# How come there's never been a Cowtown dopefest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679 "2004-08-20T05:44:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/1 "2004-08-20T05:44:05Z")
Calgary, that is. ---
**Author:** ![IGJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/igjoe/32/5420_2.png) [@IGJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGJoe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/2 "2004-08-20T05:50:13Z")
I guess the simple answer would be that no one’s ever gotten around to organizing one. I was at a Dopefest in Edmonton a few years back, and we had a really good time. If anyone wanted to get a group together in Calgary, I’d defintely consider coming! ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/3 "2004-08-20T06:08:55Z")
Well, since there’s never been any one remotely near me (no, that’s not true, there’s been at least one in Washington state that I thought of going to - but with that aside), I’ve never paid attention to how a Doper organses a 'Fest, or what people do at that 'Fest. I suppose the first - and most important - question is, would anyone want to have an Alberta Dopefest? ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/4 "2004-08-20T06:18:05Z")
You guys are [killing](http://www.njsouth.com/index-cowtown.htm) me. I’m serious. Between Calgary and Great Falls is a whole-lotta-nothin’. Give me a day and time, and I’ll be there. Seriously: I did DopeFest Doha 2004. What’s that, you haven’t heard about it? Me neither. But it was one helluva solitary party. 😃 Tripler Really, I’ve got the itchin’ for some DopeFestin’. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/5 "2004-08-20T13:13:46Z")
I’d consider coming as well. Why not? Might be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/6 "2004-08-21T15:05:07Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-theres-never-been-a-cowtown-dopefest/260679/7 "2004-08-21T19:39:53Z")
How do you organize one? Well… you basically do this. Post a thread asking who’d like to get together… ask when might be a good time… try to find someplace that’s somewhat central to where people are at and is easy to find. That one Mr Pud mentioned I organized 🙂 I’m now in cowtown myself but the main reason for organizing the last one was cuz Cumber came up from Australia and I figured it’s as good a reason as any to get together. It was told to me the person whose idea it was is the one who gets to plan. So your turn Standup Karmic!