![Business booming as 2024 Calgary Stampede flirts with new attendance record [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mp_581122_0_calgarystampedejuly122024169621451720818236323jpg.jpg)
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is flirting with record-breaking attendance numbers as hundreds of thousands of visitors continue to pile into Stampede Park.
As of Friday, the Calgary Stampede says it has seen a total of 1,040,723 people pass through the gates so far, which is up from the cumulative total of 978,421 people for the same time last year.
An all-time single day attendance record of 201,260 people was also set on Sunday as organizers say this year’s event could have a chance at surpassing the official attendance record of 1,409,371 people set back in 2012.
“We put a big focus on our guest experience this year,” said Stampede communications manager Shannon Greer. “We really want people to have a great time when they come to Stampede Park and I think we’re seeing that with the new BMO Centre now open.”
“We have so much more room to …
![Vancouver airport speeding up some security screening [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_629763_0_yvrxray170432261726693607978jpg.jpg)
![Police Infiltrate Ghost Encrypted Messaging App, Dozens Arrested [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_629348_0_australianpoliceseizeillicitdrugsjpg-scaled.jpg)
![Outreach group hosts land-based education session focusing on the role of water [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_626990_0_landbasededucation170384791726361054808jpeg.jpg)
![Sandy Bay CFS launches lawsuit against former executive director [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_630000_0_winnipegcourthouse168733061714781229758jpeg.jpg)
