We all know the country (and beyond) knows about the iconic Calgary Stampede because of the endless music festivals and concerts, line-ups like no other, outfits that would put a cowboy to shame, and so many activities to explore throughout the 10 days of programming.
Possibly the best part about it? The food! Each year, the edible Midway food creations at Calgary Stampede get more and more impressive in creativity, size, and taste (in most cases).
Check out all the hilariously fun and must-try midway foods available at Stampede this year!
Spicy Dill Pickle Cotton Candy
CandyTime is bringing back dill pickle cotton candy, but this time it comes with a spicy jalapeño pepper kick.
It is sweet, tangy, and bold in a way that feels completely made for Stampede. Because of this, it is the kind of snack you order just to see each other’s reaction.
📍 CandyTime, Booth #2068, #2080, #2057
Buldak Stuffed Grilled Cheese
Melt Town Grilled Cheese is turning up the heat with a Buldak stuffed grilled cheese.
This sandwich is loaded with saucy, spicy noodles and wrapped in crispy golden bread. At the same time, the gooey cheese helps balance out the heat, making it a messy but very shareable midway pick.
📍 Melt Town Grilled Cheese, Booth #2043
BBQ Rib Cookie
Craig’s Cookies Calgary is serving one of the most unexpected Stampede treats this year.
The BBQ Rib Cookie is exactly what it sounds like. It is one of Craig’s signature cookies stuffed with BBQ rib and served with a side of BBQ sauce for dipping.
It sounds chaotic, which is exactly why it belongs on a Stampede food date list.
📍 Craig’s Cookies Calgary, Booth #R15
Deep Fried Butter Oreos
Drink a Fruit is taking deep-fried Oreos to a new level with butter.
A hand-cut piece of butter is tucked between an Oreo, battered, flash-fried, tossed in hot butter, and topped with even more butter and icing sugar.
This is definitely a split-it-with-your-date situation.
📍 Drink a Fruit, Booth #2040
Cheesy Saddle Slice
Pizza 73’s Cheesy Saddle Slice is a deep-fried Cheetos-dusted cheese pizza slice.
Guests can choose from classic, creamy garlic and pickle, or creamy garlic and pepperoni. As a result, it is perfect for couples who love pizza but still want something that feels very Stampede.
📍 Pizza 73
Deep Fried Frozen Watermelon
Mr Pickle is serving fried frozen watermelon coated in homemade mini-donut batter and topped with fresh strawberry topping.
It is warm on the outside and cold on the inside, which makes it one of the weirdest and most refreshing treats on the midway.
📍 Mr Pickle, Booth #2004 and #5001
Bacon Lasso’d Mars Bar
Bacon Nation is giving the classic Mars bar full rodeo treatment.
This sweet-and-savoury creation wraps a Mars bar in thick-cut bacon, deep fries it, then tops it with chocolate, caramel, and bacon bits.
It is rich, dramatic, and probably best shared.
📍 Bacon Nation, Booth #2030
Area 51 Taco Burger
The Burger Joint’s Area 51 Taco Burger is a UFO-shaped burger filled with Mexican-inspired flavours.
It includes seasoned ground beef, nacho cheese, jalapeños, lettuce, mango with chamoy and Tajín, and cilantro-lime sauce, all sealed inside a Doritos and cheese-crusted bun.
Because of this, it is one of the most over-the-top savoury foods to try this year.
📍 The Burger Joint, Booth #3006
Candied Pickles
Candy Fruit Fusion is dipping dill pickles in candy for a sweet, tangy, and crunchy treat.
It is colourful, strange, and very Stampede. If one of you loves pickles and the other is skeptical, this is the perfect midway debate food.
📍 Candy Fruit Fusion, Booth #R13
Butter Drizzled Vanilla Soft Serve
Summerland Soft Serve is serving vanilla soft serve drizzled with warm melted butter and finished with flaky sea salt.
The combination sounds unusual, but sweet, salty, creamy, and buttery might be exactly the kind of Stampede chaos worth trying.
