Edmonton Folk Music Festival

Vibrant … dramatic … colourful … and friendly. When describing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, musicians and patrons are unanimous. This year’s edition promises to be all that and more for the Edmontonians, visitors and volunteers who will claim their patch of grass on the hill at Gallagher Park to listen and move to the beat of more than 60 music-makers from the four corners of the globe.

Set in the lush river valley with the city skyline as its backdrop, the festival is an annual gathering that has come to epitomize Edmonton as a “festival city.” This is a family event, whether you come to listen to music, reconnect with old friends, or join the army of 2,200 volunteers who keep the festival running as the world-class event it has become since it was started in 1980.

2026 Line-up:

Adam Baldwin, Amble, Anna Tivel, Annie & The Caldwells, Arrested Development, Ásgeir, Bella White, Bombino, Brianna Lizotte, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Buyepongo, Cat Power, Corb Lund, Courtney Marie Andrews, D.K. Harrell, Daby Touré, Dailey & Vincent, Damien O’Kane & Ron Block, Dana Sipos, Djékady feat. Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block, Djely Tapa, Dove Ellis, DUG, Fantastic Cat, Gwenifer Raymond, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Jeffrey Martin, Jeremie Albino, Joe Nolan, Joel Plaskett, John R. Miller, Julian Taylor, Kate Rusby, La Déferlance, Leif Vollebekk, Madalitso Band, Mariel Buckley, Mia Kelly, Nathaniel Rateliff, Nick Mulvey, Ocie Elliott, Of Monsters and Men, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr & The Zydeco Twisters, School of Song, Caylie G, Mitch Gorman, Paul Cournoyer, The Western Thistles, Sister Ray, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Supalung, SYML, The Brudi Brothers, The Mbira Renaissance Band, The Milk Carton Kids, The Pairs, The Point., The Womack Sisters, Thee Sacred Souls, Tia Wood, Trousdale.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets :

2026 tickets go on sale Saturday, June 6 Online only, 10:00 am

4 day pass:

Adult Personal Pass $244.00
U-25 Personal Pass $189.00
Senior Personal Pass $189.00
Youth Personal Pass $117.00

Single Day Tickets:
Redeemable at the Gate for day bands only.

Adult (18-64): Thursday $109.00/Friday $109.00/Saturday $115.00/Sunday $115.00

Senior (65-79): Thursday $56.00/ Friday $56.00/ Saturday $56.00 /Sunday $56.00

Youth (12-17): Thursday $42.00/Friday $42.00/Saturday $42.00/Sunday $42.00

All ticket prices subject to GST and fees.

80 and over / 11 and under: FREE
(if you are 65-79 seniors’ ticket prices present a financial hardship,
please call 780-429-1899)

Festival Ticket Office will be open this summer after ticket sales day.

How to get tickets?

Buy Online

 

Date & Time:

August 6-9, 2026.

Thursday

• Welcome
• The Womack Sisters
• Corb Lund
• Thee Sacred Souls

Friday

• Session Stages
• Concerts and sessions on six side stages
• Amble
• Buffalo Traffic Jam
• Of Monsters and Men

Saturday

• Dailey & Vincent
• Annie & The Caldwells
• Leif Vollebekk
• Cat Power
• Arrested Development

Sunday

• Bombino
• St. Paul & The Broken Bones
• Ocie Elliott
• Nathaniel Rateliff
• Finale

Schedule subject to change.

Schedule

Venue & Address :

Gallagher Park – 9411 – 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6C 3W1 CA

No onsite Parking

Park and Ride: University of Alberta

Bus pick up – south east corner of the Butterdome (87 Ave and approx. 114 St).