Calgary's memories of the Saddledome, filed by Calgarians. Forty-three years of Flames games, concerts, the Olympics, Stampede nights. File your own.
3 memories on the wall.
Stampede Rodeo Finals · 2017
“My first time at a rodeo event inside the Dome. I grew up in Toronto and had been in Calgary for two years. A bull rider held on for the full eight seconds and the crowd went absolutely insane. The wo…”
Stampede Grandstand Show · 2009
“My grandmother took me every single year for the Stampede events at the Dome. She'd been going since they opened the building. Always sat in the same section. Always brought hard candies in her purse.…”
Stampede Concert · 2023
“Last Stampede before they started winding things down at the Dome. I took my kids because I wanted them to remember it. My son asked why the building looked like a Pringle and honestly that's the best…”
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