📍 Summerland Soft Serve, Booth #1002
Crunchy Critter Corn in a Cup
Original Turkey Drumstick is serving a wild twist on Mexican street corn.
This version is topped with dried mealworms, chili spice, lime zest, and cheese. It is smoky, tangy, crunchy, and definitely not for the faint of heart.
📍 Original Turkey Drumstick, Booth #2018
Rick’s Blue Heat Takis Pickle Pizza
Rick’s Pizza is taking pickle pizza even further with Blue Heat Takis.
The pizza starts with creamy dill sauce, mozzarella, and dill pickles, then gets finished with crispy blue heat Takis for a bright, tangy crunch.
This one feels made for anyone who loves pickles, spice, and questionable but exciting decisions.
📍 Rick’s Pizza, Booth #2061 and #2090
Ramen Donut
Wok This Way is serving a ramen donut with a deep-fried golden crust of noodles and a cheesy centre.
It is sweet, savoury, crunchy, and topped with house-made sauces. Because of this, it is one of the most interesting shareable bites on this year’s midway.
📍 Wok This Way, Booth #2027
24k Matcha Minis
Cin City Donuts & Lemon Heaven Beverages is giving mini donuts a golden glow-up with 24k Matcha Minis.
These warm cinnamon sugar mini donuts are topped with smooth matcha drizzle and edible gold flakes. Because of this, they feel like one of the more elevated sweet treats on this year’s midway.
📍 Cin City Donuts & Lemon Heaven Beverages, Booth #2081
Amsterdam Cone Fries
The Poutine King is going big with a five-pound cone of fresh-cut fries.
The Amsterdam Cone Fries are loaded with shredded Gruyère, béchamel sauce, and truffle mayo. As a result, this is less of a snack and more of a full commitment for two.
📍 The Poutine King, Booth #2007
Big Buckin’ Lemonade
Family Squeezed Lemonade is serving a six-litre Big Buckin’ Lemonade made with fresh-squeezed lemon, ice, and bold flavour.
This is the kind of midway drink that makes sense if you are exploring Stampede with your whole crew. At the same time, it is still hilarious enough to order on a date just for the photo.
📍 Family Squeezed Lemonade, Booth #2070, #2054, #3005
Blue Coconut Cloud Matcha
Covet Sips + Sweets is bringing a viral matcha moment to Stampede Park.
The Blue Coconut Cloud Matcha layers earthy matcha with a fluffy blue coconut cream cloud. Because of this, it feels made for anyone who loves a pretty drink that also tastes like dessert.
📍 Covet Sips + Sweets, Booth #FM006
Brazilian Whipped Limeade
Drink a Fruit is putting a Brazilian-inspired spin on whipped lemonade with Brazilian Whipped Limeade.
This bright summer drink blends soft serve, lime juice, and whole lime for a creamy, citrusy sip. It is refreshing, tangy, and perfect for cooling down between midway bites.
📍 Drink a Fruit, Booth #2040
Brumby Wrangler
Cool Drinks is serving the Brumby Wrangler, named after the wild Australian horse.
This drink blends Sprite, smoky chipotle pineapple syrup, dragon fruit, and Tajín for a sweet, spicy, and wild sip. It is a fun pick if you want something refreshing with a little kick.
📍 Cool Drinks, Booth #R2
Butter Chicken Birria Tacos
Mexican Street Food is blending Indian and Mexican flavours with Butter Chicken Birria Tacos.
Slow-cooked butter chicken is tucked into a cheesy birria-style taco, then topped with onion and cilantro and served with consommé for dipping. As a result, it is rich, saucy, and absolutely date-shareable.
📍 Mexican Street Food, Booth #R5
Candied Grapes
Candy Fruit Fusion is taking fresh grapes and coating them in candy, sugar, Jolly Ranchers, Nerds, and more.
The result is crunchy, colourful, and sweet enough to feel like a midway dessert in snack form.
