Calgary's iconic Ranchman's bar to relocate after more than 50 years
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Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall — the iconic Calgary country bar that's been a Stampede hot spot for more than 50 years — is relocating next year.
The bar, currently located at 9615 Macleod Trail S.E., is moving to a different, larger building nearby in early 2027, as part of a planned redevelopment of the existing site.
“We’re proud of where we’ve been,” Wendy Daniel, Ranchman's director of marketing said in a press release. “We’re excited about where Ranchman’s is going next and look forward to sharing more in the months ahead.”
While the new location hasn't been revealed yet, Daniel said the venue plans to have a full lineup of events in its final year at the original building.
The bar has been a favourite spot for line dancers, country music artists and mechanical bull riders since it opened in April 1972. Its collection of Western memorabilia and annual Stampede celebrations have cemented it as a Calgary landmark, as has its appearances in Hollywood films like Cool Runnings and Brokeback Mountain.
Calgary musician Jaiden Riley said she was "shocked" to hear the bar was moving. She recently won Ranchman's Rising Star competition and said playing at the venue has helped grow her career.
"It has opened so many doors for me career-wise," Riley said. "I get to play Country Thunder this summer, I get to record a new song and release it with Country 105, and none of that would be possible if it weren't for Ranchman's."
Riley said her family has fond memories of the place, and her mom and grandfather are friends with some of the people who have saddles displayed inside.
"The very first time I had the opportunity to play there, and I brought my mom with me, she had a bunch of memories come flooding back, so it's a generational memory, this place," Riley said.
"For a country music city, it is the country music venue."
The relocation is part of a mixed-use redevelopment named Ranchman's Village, which will replace the existing building.
The Deveraux Group of Companies and Lansdowne Equity Ventures are behind the redevelopment.
The new location is in the early planning stages, said Sameer Remtulla, senior vice-president of real estate and project development with Deveraux.
The plan is for Ranchman's to finish 2026 in the existing building, while Deveraux sets up the new building for use early next year, Remtulla explained. Then the focus will shift to the mixed-use development, including getting the required land use and development permits.
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