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Credit: Edmonton Folk Music Festival
From mud festivals to cowboy gatherings, here is a list of music festivals to rock out to during the year of 2019.
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)
- Page 2: Alberta Music Festivals in Summer to Fall (~ June 15 to December 21)
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Various Venues, Edmonton
March 20, 2019 To March 24, 2019
Free & Ticketed Events
For the past 30 years, New Music Edmonton (NME) has been hunting down the world’s most innovative, cutting edge sounds to bring back to Edmonton. This will ... »
First Presbyterian Church, 10025 105 St, Edmonton
May 3, 2019 To May 5, 2019
$10.5 to $42
Early Music Alberta strives to engage and expose a larger public to music prior to circa 1850, through historically informed performance practices; with performances, recordings, workshops, ... »
Giovanni Caboto Park, 108 Ave & 95 St, Edmonton
June 1, 2019 To June 2, 2019
Free
Bring your friends, your kids, your parents, your grandparents, your neighbours, your acquaintances and even complete strangers you meet on the street to show the whole city ... »
MacEwan Hall, Collegiate Boulevard Northwest, Calgary
June 8, 2019
403-355-5696
$30.00 & up
It’s not every day you get to Reggae! Join Calgary ReggaeFest at Riddim West!! Featuring world-class musical performers from Canada and the world, Calgary ReggaeFest is ... »
Various Venues, Edmonton
June 11, 2019 To June 21, 2019
780-433-4532
Free & Ticketed Events
Annual music festival featuring solo piano recital, string quartets and mixed chamber music, performed by world-renowned artists, both local and international. The Edmonton Chamber Music Society is ... »
Fiasco Gelato, 19 Street Southeast, Calgary
June 15, 2019
Fiasco presents Sounds of Summer, the first annual food and music festival that brings together local artists, food trucks & your favourite Alberta brews! Taking place outside ... »
Various Venues, Calgary
June 19, 2019 To June 23, 2019
Free & ticketed events
Each June, the five-day music and arts festival brings together a community of more than 250 bands, comedy, film and art as well as over 30,000 attendees in more ... »
Various Venues, Edmonton
June 21, 2019 To June 30, 2019
(780) 990-0222
Free & Ticketed Events
The TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival has sounds to suit every taste as it features over 10 days of jazz, and features more than 70 events across 8 venues. Artists ... »
Four Seasons Park, 41 Ave, Beaumont
June 21, 2019 To June 22, 2019
Weekend Pass: $115
Line up announcement on March 16, 2019. »
North Country Fair festival grounds, Driftpile
July 4, 2019 To July 7, 2019
$30 to $239.00
Taking place in the beautiful boreal wilderness of Northern Alberta, the intimate and majestic Astral Harvest Festival will return once again this year for Season 12. The nestled ... »
Prince's Island Park, Eau Claire Avenue Southwest, Calgary
July 25, 2019 To July 28, 2019
TBA
It’s a genre-defying, continent-linking festival where fiercely independent, creative troubadours and master instrumentalists from Mauritania, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Ethiopia, the United States and ... »
Hawrelak Park Heritage Amphitheatre, 9930 Groat Road NW, Edmonton
July 26, 2019 To July 28, 2019
TBA
The Interstellar Rodeo is an intimate, taste-making music festival set in Edmonton’s Heritage Amphitheatre, which boasts covered seating, a permanent stage and excellent acoustics. The festival ... »
Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary
July 26, 2019 To July 28, 2019
TBA
The annual Terminus Festival is back for year 8! Bands from all over the world will gather in Calgary for a weekend of dark electronic, synth, industrial madness. ... »
Shaw Millennium Park, 1220 9 Ave SW, Calgary
July 29, 2019 To August 4, 2019
$25 & up
The 15th Annual Calgary International Blues Festival, brings you the best in Blues! A week filled with workshops, special events and concerts culminates in 4 days & nights ... »
Camrose Regional Exhibition, Exhibition Drive, Camrose
August 1, 2019 To August 4, 2019
$110 and up
Brooks & Dunn, Old Dominion, Toby Keith, Kane Brown, Brett Kissel, Brothers Osborne, High Valley, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ronnie Milap, Pam Tillis, Charlie Major, Aaron Goodvin, Lindsay Ell, ... »
Heritage Park, 4204 50 Street, Stony Plain
August 2, 2019 To August 4, 2019
$40 & up
Lineup: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, The Cleverlys , Front Country, High Fidelity,The Barefoot Movement,The Tim O’Brien Band,John Reischman & The Jaybirds,Bill and the ... »
Centennial Park, 5 Avenue, Canmore
