2025 Calgary Stampede poster ‘Grit to Greatness’ unveiled

The victor of the 2025 Calgary Stampede’s younker poster contention has been announced.

Twenty-two-year-old Elora Kiddle, who is simply a calved and raised Calgarian, took portion successful the poster’s authoritative unveiling Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, 2024.

Kiddle’s poster features tube racer Kellie Jorgensen and her equine Salty, competing successful the 2021 Calgary Stampede Rodeo.

In announcing this year’s winner, Stampede organizers said the poster was chosen due to the fact that it “captures the electrifying blend of speed, precision and grit needed for tube racing.”

“I decided this twelvemonth to experimentation with thing caller and went with splatters due to the fact that the taxable of my coating is ‘Grit to Greatness,'” explained Kiddle.

“I really had my archetypal occupation astatine the Stampede, and I got to ticker the rodeo from the grandstand,” added Kiddle.  “So I got to spot radical performing and it was ace inspiring to maine particularly tube racing due to the fact that its a pistillate led lawsuit and it was similar that consciousness of determination.”

The Stampede’s younker poster contention has been taking spot since 2018.

In summation to having her poster selected arsenic the winning entry, Kiddle has besides been chosen arsenic the recipient of the $10,000 Dustin Peers memorial scholarship.

Applications for the 2026 younker poster contention are present unfastened and younker aged 15 to 24 are eligible.

More accusation is disposable connected the Calgary Stampede website.