More than 300,000 people flocked to Friday morning’s parade to take in the sights and sounds of the city’s premiere event — and those numbers didn’t dwindle when it came time to take the field. “Friday got things off to a really good start with over 130,000 people,” said communications manager Kristen Anderson. “They pumped us.” There were 130,177 people, to be exact. This is a daily attendance record for the first full day of the festivities, commonly referred to as “Friday of the Parade”. The numbers took the 2022 attendance total to 154,713 after nearly 25,000 turned up at Thursday’s event. “That says a lot,” Anderson continued. “There’s nothing better. The Stampede is Calgary and vice versa. People need it and are ready to celebrate and reunite.”
