Tours are by appointment and are generally conducted Wednesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Arrangements can be made outside these windows with the Festival Hall Relationships Manager. We'll work with you to find a suitable booking. Please contact ishani@calgaryfolkfest.com to book your tour.
Rent Festival Hall
Our beautiful event space in the heart of historic Inglewood is available for rent to Calgary’s artistic and cultural communities, corporate and private functions of all kinds.
A soulful space to meet your needs
For over 10 years, our boutique, flexible event space has warmed the heart of historic Inglewood, hosting fashion events, film, food, music, dance, theatre, markets, meetings, weddings; just about anything you can imagine.
What will you use it for? Festival Hall is available to rent for the community, individuals and corporate and private functions. Now booking for fall 2024 to spring 2025.
PRICES
Here are the basic rental fees, as well as some additional services we offer. Feel free to use our calculator for making predictions.
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*Prices and availability are subject to change
*Prices and availability are subject to change
Renter Responsibilities
What are the renters responsibilities?
Festival Hall operates as a bridge between a performance hall and a community centre. All our renters should bring a spirit of DIY to their events. While we offer professional sound technician services and experienced bar service staff, all other front and back-of-house duties are the renter's responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, setup and strike of all furniture, cleaning, ticketing, greeting, ushering, stage managing, catering, etc.
We ask renters to clean up any major spills after your event, remove all outside rental gear and make Big Rock beer available for sale if your event is public.
For further information on renter responsibilities, please review our renter policy or contact the Festival Hall Relationship Manager at ishani@calgaryfolkfest.com.
Am I responsible for cleaning?
Renters are responsible for general cleanliness and management of our waste diversion centre during the duration of their event. We also ask that renters monitor and clean up any major spills. Our official cleaning policy is as follows.
"The User shall ensure the facility is left in an acceptable state of cleanliness as determined by the on-duty event supervisor. The User will be presented with a day of event checklist for review and sign off upon arrival and again at the end of their rental period. The user's areas of cleaning responsibility will be outlined in the day of event checklist and include, but are not limited to hall, lobby, women’s washroom, men’s washroom, green room, loading bay, bar/kitchenette, waste diversion Bins. The user will not be responsible for sweeping or mopping the above-stated areas unless stated areas are subjected to wear and tear above normal standards as determined by the on-duty event supervisor. Wear and tear above normal standards may include, but are not limited to: broken glass, spilled liquids, spilled food products, excessive waste or garbage."
Our event supervisors will be onsite during your rental to confirm cleanliness.
As a renter, do we require liability insurance?
Yes, we require that you have a minimum of $2 million worth of liability coverage that names the Folk Festival Society of Calgary as an additional insured. We recommend Foster Parker Brokers and Duuo.com.
Do you have a hard closing time?
Yes, our hard close for the facility is 2am, please take this into account when planning your event.
Facility Details
What does the rental include?
Renting Festival Hall gives you access to an 8-hour rental period. It also includes access to various furniture, such as (200) padded chairs as well as (4) reclaimed wood 7-foot farm tables, (4) 8-foot folding banquet tables, (6) 6-foot folding banquet tables, (8) tall cocktail tables with (20) high top chairs. We also have black spandex linens for the 6-foot tables, 8-foot tables and 2-foot cocktails.
Festival Hall's lobby features a service area available for bar and catering. The kitchenette includes a double-door industrial cooler, convection oven, ice freezer, double commercial sink, and a commercial dishwasher. Please keep in mind that we ask our renters to provide all glassware, dishes, chafing dishes, etc.
Festival Hall renters also have access to the Muruve Green Room, which is accessible either by elevator or rear staircase. The Green Room features (3) sinks with mirrors, an accessible washroom, shower, fridge, coffee maker and kettle, washer and dryer.
Does Festival Hall have a sound system, lighting gear and a stage?
Festival Hall features a dynamic staging system with (6) 4'x8' movable platforms. Festival Hall is acoustically tempered and is equipped with a mixing console graphical equalizer, stereo compressor, reverb, etc. As well as a complete microphone package, DI boxes, monitors and extensive cabling, available with the engagement of a Festival Hall sound technician.
Our basic A/V package is available at the cost of $100 ($150 as of January 1st, 2024) per event and includes access to:
(2) EV-powered mid-high speakers
(2) EV-powered subwoofers
(1) Behringer 6 CH analog mixing console
(1) Schure wireless microphone and mic stand
(1) 1/4" aux cable
Various XLR cables
We also offer a sound technician package that includes access to our 32-channel mixing console, microphone package, and technician (6 hours).
For complete specifications, view our lighting and gear List. Please note certain items on this list require the scheduling of a sound technician. Prices for our technicians are listed above.
Does Festival Hall have projection capabilities?
Festival Hall has a mounted 8k Lumen full HD projector and a 16' x 9' motorized projection screen. Our screen and projector rent of $150 per day
What is the Hall's capacity?
The hall capacity is 225 including all performers and staff. Seated performance capacity is 200 seats.
Bar Service
Do you have bar service?
Yes, we offer bar services for hire. Our bartenders charge $25 per hour for their services and accept tips. Our bartenders can be hired under our own license or can be contracted under a renter's license.
Please contact the Festival Hall Relationship Manager at ishani@calgaryfolkfest.com for more details.
What type of license do you have?
We have class B license that applies to live performances.
As a renter, can we suspend your license and bring in our own?
Yes, we will just to have notice in advance and you may bring in your own event license and alcohol.
Do you have glassware?
No, however we do have 7 oz and 12 oz compostable cups that you may purchase for $12 per sleeve of 50 cups.
Festival Hall tours
Cancellation policy
In the event of cancellation, a percentage of your invoiced amount will be retained; if notified less than 30 days prior = damage deposit held; if notified between 30 and 7 days prior = damage deposit and 50% of the invoiced amount will be withheld; if notified within 7 days prior to event = damage deposit and 100% of the total invoiced amount will be retained.
Does Festival Hall provide catering?
Festival Hall does not have internal catering, but we do have excellent caterers that we like to work with.
Devour Catering & Red Seal Dining
If these options don't meet your needs please feel free to source your own solution.
Do you offer holiday rental packages?
Reach out to our Festival Hall Rentals Manager for details. ishani@calgaryfolkfest.com
Does Festival Hall have dedicated parking?
There are three available parking spots for renters located in our loading dock. For guests of the renter, street parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If there is no street parking available, three pay lots are within a one-block radius.
Contact
Festival Hall Rentals Manager
Ishani Hemant
ishani@calgaryfolkfest.com