Here are 4 places to treat yourself to a different take on the traditional Stampede breakfast

Office workers are swapping their suits for denim. Country music is blaring through every quadrant of Calgary. And the city's bars and restaurants are decked out with barn doors and hay bales.

The Calgary Stampede is back.

And for those who start their Stampedin' earlier in the day, there are lots of pancake breakfasts. 

It's the 100th anniversary of the popular tradition.

But if you're looking for more than just pancakes and sausage, we've got you covered. Here are four fun (and tasty) takes on Stampede breakfasts to spice up the start of your day.

Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary

When: Friday, July 7 at 12 p.m.

Where: Nigerian House — 3132 26 St N.E.

Soon after the big parade downtown, members of Calgary's Nigerian community will come together for their annual breakfast at Nigerian House in northeast Calgary. 

Along with the traditional Stampede pancake breakfast, there will be Nigerian delicacies including fried yams, fish sauce, and akara.

Akara is a bean cake or bean fritter, typically made with beans or black-eyed peas that are turned into paste and then deep-fried. The word itself means pastry in Yoruba.

Nigerian musicians will also be entertaining the crowd with afrobeats tunes on the day.

Attendance is free to the public and the community is inviting anyone and everyone to attend.

Pacific Hut Almusal

When: Sunday, July 9 at 7:30 a.m.

Where: Pacific Hut restaurant parking lot – 3223 17 Ave. S.E.

For the sixth year, the Filipino community will host their Almusal (meaning breakfast) at the Pacific Hut restaurant parking lot in southeast Calgary.

The annual event will be full of food from the island nation, including eggs, hot dogs, fried rice, longganisa (a spiced, garlicky sausage often associated with Filipino cuisine) and pandesal (a traditional bread roll commonly eaten for breakfast).

Rhona Go, one of the organizers, says it wouldn't be a Filipino event without dancers and music.

"If you are Filipino of course you know," Go said. "You will be full and you will be entertained."

Attendance is free and organizers are expecting more than 1,000 people to come.

OMO Teppan & Kitchen

When: Saturday, July 8 at 8:30 a.m.

Where: 5222 Macleod Tr. S.W.

The Japanese steakhouse is hosting their sixth annual Green Tea Stampede Breakfast at the parking lot outside of their restaurant in the southwest.

The event will be a mix of cultures and food where the establishment's cultural roots will be fused with its connection to this city. 

Green tea pancakes and wagyu korokke — a Japanese-style croquette or hash brown made with mashed potatoes, sauteed onions, wagyu beef and deep fried into a fritter — will be the main attraction on the menu.

The event will also feature a live band, Siksika dancers and games where you can win free sushi.

It's free for the public to attend but organizers say that the line may be cut off once capacity is reached.

Ismaili Community of Calgary

When: Saturday, July 8 at 8 a.m.

Where: Calgary Headquarters Jamatkhana – 1128 45 Avenue N.E.

For the 26th year, the Ismaili Muslim Community will host thousands of Calgarians at the Jamatkhana in the city's northeast.

Along with the Stampede tradition of serving pancakes, there will be Bharazi, an authentic East African breakfast dish made of pigeon peas in a coconut cream curry sauce.

It's an opportunity to bring together Calgary and its communities through food and culture, said Munira Jessa with the Ismaili Muslim community.

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of that community's migration to Canada and it'll be commemorated at the event through a photo gallery that's open to all.

The breakfast is free for the public.