We are a year-round, non-profit org. committed to bringing exceptional musical experiences to our community. 🎶 Calgary Folk Music Festival July 24-27, 2025 🌞
That
#FolkFest
feeling is just around the corner… 🤩🙌
Join us July 21-24 on Prince’s Island Park for the 43rd annual Calgary Folk Music Festival, presented by ATB.
Advance tickets on sale at ! Save 15% on a full festival pass now (vs gate prices) 🌤️🎶
Your magical musical adventure awaits! 🎺✨
Immerse yourself in an enthralling weekend of song & dance for the 43rd annual Calgary Folk Music Festival at Prince’s Island Park, July 21-24, presented by
@atbfinancial
.
Tickets on sale: April 29
Line-up 👇🎶
We can’t wait to make more beautiful memories with you 😌✨
The 43rd annual Calgary
#FolkFest
begins Thursday, July 21. Today is your last chance to snag advance ticket prices 'til 11:59PM.
See you on the island folkies! 🌞🌿
Presented by
@atbfinancial
.
🎶:
@devongilfillian
Over the bridge and across the island, an enchanting adventure awaits at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, presented by
@atbfinancial
! 🕊🎺✨
Immerse yourself in a magical weekend of song and dance featuring artists from near and far on Prince’s Island Park, July 21–24.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson. He will be sorely missed by us all, and his influence will be felt for many generations to come. 🌾
📷: Doug Callow
I’m not crying, you’re crying! 😭💖
Well actually, we were all crying! We witnessed greatness tonight with
@EmmylouSongbird
who closed out our Thursday ATB Financial Mainstage with a legendary performance.
📷️:
@jarrett_edmund
We are beyond thrilled to be returning this summer to Prince's Island Park! ☀️
Join us from July 21-28 for Summer Serenades, presented by ATB.
Read below for our safety protocols and how we are keeping everyone safe.
Tickets on sale June 18th! ✨
Wow - that’s a wrap on the final day of
#CFMF40
! Thank you for celebrating our 40th Birthday with us, Calgary. It truly was one we will never forget. See you next year! 💥 📷: Jarrett Edmund
✨ We have a pretty special artist announcement for you today. 🤯🤩 AND in just one month we announce our full lineup for the 40th Annual Calgary Folk Music Festival, presented by ATB! ✨
#cfmf40
As the legend goes, it was over 11 years ago a fresh-faced mayoral candidate announced their bid for mayor, and some say his very first campaign took place right outside the Folk Fest gates...
We don't know if the story is 100% true, but the rest was history!
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Festival Hall is lit tonight in red for awareness of the live event industry that remains dark. Follow the story from venues across Canada at
@liveeventcomm
.
#lightuplive
The dusty foot philosopher himself
@KNAAN
lighting up the
@ATBfinancial
Mainstage to close out Friday night at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. ✨
📸
@sparrow_ron
We know many of you have been waiting to hear if the Calgary Folk Fest will go ahead as planned this summer. It is with heavy hearts that we have to cancel the 41st annual Festival due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
Read our full statement:
Calgary, that was a night we’ll never forget! ✨
We are overflowing with emotion, gratitude and love for our incredible community and city. All weekend long we laughed, we danced, we saw old friends and met brand new ones.
😍😍😍
@SierraFerrell
’s dynamic vocals, magnetic stage presence, and category-defying music left us in awe of her talent.
The music city native fit right in with Cowtown fashion, too 🤠
📷: Kyle Riva
Our hero 😍
@tanikacharles7
saved the day, filling a slot at the last minute on the ATB MainStage. And what an amazing show she put on!
