Cowboys Park

Cowboys Park

Cowboys Park is located in the vibrant Downtown West neighbourhood and is Calgary’s largest multi-use community, special event and music festival site. The park also features Canada’s largest outdoor skatepark, basketball and beach volleyball courts (first come, first served), and climbing boulders. Diverse events and festivals help to make Calgary a vibrant place to live and an attractive city to visit. Improvements to Cowboys Park helped create a plug-and-play location for festivals and events, supporting more events and attracting more visitors and businesses to the park year-round. 

2026 event update

The 2026 Cowboys Music Festival will return to Cowboys Park this year with limited access to some park amenities. During the festival, full access to the beginner bowl and partial access to the advanced bowls will remain available, with only the intermediate bowl temporarily closed. The overall closure period has also been reduced from 2025, and efforts are being made to reopen skate areas as quickly as possible once the event concludes, pending safey inspections. 

Visitors looking for additional skate opportunities this summer can also check out nearby programming, including Fresh Lines: A Pixel Park Skate Pop-Up, offering free activities, live music and more. Learn more at cedistrict.com/pixel-park.

   Construction (until mid-June) Starting mid-June Cowboys Music Festival (July 2 - 13, 2026)  Starting mid-July

Central park space  

 Closed  Closed  Closed  Closed 

Beginner skate park bowls  

 Open  Open  Open  Open 

Intermediate skate park bowls 

 Open  Closed  Closed 

Gradual reopening

(pending safety inspections) 

Advanced skate park bowls  

 Open  Partially open  Partially open 

Gradual reopening

(pending safety inspections) 

Basketball courts  

 Closed  Closed  Closed  Closed 

Climbing boulders  

 Open  Open  Open  Open 

Beach volleyball   

 Open  Open  Open  Open 

2026 summer construction update

Construction at Cowboys Park is in its final stages, with work wrapping up in the coming weeks as the park prepares for a busy summer of festivals and events.

Starting in mid-June, the site will begin transitioning from construction to event setup. Visitors may notice temporary fencing, signage and other preparations as crews get the park ready to host major summer events, including the Cowboys Music Festival, Taste of Calgary, Carifest and more. Between events, portions of the park will reopen to allow public access where it is safe to do so.

Visitors can also expect changes to traffic and access in the surrounding area during major events, including designated drop-off zones and traffic management measures to support safety.

We’re looking forward to welcoming Calgarians and visitors back to Cowboys Park this summer for a season of festivals, activities and community events. 

About the park

Cowboys Park, formerly known as Millennium Park, was established in 2000 and is the largest skate park in North America for skateboarding and in-line skating with 75,000 square feet of skateable surfaces. It was designated as both an activity park and special event venue, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors each year.  Today, it is also home to one of the city’s most popular events, Cowboys Music Festival.​​​​

Cowboys Park operates under a sponsorship agreement that supports park improvements and helps bring more events and activities to the space. This partnership supports a vibrant, active downtown park while maintaining public access for Calgarians to enjoy year-round.

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Address: 1220 9 Ave. S.W.

Area: 7 hectares, 75,000 sq. ft. of skateable surface

Skate park hours: open 24 hours
Surrounding park hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Ongoing improvements

In 2025, The City began work to transform Cowboys Park into a more modern and multi-functional event space in Calgary’s downtown. With the Olympic Plaza Transformation underway, this work helped make Cowboys Park a more versatile space for Calgarians to use and enjoy, while replenishing The City’s portfolio of accessible, flexible event spaces.

Phase 1 improvements included utilities (stormwater, sanitary and potable water), electrical infrastructure, and two hardened surfaces as outlined in the sponsorship agreement. These upgrades improved event set up, tear down and site servicing, and better accommodated Calgarians with mobility considerations. The improved surfaces also support a range of uses, including farmers’ and holiday markets, hard-surface sport and recreation, food festivals, and more.

Phase 2 improvements planned for 2026 and beyond were informed by community feedback shared through public engagement completed in May 2025.

Rendering of the 2025 planned improvements to Cowboys park.

Download the 2025 planned improvement rendering
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Park features

Climbing Boulders

Climbing has seen a dramatic rise in popularity over the last few years and has even become an Olympic sport. Cowboys Park is now home to three climbing boulders, known as The Three Little Brothers - Big Brother, Middle Brother and Little Brother.

These new climbing boulders are an aesthetic piece of landscape architecture that allow both new and experienced climbers the opportunity to boulder outdoors on natural rock.

Please note: For your safety and enjoyment please read the permanent safety advisories, which are also installed on-site. Make sure to read all safety instructions before using the bouldering area.

  • Skatepark
  • Landmark building
  • Basketball courts
  • Beach volleyball courts (first come, first served)
  • Updated signage

Artist's rendering of how the park may be used:

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