SPRUCE MEADOWS
A guide to the city ' s biggest , best , and most notable claims to fame
AT
CALGARIANS SHED PARKAS FOR SHORT SLEEVES WHEN WARM
Chinook Winds
RAISE WINTER TEMPERATURES BY AS MUCH AS
15 C
OVER JUST A FEW HOURS
LONELY PLANET NAMED CANADA THE
# 1 COUNTRY TO VISIT IN 2017 , AND NAMED
CALGARY
ONE OF THE TOP TEN
PLACES TO CELEBRATE
# CANADA150
14,000
FEET LONG ,
YYC CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS THE LONGEST RUNWAY IN CANADA
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IS A QUALIFYING FESTIVAL FOR THE BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM ACADEMY
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM AWARDS
&
CALGARY
IS
STAMPEDE THE
richest
Rodeo Event
In north america
WINSPORT
CANADA ’ S FASTEST ZIPLINE AT 140 KM / HR ( 87 M . P . H .) LAUNCHES FROM ITS 90 M ( 295 FT ) SKI-JUMP TOWER
THE SUMMERTIME ADRENALINE COMBO ( ZIPLINE AND BOBSLEIGH ) IS A DESTINATION CANADA SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
NEIGHBOUR SKYLINE LUGE IS THE WORLD ’ S LONGEST LUGE CART TRACK 1.8 KM ( 1.1 MI )
THE TUBE PARK IS THE LARGEST IN WESTERN CANADA WITH 9 LANES
STUDIO BELL ,
HOME OF THE NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE , HOUSES THE ROLLING STONES MOBILE RECORDING STUDIO .
THIS STUDIO IS WHERE SEVERAL ROCK GROUPS INCLUDING
Led zeppelin deep purple fleetwood mac & the rolling stones
RECORDED CLASSIC ALBUMS
WITH ITS SUITE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS &
$ 6 MILLION in annual prize money ,
SPRUCE MEADOWS
IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS AS
THE SPORT ' S LEADING ORGANIZER
CALGARY ' S INGLEWOOD
WAS NAMED CANADA ' S Greatest Neighbourhood
BY CANADA ' S INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS IN 2015
CALGARY
COMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPO IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST COMIC EXPOS
IN NORTH AMERICA
WITH OVER 600 VENDORS , ARTISTS , AND EXHIBITORS
THE AWARD-WINNING TV SERIES FARGO IS CURRENTLY FILMED IN AND AROUND CALGARY .