{"id":495470,"date":"2026-02-24T03:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/495470\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:43:12","slug":"calgary-unveils-plans-for-2026-grey-cup-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/495470\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary unveils plans for 2026 Grey Cup Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Party planning is officially underway as Calgary prepares to host the 113th Grey Cup later this year, and organizers say this year\u2019s celebrations will be bigger than ever.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made at the BMO Centre, where officials revealed the branding and vision for what they\u2019re calling the 2026 Grey Cup Festival, a week\u2011long celebration designed to highlight community, connection, and national pride.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the Cenovus Energy 2026 Grey Cup Festival!<\/p>\n<p>Saddle up! Calgary is ready. Can\u2019t wait to see you there! ????????<\/p>\n<p>November 8-15, 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vgPAznjHue\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vgPAznjHue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Grey Cup Festival (@GreyCupFestival) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreyCupFestival\/status\/2026059032738349243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting moment for our city, our community and football fans across the country,\u201d said Deborah Yedlin, President and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will run November 8\u201314, transforming Stampede Park into a multi\u2011venue football celebration. Plans include:<\/p>\n<p>An indoor street festival and themed party rooms inside the BMO Centre<\/p>\n<p>A musical venue at the Big Four Roadhouse<\/p>\n<p>A series of outdoor events throughout Stampede Park<\/p>\n<p>A legacy project featuring the construction of three new flag football fields<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also expect upgrades at McMahon Stadium, according to Jay McNeil, President of the Calgary Stampeders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have 14 more additional suites than we normally have,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cThe concourses will be built out to the parking lot to create more space for food and beverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Calgary\u2019s recent water main issues still fresh in residents\u2019 minds, McNeil noted that planning for water\u2011related contingencies is still in early stages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re probably a little bit early to put those plans in place,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we will be working with the city to make sure we\u2019re doing it the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calgary last hosted the Grey Cup in 2019. This year marks the sixth time the championship game will be played in the city, with kickoff set for Nov. 15 at McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Party planning is officially underway as Calgary prepares to host the 113th Grey Cup later this year, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-495470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}