Canmore Folk Festival 2026

The Canmore Folk Music Festival is the longest running folk music festival in Alberta and one of its finest. 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.

Taking place over three days of the Heritage Day long weekend in August, the festival features 30+ individual acts or performers, family-friendly site, a free downtown concert on festival Friday evening, a kids’ area jammed with crafts, puppets, music, storytelling and a climbing wall. Its venue is the downtown Centennial Park in the heart of Canmore’s valley bottom. Surrounded on all sides by the majestic Rocky Mountains, the backdrop of breathtaking scenery merely enhances the incredible music pouring forth from four stages all weekend long.

The workshop stages partner up eclectic mixings of musicians from disparate and diverse backgrounds, often resulting in that ephemeral “lightning in a bottle” sound that will never be recreated twice.

Lineup:

Ahi, Barney Bentall, Begonia, Cat Clyde, Miko Marks, The Felice Brothers, Sarah Harmer, Steve Poltz, Wild Rivers, William Prince, Ahmed Moneka, Aladean Kheroufi, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Angela Autumn, Anna Tivel, Bob Sumner, Brianna Lizotte, Cave Arcade, Caamaño & Ameixeiras, Carter Felker, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Cousin Harley, Devan, Diyet and the Love Soldiers, Field Guide, J Tex, Janky Bungag, Joce Reyome, Kutcha Edwards & Shellie Morris, Madeleine Roger, Mia Kelly, Morgan Toney, Nurdjana, Petunia & The Vipers, Seth Anderson, Steve Dawson & The Hooded Mergansers, Supalung, The Dust Collectors, The Pairs, The Three Sisters, Twonees, Sandy Lecour, Side Hustle & More

Who is it for?

All ages – Family

Tickets :

Day Pass Youth (13-20) $51.52

Day Pass: Seniors: $91.56

Day Pass Adults: $100.47

Weekend Pass: $108.19 to $213.81

Under 12 and over 100: Free

How to get tickets?

Buy Online

 

Date & Time:

August 1 to 3, 2026 – Schedule

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.

Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Venue & Address :

Centennial Park, downtown Canmore

All-day parking is available on any of the numerous streets surrounding the Canmore Folk Fest site.