Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede release full schedule for 2025 Stampede

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 5, 2025.

asmith@medicinehatnews.com

With Stampede right around the corner, Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede has released the full schedule for this year’s festivities.

After last year’s success, Cowboy Clash is returning for its second year, taking the spotlight at 1p.m. on July 25. All four days of Stampede are packed with different entertainment and free performances, as per tradition, with Aces Flying Pig Races added to the roster as a new offering on July 23 in the parking lot between the Stampede Office and Pioneer Village.

Night shows consist of Grant Walker and Rent to Own on July 23 at 7:30p.m, Tim & The Glory Boys on July 24 at 9p.m and Crash Test Dummies with Wide Mouth Mason on July 26 at 7:30p.m.

The annual Stampede parade is July 24 at 9 a.m., following the same route from the 2024 festivities.

The professional rodeo kicks off July 24 at 5 p.m., with rodeos on July 25 at 8 p.m. and the final day of action on July 26 starting at 1:30 p.m.

Fireworks will paint the night sky on July 24-26, starting at approximately 10:45 p.m.

A full schedule is available on the Stampede website, as well as the MHES Facebook page.

The gates open at noon on kickoff day, July 23. Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede reminds visitors not to purchase their tickets anywhere but the Medicine Hat Stampede and Exhibition website or the Stampede Office, as tickets purchased anywhere else will not be recognized as valid for entry.

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