There was funk. There was soul. There was a gorgeous rendition of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” *siiiiiiiigh*
📸
@repodcasting
Our folk headquarters and community hub Festival Hall is turning 10! 🥳🎉
We're kicking off the next decade with Festival Hall Unleashed: The Sequel, presented by
@atbfinancial
Calgary, get ready to move your feet, because
@atribecalledred
is coming back to Calgary Folk Fest and this time they're bringing their beats to
#CFMF2018
Mainstage on Saturday night. 🙌🏾
See
@mariel_buckley
& her band return to Calgary for a special hometown hoedown this Saturday, October 15, at the Royal Canadian Legion
#1
, with special guests Amy Nelson and Sammy Volkov. 🍻
Tickets on sale now at 🎶
Wow! 🤩 The 44th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival was one for the books! This year had a bit of everything: spouts of rain and bursts of sunshine, late night dance parties and afternoon naps, a bounty of brand new memories and joyous reunions with old friends.
We are devastated to hear of the passing of Dallas Good, singer-guitarist for the legendary Canadian rock group The Sadies.
Dallas was a brilliant musician and an inspiration to generations of aspiring artists. Our deepest condolences to his brother, family and friends. ♥️
We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justin Townes Earl. He's left us with wonderful memories of his time performing in Calgary and the incredible music he created. Rest in peace, Justin. ❤️
We are thrilled to bring you the first annual Festival Hall-iday market in the heart of Inglewood! ⛄💕
Join us on Sunday, December 5th from 10AM - 6PM at Festival Hall for local artisans, live music, and wholesome holiday magic. Help us 'deck the hall' by shopping local! 🎁✨
Buckle up Calgary, we're bringing the world to your doorstep for an electrifying, adventure-filled weekend. The Calgary Folk Music Festival's 45th anniversary kicks off July 25–28 on Prince's Island Park, powered by
@atbfinancial
Tickets:
Keep watching the ATB stage for Irish songwriter
@LisaHannigan
at 7:40 PM (MT) one of a special presentation as part of Secret Song festival in Cork, IE.
Fantastic news folkies! ✨
We've got an all-site license this year! Bring your Big Rock straight to your tarp — you'll never miss a moment of the music again! 🍻
Tag your beer garden buddy in the comments and let them know! 🙌
@bigrockbrewery
📷️: Mike Tan
🍂 Wilco week is here! 🎸
Join us this Friday at the Southern Alberta
@Jubilee_AB
as
@Wilco
makes their return to Calgary for the first time in 12 years.
Limited tickets remaining, you won't want to miss this one folkies! 👇✨
Thursday, you were SO GOOD! Hands up if you had an amazing time at
#CFMF40
yesterday 🙌 Our highlight reel is comin in hot - RT this video and you could win one of our limited edition accordion pins!
#yyc
See you on the island!
The chemistry between
@chantalkreviaz
&
@rainemaida
is electrifying on stage, wow-ing our audience with their vulnerability covering songs from across their careers and shared stories of their writing process as a couple.
📷: Paul Fesko
This is going to be magical 😍✨
@reuben_thedark
will be joined by the Bullhorn Singers for an incredible evening of song and dance at the Jack Singer (
@yycARTS
) Sunday, February 20th.
Have you snagged your tickets yet? 👇🌙
How incredible were the
@violentfemmes
? 🤯🔥
The celebrated band played a raucous two set performance, marking 40+ years of their debut album & sophomore follow-up "Hallowed Ground", to the sold-out crowd at
@macewanhall
on May 7.
📷️:
@jarrett_edmund
We are awestruck after
@tanyatucker
's performance. She brought that Texan heat and those sweet western sounds to the
@atbfinancial
Mainstage.
📸: Allison Seto
The days are getting longer and this summer we're going Virtually Live with a series of interactive online concerts presented by
@atbfinancial
w/ funding from
@RozsaFoundation
.
Join May 30–July 4 for a reimagined summer of music!
Details at
Just as our community comes together to make Folkfest happen,
@mickflannery
and
@soundsofson
came together to gift our attendees with their beautiful harmonies.
Their voices perfectly complement one another and had us swooning from the MainStage lawn.
📸
@shotbyjoe
We have been blown away by all your messages of support over the past 24 hrs. Thank you!
Our audience has always been relentlessly supportive of live music. In order to weather the next 12 months, we would benefit strongly from your financial support.
