Attendees can enjoy live music, hot chocolate and cider, roaming choirs and themed photo-ops while gathering around firepits at the BMO Centre Plaza on Stampede Park

Bucking reindeer may not quite be on tap, but the Calgary Stampede is combining its western spirit with holiday festivities in the lead-up to Christmas.

The Stampede is debuting its Stampede Christmas festival this weekend, a free-of-charge roundup of activities that won’t add to those mounting holiday bills.

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Attendees can enjoy live music, hot chocolate and cider, roaming choirs and themed photo-ops while gathering around firepits at the BMO Centre Plaza on Stampede Park.

Festival-goers can also mingle with Stampede Royalty and Harry the Horse or saddle up for a pancake breakfast on two of the festival

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