August 3, 2019 To August 5, 2019
403-678-2524
$30 & up
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, ... »
Max Bell Centre Grounds, 1001 Barlow Trail SE, Calgary,
August 3, 2019 To August 4, 2019
$149.95 & up
The Chainsmokers, Steve Aoki, W&W, and Slushii, Above & Beyond, Alesso, KSHMR, and Matoma, Infected, Mushroom, K?D, Slynk, CID, Kris Kaiden, and Khanvict, Vanic, Jonas Blue, ... »
Hilah Ayers Wilderness RV Park, 473008 Range Road 10, Mulhurst Bay
August 3, 2019 To August 4, 2019
780-389-4071
$50 - $112.50
The Pigeon Lake Music Festival is a celebration unlike any other that takes place each summer on the August long weekend in Mulhurst Bay. The event features ... »
Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton
August 8, 2019 To August 11, 2019
780-429-1999
TBA
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 ... »
Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh
August 9, 2019 To August 10, 2019
1-866-440-3500 or 403-534-2129
TBA
There is a stellar line up for this year’s SAMF to benefit STARS® Air Ambulance. With over 25+ talented local musicians and bands graciously participating to help ... »
Bonnyville Rodeo Grounds, 4201 55 St, Bonnyville
August 15, 2019 To August 18, 2019
$25 & up
Come rock out to concerts by Default & Tim Hicks, enjoy racing categories such as rockcrawlers, quads, moto-cross, demolition and more, and if you’re feeling athletic, join ... »
Prairie Winds Park, 223 Castleridge Blvd NE, Calgary
August 16, 2019 To August 18, 2019
$75 & up
Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Miranda Lambert with Pistol Annies, Terri Clark, Lauren Alaina, Jordan Davis, Roos & Boots with Collin Raye, Aaron Tippin & Sammy Kershaw, Jimmie Allen, Meghan ... »
Stony Plain & Parkland Pioneer Museum, 41 Avenue, Stony Plain
August 16, 2019 To August 18, 2019
$20 to $45
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 & ... »
William Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road, Edmonton
August 16, 2019 To August 17, 2019
Weekend $120 & up
The ninth installment of the festival features a roster of some of the finest Canadian and American rock superstars never before seen on the Edmonton Rockfest stage. »
Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Road, Edmonton
August 23, 2019 To August 25, 2019
$27.50 & up
2019 Line-Up: Rott’n Dan and Lightnin’ Willy, Rick Vito, The Proven Ones, Mark Hummel’s Chicago Blues Party, Rooster Davis Group, Uncle Wigglys Hot Shoes Blues Band, ... »
John Dudar Park, Township Rd 534, Myrnam
August 23, 2019 To August 24, 2019
1-780-581-4006
TBA
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 ... »
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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
January 24 to 27, 2019
Various Venues, Calgary
$ 28 to $60.00
Tongue On The Post Festival – Medicine Hat
Winter folk music festival! Details
~January 21 – 26, 2019
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
~ February 21 to 23, 2019
Various Venues, Inglewood – Calgary
$15 – $42
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: February 4 to 9, 2019
Garneau and University area, Edmonton
Free & Ticketed Events
Mid Winter Blues Fest – Calgary
~ End of February/Early March: February 24 to March 2, 2019
Various Venues, Inglewood – Calgary
~$15 – $80 (wristband)
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: 2019 — TBA
Uptown Folk Club 7308-76 Ave NW Edmonton
~$20 – $40
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
March 20 – 24, 2019
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84th Ave, Edmonton and other venues
Free & Ticketed Events
Alberta Music Festivals in Spring (~ March 20 to June 21)
Northern Lights Music Festival – Edmonton
EDM Festival. Details
Easter Weekend – TBA
Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
TBA
Early Music Festival – Edmonton
Music festival featuring works prior to circa 185os. Details
May, 3 to 5, 2019
First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton
Free & ticketed events.
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
On Hiatus until 2020
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.
Varies
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
June 1 & 2, 2019
~ 1st Weekend of June
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 St and 109 Ave, Edmonton
Free
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
Varies with performances.
JazzYYC Summer Festival – Calgary
Mid June
Various Venues, Calgary
Free & ticketed events.
Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival
2019 – TBA
Various Venues, Lethbridge
Free and ticketed events.
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