The Calgary Folk Music Festival is one of Canada’s flagship, trailblazing music festivals. It's been held annually since 1980 at the beautiful Prince’s Island Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Our broad, cutting-edge programming boasts 70+ artists from near and far playing on seven stages in concerts and collaborative sessions featuring everything from folk to funk to global sounds and fresh hip hop.
The Calgary Folk Music Festival's 10th annual Block Heater returned Valentine's day weekend, February 14–15, powered by ATB. Featuring 18 international artists across three downtown venues. The annual music festival returns February 2026, stay tuned!
Congratulations to the winner of our all expenses paid trip for two to see Dead & Company (Grateful Dead with John Mayer) live at the Sphere in Las Vegas, April 26! The winning ticket number was D-1320. We hope you have a blast!
Our beautiful event space in the heart of historic Inglewood is available to be rented for Calgary’s cultural community and for corporate and private functions.
It’s been 45 years of music, magic and memories. What began in 1980 as a modest two-day affair on three stages has grown into the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s current incarnation — a four-day extravaganza that highlights brilliant upstart and iconic artists from around the corner and the globe in concerts and our unique collaborative sessions on eight stages, plus Block Heater and other year-round programming.
A new festival is on the horizon, and we need your help! Returning volunteers will receive an email in early March with instructions on how to confirm themselves for 2025. Have any family or friends that would like to join the volunteer family? Let them know our new volunteer applications open March 10, and we're always looking for fresh, new faces.
Introducing our 2025 artist-in-residence, Sarah Slaughter! Sarah is a Canadian visual artist whose practice reflects her wide-open perspective and respect for multidisciplinary creation. Her work spans painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, and design. Driven by a passion for travel and learning, she explores the world to connect with people and their spaces. Each piece is crafted with a thoughtful process, drawing inspiration from human stories and the textures of everyday life.