📍 Candy Fruit Fusion, Booth #R13
Charcoal Fish Burger
Fish & Chick is serving a crispy deep-fried fish burger on a black charcoal bun.
Pink tartar sauce, jalapeño, kimchi, and crunchy slaw add colour, heat, and texture. Because of this, it is one of the boldest-looking savoury picks on the midway.
📍 Fish & Chick, Booth #3015
Cheesecake Taco
Granny’s Cheesecake is turning dessert into a handheld treat with the Cheesecake Taco.
A crisp chocolate-dipped dessert shell is filled with silky cheesecake and topped with fresh strawberry slices. It is crunchy, creamy, and perfect for sharing.
📍 Granny’s Cheesecake, Booth #2059
Chicken Shawarma Mac
Ogopogo Mac & Cheese is bringing an international twist to its classic mac.
The Chicken Shawarma Mac comes topped with halal-certified shawarma chicken, cabbage and carrot slaw, dill pickles, and garlic white sauce. At the same time, the mac and cheese base keeps it comforting.
📍 Ogopogo Mac & Cheese, Booth #2005
Chili Cheese Corn Dog
Libbertt’s Corn Dogs is loading up a classic corn dog with chili and melted cheese.
It is simple, messy, and exactly the kind of midway food that makes sense when you are craving something hearty.
📍 Libbertt’s Corn Dogs, Booth #2006
Chili Cheese Dog Pizza
Bow Tie Pizza is turning a chili cheese dog into a pizza.
This slice uses chili as the sauce base, layered with mozzarella, cheddar, crispy hot dogs, crushed chips, and cheese sauce. Because of this, it feels like a full Stampede meal in pizza form.
📍 Bow Tie Pizza, Booth #2033
Chocolate Pistachio Cheesecake Mini Donuts
Ogopogo Artisan Mini Donuts is tapping into the Dubai chocolate trend with a cheesecake twist.
These mini donuts are topped with pistachio cream cheese glaze, chocolate glaze, powdered sugar, and dark chocolate curls. As a result, they are rich, trendy, and made for dessert lovers.
📍 Ogopogo Artisan Mini Donuts, Booth #2042
Cinna-Dog
Mini Coco’s is serving a corndog that somehow wandered into the cereal aisle.
The Cinna-Dog is a deep-fried corndog topped with sweet frosting and crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It is sweet, crispy, and strange enough to earn a spot on the must-try list.
📍 Mini Coco’s, Booth #1000
Coke Caesar
Covet Sips + Sweets is giving the Caesar a non-alcoholic Alberta twist.
The Coke Caesar blends savoury, spiced Caesar flavours with an unexpected Coke base, then finishes it with a pickle and olive garnish. It is sweet, salty, and very Stampede.
📍 Covet Sips + Sweets, Booth #2008, #FM006
Cookies N Cream Korean Dog
Korean Dogs is turning a Korean corndog into dessert chaos.
This snack stacks a halal hot dog and mozzarella inside a crispy panko-cornflake crust, then finishes it with icing and crushed Oreos. Because of this, it is crunchy, gooey, chocolatey, and wildly unexpected.
📍 Korean Dogs, Booth #2034
Cosmic Funnel Cake
Rick’s Elephant Ear/Funnel Cake is giving funnel cake a colourful space-age twist.
This hot golden funnel cake is dusted with powdered sugar, then topped with purple drizzle icing and freeze-dried Skittles. It is bright, sugary, and built for the midway.
📍 Rick’s Elephant Ear/Funnel Cake, Booth #2001
Cotton Candy Cowgirl
Dirty Sodaz is serving a sweet, fizzy Cotton Candy Cowgirl.
This drink features cotton candy Sprite, vanilla cream, strawberry cold foam, and a cloud of floss. It is playful, sugary, and very rodeo-ready.
📍 Dirty Sodaz, Booth #3009
Crab Rangoon Wonton Nachos
Wok This Way is making nachos out of crispy crab Rangoon wontons.
