Whoop-Up Days
annual festival in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Whoop-Up Days is an annual 5-day exhibition and rodeo held in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada organized by the Lethbridge & District Exhibition.
Held during the last full week of August, the event includes a parade through downtown, daily concerts, bull riding, a rodeo, an indoor and outdoor trade show, live-music, a midway, and citywide pancake breakfasts and barbecues.
In 2023, a record-breaking attendance at the event numbered 77,263. The previous record was set in 2007 when 69,964 visitors attended. Economic impact from the fair amounts to roughly $2.5 million spent by event operations, locals and visitors.
History
The first fair was held on 5 October 1897 at the agricultural grounds in Queen Victoria Park (renamed in 1955 to Gyro Park). It included stage presentations, travelling shows and horse racing.
In 1904, eight years before the Calgary Stampede, the first large-scale rodeo was staged as part of Whoop-Up Days.
In 1912, the festival was moved to its current location on the Exhibition grounds east of Henderson Park.
There were cancellations in 1917–18 & 1942–45.
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