PARADE NOTES

The stampede parade starts at 9 a.m.

This year's parade is set to begin at the intersection of 9th Avenue and 3rd Street S.E. at 9 a.m. and will work its way through 18 blocks downtown.

The entries will travel westbound on 9th Avenue to 10th Street S.W., where they will head north to 6th Avenue and continue east until they reach 4th Street S.E.

Roads will be closed as early as 7 a.m. — or 6 a.m. in the East Village — but Calgary police are advising people not to park in parking lots or parkades that exit onto closed roads because they won't be able to get their vehicles out until the roads are opened after 2 p.m.

Roads closed by 6 a.m. Friday include:

9th Avenue S.E. between

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8th Street S.E. and 3rd Street S.E.

6th Street S.E. between 7th

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Avenue S.E. and 9th Avenue S.E.

5th Street S.E. between 7th

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Avenue S.E. and 9th Avenue S.E.

6th Avenue S.E. between

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3rd Street S.E. and 5th Street S.E.

7th Avenue S.E. between

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4th Street S.E. and 6th Street S.E.

8th Avenue S.E. between

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4th Street S.E. and 6th Street S.E.

Roads closed by 7:30 a.m. Friday:

4th Street S.E. between 6th

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Avenue S.E. and 9th Avenue S.E.

3rd Street S.E. between 4th

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Avenue S.E. and 9th Avenue S.E.

Westbound 6th Avenue

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from 3rd Street S.E. to 11th Street S.W.

10th Street S.W. from 6th

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Avenue S.W. to 9th Avenue S.W.

Eastbound 9th Avenue from

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11th Street S.W. to 3rd Street S.E.

The morning connector from Bow Trail to westbound 5th Avenue S.W. will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. only.

Parade attendees are encouraged to take transit, walk, cycle or catch a cab or ride-hail service to the downtown.

The parade will be streamed on Global Calgary, Global News Youtube channel, Global Calgary's Facebook Live and Amazon Prime.

Admission to Stampede Park is free following the parade from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.