From mud festivals to cowboy gatherings, here is a list of music festivals to rock out to during the year 2022.
List of 60+ Music Festivals in Alberta.
Contents
- Upcoming Festivals from our Calendar (mostly from Calgary & Edmonton Area)
- Alberta Music Festivals in Winter & Spring (~ December 22 to June 15)
- Alberta Music Festivals in Summer to Fall (~ June 15 to December 21)
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Alberta Music Festivals in Winter (~ December 22 to March 20)
BIG Winter Classic – Calgary
Arts, music and local craft beer will collide at BIG Winter Classic for a four-day winter wonderland weekend that doesn’t involve getting up at 6 am and hitting the slopes. Details
Usually held in January
Various Venues, Calgary
Tongue On The Post Festival – Medicine Hat
Winter folk music festival! Details
Usually held in January
Medalta Potteries, 763 Medalta Ave SE, Medicine Hat and other venues.
Block Heater – Calgary
The Calgary Folk Music Festival presents the Block Heater, a winter music extravaganza. Details
Usually held in February
Various Venues, Inglewood – Calgary
Winter Roots Roundup Festival – Edmonton
The festival focuses on knitting together the best of folk, roots and blues music through film, workshops and live performances. Details
~ Early February
Garneau and University area, Edmonton
Mid Winter Blues Fest – Calgary
~ End of February/Early March
Various Venues, Inglewood – Calgary
Uptown Folk Club Winterfest – Edmonton
A two day Music Festival featuring local and North America’s best Folk & Roots Performers. Details
~ Mid of February, around family day weekend
Uptown Folk Club 7308-76 Ave NW Edmonton
Now Hear This – Edmonton
New Music Edmonton’s annual festival. Spanning three days with dozens of performances, Now Hear This showcases an incredible roster of local, national and international musicians, composers, dancers, visual and sound artists, and much more, alongside free lectures, panel talks and open participation events. Details
Usually held in March
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84th Ave, Edmonton and other venues
Alberta Music Festivals in Spring (~ March 20 to June 21)
Early Music Festival – Edmonton
Music festival featuring works prior to circa 185os. Details
May
First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton
Shredmonton Metal Festival And Conference – Edmonton
Showcasing Western Canada’s heaviest hitting bands, as well as featuring multiple seminars hosted by professionals in various fields of the music industry. Details
Last held in 2018.
Rainmaker Concert Series and Music Fest – St Albert
Rainmaker Concert Series and Music Fest: End of May
Kinsmen Grounds, 47 Riel Drive, St. Albert.
NUOVA Opera & Music Theatre Festival – Edmonton
Classical Opera & Music Festival. Details
Late May to June.
In and around Edmonton.
Heart of the City – Edmonton
Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival is an all ages festival with fun things for all to do. Details
~ 1st Weekend of June
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 St and 109 Ave, Edmonton
Summer Concert Series – Banff National Park
Celebrate the arrival of summer with Outdoor Concert series at Performance in the Park in Banff National Park. Details
Summer.
Shaw Amphi Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts
JazzYYC Summer Festival – Calgary
Mid June
Various Venues, Calgary
Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival
Late Spring
Various Venues, Lethbridge
Alberta Music Festivals in Summer (~ June 15 to September 22)
Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival
Enjoy the best in live Canadian blues, roots, folk, rockabilly and country music featuring all Canadian ~ musicians and bands. Details
~ June 3rd weekend – Father’s Day weekend
Four Seasons Park, 41 Ave, Beaumont
Sled Island – Calgary
Sled Island is an annual summer festival featuring over 250 bands plus film, comedy and art across 30+ venues in Calgary! Details
End of June
Various Venues, Calgary
Summer Solstice Music Festival – Edmonton
Chamber Music Festival. Details
~ June 3rd weekend – Father’s Day weekend
Various Venues, Edmonton
Medicine Hat Jazz Fest
Late June
Various Venues, Medicine Hat
North Country Fair – Driftpile
Great music, rustic camping, a beautiful Boreal Forest venue, delicious food, craft vendors, interesting workshops, children’s activities. The Solstice Sun barely sets and the music plays on til dawn. Details
June
Edmonton International Jazz Festival
The Edmonton International Jazz Festival (EIJF) honors the community’s decades-long jazz tradition, uniting everything from funk, Afro-Cuban, bebop, contemporary, swing, R&B, standards and more under one musical umbrella. The Festival includes shows for hard-core jazz aficionados and newcomers alike with intimate club shows, cabaret-style performances, free outdoor concerts and international touring acts. Details
June
Various Venues, Edmonton
Calgary Stampede – Calgary
Early July
Calgary Stampede Grounds.
Pembina River Nights – Mayerthorpe
July
Rangeton Park, Mayerthorpe
C’mon Festival – Edmonton
Chamber music festival. Details
~ Mid July
Studio 96, 10909 96 Street, Edmonton
PeaceFest -Peace River
~ June/July
Peace River
Wild Mountain Music Festival – Hinton
Third weekend of July
Entrance Ranch near Hinton, Alberta
K-Days – Edmonton
Major summer festival of Edmonton with international artists performing at two stages.