Wow. WOW. 🤯
How do we even begin to describe that absolutely legendary performance by
@theroots
? It was an all-timer, Calgary. History was made on this night. We'll never forget it.
📷️: Greg Bennett
This time last year we would have been setting up on our beloved Prince's Island. Things look different this year but we are still going to celebrate with
#CFMFathome
on July 23 – 26!
Find all the details and pay-what-you-can tickets at
Photo: Mike Tan
It’s true,
@digableplanets
really are cool like dat. 😎
The hip-hop pioneers had our Thursday audience on their feet and dancing along in the rain.
📸:
@kylerivaphoto
and Jarrett Edmund
Thank you Mayor
@nenshi
for your many years of service to our city, your extraordinary leadership during the flood that nearly sank us, your excellent tarp skipping skills, your encouragement over the past 18 months and the countless memories we made with you on the island
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So exciting to drop in
@nmc_canada
studios to see how the
#cfmf40
album project is coming along!
@mariel_buckley
and band in today recording The Tragically Hip!
A Latin Grammy nominee and international star on the rise,
@Xeniafranca
's unique sound is built from traditional, polyrhythmic percussion and samba intersecting with modern electronica, jazz and R&B.
See her live
#CFMFathome
on July 24 @ 7 PM.
Read more
Let's get back to live! Join us for
#SummerSerenades
from July 22-28, presented by
@atbfinancial
!
Warm nights under the waning sun, butterflies before your favorite song, and the friends that have missed you so much... it's time!
Get your tickets today!
Stand up for The Halluci Nation! (
@atribecalledred
) 🙌✨
We cranked the dials all the way to the max on Sunday afternoon for the triumphant return of The Halluci Nation💥
📷: Chelsea Lees & Mike Tan
We are devastated to hear about the loss of Koady Chaisson of The East Pointers this morning.
Our deepest condolences to the Chaisson family, the band, and all of those whose lives were touched by Koady and the incredible music he created.
Our annual winter ritual has returned! 🌛
We're bringing back the heat. The 8th annual Block Heater music festival returns this coming February 9-12, powered by
@atbfinancial
.
Get tickets: 🎷
Artwork: Geneva L. Haley ✨
We are so thankful for the phenomenal dedication of our community, our volunteers, staff, the droves of folkies who help make the festival possible, and YOU ALL!
We needed somebody to lean on, and you were all there. Goodnight, folkies 💖
See you in 2023! 🕊
📸: Jacquie Hodge
Volunteers needed! 🙋♀️✨
Volunteering for the Folk Fest is the BEST way to not only access the event for free, but also to help the music machine run behind-the-scenes.
We still have room for new folkies. Register today via the link below! 👇
Happy
#nationalvolunteerweek
, folks! Today we are taking a moment to celebrate all the volunteers that put so much love into Calgary Folk Fest all year round. And to volunteers everywhere, thank you 🙏🏼 for all you do to make our communities better. 💖
📷: Katharine Andrews
A HUGE thank you to our volunteers, whose smiling faces welcomed our folkies in and took took care of them all weekend. 👏👏👏 None of this would be possible with you! 💖
📸: Caitlind Brown, James Stangroom, Jacquie Hodge, Jarrett Edmund, Paul Fesko, Kyle Riva, Lisa Amos
We are very sad to hear the news that our friends at
@sledisland
have had to cancel their festival this year. We know personally how much passion and love goes into putting together a music festival. We look forward to their return in 2021. ❤️
It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, scheduled to take place June 24-28.
For the full statement and FAQs, visit .
Good morning,
#yyc
! We are so grateful for your smiling faces and look forward to us all being together again. If you're able, please consider a donation to help the Festival stay strong this year.
We're coming out of hibernation for our annual winter ritual, Block Heater, presented by
@atbfinancial
! 🌙
Join us Feb 17–20 for compelling and diverse live sounds from our own backyard, Canada and the world.
Full line-up reveal: Jan 7
Tickets: Jan 10
Artwork: Geneva L Haley