These are stuffed with creamy crab filling and topped with in-house sauces. As a result, they are crunchy, rich, and easy to share while walking the midway.
📍 Wok This Way, Booth #2027
Crispy Ginger Beef Perogies
International Perogies is combining two comfort foods in one dish.
These potato-and-cheddar perogies are loaded with sautéed onions and crispy ginger beef, then topped with green onions, cilantro, sesame seeds, chipotle mango mayo, and wonton strips.
📍 International Perogies, Booth #2028
Crispy Queen
Arepas Ranch is serving a gluten-free fried chicken arepa with serious crunch.
The Crispy Queen features coconut-crusted fried chicken, fresh coleslaw, pickles, and mango habanero sauce inside a golden arepa. It is sweet, spicy, crispy, and surprisingly practical as a handheld midway meal.
📍 Arepas Ranch, Booth #3011
Crunchy Samosa Chaat
Mumbai Bites is bringing a street-food classic to Stampede.
Crispy potato-and-pea samosas are topped with chutneys, cooling yogurt, pomegranate, and sev. Because of this, every bite is crunchy, creamy, tangy, and sweet.
📍 Mumbai Bites, Booth #2031
Deep Fried Birria Taco Bomb
Mexican Street Food is serving a birria taco with a major cheese pull.
Slow-cooked birria beef and shredded cheese are rolled into a corn tortilla, deep fried, then topped with onion, cilantro, and salsa. It is served with consommé for dipping.
📍 Mexican Street Food, Booth #R5
Deep Fried Street Corn
Drink a Fruit is taking street corn and sending it straight into the fryer.
The corn is slow-roasted, battered, and fried until golden. You can choose it buttered hot or Mexican-style.
📍 Drink a Fruit, Booth #2049
Dragon Balls
Viet Grill is serving colourful glutinous rice balls with prawns and fresh herbs.
Inspired by Vietnamese flavours, these bring together chewy rice, savoury prawns, and bright herbs for a playful midway snack.
📍 Viet Grill, Booth #R11
Dubai Pistachio Coconut Ice Cream
So Cute Ice Cream is bringing Dubai-inspired pistachio soft serve to Stampede Park.
Served in a cup, cone, or coconut, this ice cream is topped with pistachios, strawberries, and dark chocolate. It is trendy, rich, and made for dessert lovers.
📍 So Cute Ice Cream, Booth #3022
Dunkaroo Iced Latte
Covet Sips + Sweets is turning childhood nostalgia into an iced latte.
This dessert-inspired drink is topped with a Dunkaroo-flavoured soft cloud, bringing frosting and sprinkle energy to your caffeine stop.
📍 Covet Sips + Sweets, Booth #FM006
Flamin Hot Turkey Drumstick
The Original Turkey Drumstick is coating juicy turkey legs in hot sauce and a crunchy Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crust.
Served with ranch or blue cheese dressing, this is a spicy take on one of Stampede’s most classic handheld foods.
📍 The Original Turkey Drumstick, Booth #2018
Garlic Parm Twisted Pickle
Twisted Pickles is making fried pickles even more dramatic.
This twisted pickle is battered, fried, topped with garlic aioli, and covered in parmesan. It is crispy, garlicky, salty, and completely built for pickle lovers.
📍 Twisted Pickles, Booth #1003
Gluten Free Fried Oreos
Gluten Free Factory is bringing the first gluten-free fried Oreos to the Calgary Stampede.
These classic fair treats are wrapped in crispy, fluffy batter and finished with powdered sugar. Because of this, more people can get in on the deep-fried Oreo fun.
📍 Gluten Free Factory, Booth #2023
HANKKi Seoul Stampede Fries
HANKKi is giving poutine a Korean-inspired twist.
These fries are loaded with gravy, cheese curds, sautéed kimchi, Korean-seasoned fried chicken, sausage, melted cheddar, and green onions. As a result, this one brings spicy, sweet, tangy, and savoury all at once.
📍 HANKKi, Booth #2029
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