When was the first Calgary Rodeo?
Calgary Stampede
The Stampede has become inexorably linked to the city's identity.  Calgary has long been called the "Stampede City",[159] and carries the informal nickname of "Cowtown".[160]  The event's iconic status offers Calgary global publicity and plays a significant role in defining the city's image.[161]  Calgary's Canadian Football League team has been called the Stampeders since 1945, and it is a name shared by other teams in various sports throughout the city's history, including the Stampeders hockey team that operated in the years following World War II.[32]