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, 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 be returning 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 the 2025 event set up, and efforts are being made to reopen skate areas as quickly as possible once the event concludes (pending inspections to ensure they are safe to reopen). More information around a mobile skatepark will be announced once more details are confirmed.

   Until mid-June  Starting mid-June  Cowboys Music Festival (July 2 - 13, 2026)  Starting mid-July  After July 23 

Central park space  

 Closed  Closed  Closed  Open (pending safety inspections of all skate park bowls) 

Beginner skate park bowls  

 Open  Open  Open 

Intermediate skate park bowls 

 Open  Closed  Gradual reopening (pending safety inspections) 

Advanced skate park bowls  

 Open  Partially open  Gradual reopening (pending safety inspections) 

Basketball courts  

 Closed  Closed  Closed 

Climbing boulders  

 Open  Open  Open 

Beach volleyball   

 Open  Open  Open 

2026 construction update

We are planning to complete additional construction at Cowboys Park in Spring and Fall 2026.

This work builds on earlier improvements and focuses on completing and restoring park infrastructure to support safer, more comfortable year-round public use. While specific construction details and timelines are still being finalized, the work reflects key themes raised during community engagement in 2025, including safety, accessibility, circulation, and landscaping restoration.

Once contractor schedules are confirmed and weather conditions are more consistent, we will share additional information about timing, access, and potential impacts.

About the park

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

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
  • Updated signage

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

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