The city of Calgary has been chosen as host city for the 2026 Grey Cup Festival, the sixth time the city has hosted the CFL's big game.
WATCH: Calgary has been announced as the host of the 113th Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium in 2026. Moses Woldu has more on the Calgary Stampeders winning bid.
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie made the announcement Friday morning at McMahon Stadium, where he hoisted the Grey Cup as a player in 1993.It will be just the sixth time that Calgary has hosted the CFL’s championship game — the last time it was played at McMahon stadium was 2019.Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Jake Thomas celebrates winning the 107th Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Calgary on November 24, 2019, the last time Calgary hosted the CFL’s big game.
Jay McNeil, president of the Calgary Stampeders, said Stampede Park and the BMO Centre will host the 113th Grey Cup Festival and music will be a centrepiece of the celebrations.“Music will be the foundation of our Grey Cup Festival and we are planning a concert series where a concert will be played every night of the festival from the Big Four Roadhouse to the Scotiabank Saddledome, it is going to be special.
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