I do hope you enjoy your first Stampede. I recommend trying a funnel cake down at the festivities. The mini donuts aren’t bad either, and this year everything is now trans-fat free!

Another ‘tradition’ that larger companies also take part in is something called the Buckin Breakfast, which is generally an invitation-only event and involves getting drunk first thing in the morning one weekday during Stampede (alcohol being paid for by the corporation hosting said event). Not too many times or places I can think of where your boss gives you the day off and then pays for your drinks on a weekday morning.

Be sure to take in some of the nightly fireworks as well