact of Calgary Stampede expected to surge amid BMO Centre expansion|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6242709/calgary-economy-stampede-bmo-centre-expansion/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Global News|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119081740/https://globalnews.ca/news/6242709/calgary-economy-stampede-bmo-centre-expansion/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Stampede officials estimated in 2009 that the city of Calgary had a gross economic impact of $172.4 million from the ten-day event alone, with a wider provincial total of $226.7 million.<ref name="CSTourism">{{citation |url=http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/stampede/archive/2009/07/04/stampede-an-event-of-numbers.aspx |title=Stampede an event of numbers |work=Calgary Herald |date=2009-07-04 |access-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150854/http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/stampede/archive/2009/07/04/stampede-an-event-of-numbers.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> In terms of economic impact, the Stampede is the highest grossing festival in Canada, ahead of Ottawa's [[Winterlude]], the [[Canadian National Exhibition]] in Toronto, and the [[Just for Laughs]] festival in Montreal.<ref>{{citation |last=Backland |first=Jason |url=http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=24740236 |title=Biggest festivals in Canada |publisher=MSN Canada |date=2010-07-04 |access-date=2011-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009153527/http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=24740236 |archive-date=2011-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Additionally, Stampede officials estimate that for every dollar spent at Stampede Park, tourists spend $2.65 in the rest of the city.<ref name="CSTourism" /> A poll conducted in 2011 found that 40 percent of Calgarians who intended to attend the Stampede expected to spend $150–$400 over the course of the event, and 7 percent stated that they would spend more than that.<ref>{{citation |last=Toneguzzi |first=Mario |title=Calgarians big Stampede spenders |work=Calgary Herald |date=2011-07-08 |page=D3}}</ref>