Medicine Hat Stampede Day 3 Brings More Rodeo Competition

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The second day of the Medicine Hat Exhibit and Stampede has begun.

The Stampede is Medicine Hat’s largest summer festival, drawing thousands to the city for a professional rodeo, fireworks and music.

Tickets are $10 for adults. Tickets for children 12 and under are $5. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or via Tickets.MHStampede.com.

Each day starts at 12:00 noon, except for the parade which starts at 9:00 am on Thursday.

While Wednesday concludes with a grandstand night show, the festival runs from Thursday through Saturday until the fireworks at 10:45 p.m.

Here is the full schedule. Don’t forget the free pancake breakfasts.

This is what you need to know:

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☀️ Current weather

It’s going to be a hot day.

Today the maximum temperature is 27°C and on Saturday it will be 28°C.

These figures come from Environment Canada.

A heat warning in effect earlier this week has been lifted.

An air quality warning has been issued for Medicine Hat and surrounding areas due to wildfires elsewhere in Alberta.

READ: Air quality advisory issued for Medicine Hat

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⭐ What to do today

The gates opened at 12:00.

Shortly after opening, a new ranch competition was organized.

The professional rodeo continues at 8pm

A new ticketing approach for the Midway has drawn mixed reactions from both pros and cons.

Guests can still use cash and card to purchase a wristband and credits for attractions, points of sale and more.

There is a petting zoo, sheep shearing, a hypnotist and several musicians.

Here is the full program.

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