With its picturesque prairie landscapes, spectacular mountain views and vibrant urban centre, Calgary is an excellent choice to host IGC 2028. With a population of over 1.4 million, Calgary is the 4th largest city in Canada. Known as the “Greatest Outdoor Show”, the Calgary Stampede welcomes one million spectators during ten days in July, celebrating our western heritage which can also be explored year round at Heritage Park. This year’s stampede drew in crowds of 1.4 million! Calgary’s energy is a reflection of its entrepreneurial history, cowboy spirit, and cosmopolitan attitude.

There are five UNESCO World Heritage Sites with geological significance within an easy day trip from Calgary, as well as other accessible day trips.

• Writing on Stone Provincial Park - discover thousands of petroglyphs.

• Dinosaur Provincial Park - view exceptional fossils from all ten Cretaceous dinosaur families.

• Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump - one of the largest buffalo jumps with an on-site museum. Cultural significance to the Blackfoot First Nation.

• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks - Cambrian Explosion of Life and Burgess Shale fauna.

• Waterton and Glacier National Park - International Peace Park and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Calgary’s energy exhilarates, invigorates, and motivates; it is a place of big ideas, big skies, and welcoming, friendly people. There is always something to do whether trying a new restaurant or attending one of the many festivals or attractions. Calgary is gaining global recognition for its architecture, young and energized population, and celebrated arts and culinary scenes.