~ Last two weeks in July
Northlands, 7515 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton
Sasquatch Gathering – Mayerthorpe
The Sasquatch Gathering and Music Festival is a non-profit recreational and artistic event presented by the Sasquatch Community Arts Society, a registered Alberta not-for-profit association.
July
Metis Crossing, Smoky Lake
Calgary Folk Music Festival
July
Prince’s Island Park, Calgary
Terminus Festival – Calgary
Western Canada’s only multi-day industrial/ebm/dark electro festival featuring bands from all over the world. Details
July
Dickens, 1000 9th Ave. SW, Calgary
Calgary International Blues Festival
Featuring a full week of blues that culminate in 4 days & nights of non-stop music at Shaw Millienium Park followed by the nightly Twilight Blues dance parties, this family friendly event is renowned for its great music, relaxed atmosphere and warm hospitality! Details
July End
Shaw Millenium Park, Calgary
Chasing Summer – Calgary
Western Canada’s largest electronic music festival. Details
August
Max Bell Centre Festival Grounds
1001 Barlow Trail Southeast, Calgary
Loud As Hell Heavy Metal Festival – Drumheller
This annual event in Drumheller is celebrating it’s 7th year of hosting a weekend full of heavy metal in the Canadian Badlands. Details
August long weekend
Dinosaur Downs stampede grounds, Drumheller
Canmore Folk Music Festival
Adhering to a philosophy and legacy of folk, world, blues and roots music, the festival since 1978 has attracted up to 21,000 music fans annually from across southern Alberta, western Canada, the northwestern USA and indeed the world. Details
August
Centennial Park, Canmore
Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival – Stony Plain
Canada’s largest bluegrass festival. The Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival features some of the top performers in bluegrass music as well as talented up-and-coming musicians. The three-day music festival is jam-packed with activities for the whole family, including on-stage live music, workshops, a “slow-pitch jam,” food concessions and craft tables, the Kids’ Corner, and a festival souvenir table. Details
~ Last weekend of July/1st Weekend of August
Stony Plain Exhibition Park, 4202 – 50 Street, Stony Plain
Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose
Canada’s largest bluegrass festival. The Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival features some of the top performers in bluegrass music as well as talented up-and-coming musicians.
~ August Long Weekend
Camrose Regional Exhibition, Exhibition Drive, Camrose
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
One of the best Folk Music Festivals in Canada.
~Early August
Gallagher Park (97 Ave and 94 St), Edmonton
Southern Alberta Music Festival – Mossleigh
August
Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh
Calgary ReggaeFest
Experience why this Calgary family event has become the premier summer Reggae Festival in all of Canada. Chill out with a brew in the Village, hang with the kids in the Zone, savor the flavours of island spices and see what souvenir you’d like to take home. Details
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Bro-Tel Backyard Festival
This initiative began in the summer of 2015 when a few friends thought about doing a little house concert to bring some of the community together in their home, and to showcase some local talent.
August
John Dudar Park, Township Rd 534, Myrnam
Country Thunder Music Festival – Calgary
Enjoy you three days filled with epic country music!
August
Prairie Winds Park, 223 Castleridge Blvd NE, Calgary
Stony Plain Cowboy Gathering
Gain a new appreciation of the west’s rich and incredible cowboy heritage and celebrate the cowboy scene through music, cowboy poetry and the visual arts & crafts. With extraordinary entertainers, you’ll have the time of your life! Details
August
Heritage Park, 5100 41 Avenue, Stony Plain
Bear Creek Folk Festival – Grand Prairie
The fest features 4 stages with over 30 provincial, national, and international touring artists performing from a wide range of genres, including country, Celtic, blues, gospel, Americana, bluegrass, world music, contemporary and traditional folk, rock , and many things in between. With its diverse and high-calibre lineup, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Details
August
Borstad Hill, Muskoseepi Park, Grand Prairie
Come by the Hills – Wainwright
The festival features an ecclectic music line up in a beautiful setting. Details
August
Mistahaya Retreat Centre, Wainwright
Edmonton Blues Festival
~ Late August
Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, Edmonton
Symphony Under the Sky – Edmonton
Join us under the stars for four irresistible nights of music ranging from classical gems to Hollywood hits, by Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Details
~ Labour Day Weekend
Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, Edmonton
Honens Festival & Piano Competition – Calgary
Experience the festival that discover and launch the careers of the world’s most promising pianists. Enjoy listening to Complete Pianists—21st century artists for 21st century audiences and other renowned musicians throughout the festival. Details
September
Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons, 205 8th Avenue SE, Calgary
Jasper Music Folk Festival – Jasper National Park
Roots, rhythm, folk and blues music. Details
September
500 Bonhomme St, Jasper
Alberta Music Festivals in Fall (~September 22 to December 21)
Festival of Canadian Jazz – Edmonton
Annual Yardbird festival of Canadian Jazz. Details
November
Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton
June 19 – 23, 2019 is “Centric MusicFest,” a classical music festival in Lethbridge Alberta.
4th Annual. Great international/Canadian performers and 5 performances in as many days.