Join us for a four-day family-friendly cultural and musical extravaganza with over 70 artists, food vendors, an arts market, family zone and much more.
Calgary, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! It feels like just yesterday we were here celebrating our 40th anniversary, and as the sun sets on our 45th year we can't help but get a little misty-eyed over all the beautiful memories we've made — this year and every year since.
Join us next year for the 46th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival from July 24–27, 2025, powered by ATB
Did you know: in 2023 we diverted 70% of all festival waste from landfills? The Calgary Folk Music Festival has been dedicated to creating a green and eco-friendly festival for decades, and our incredible eco-crew are on the frontlines and helping us redefine our goals for the next five years. Environmental sustainability is a pillar of the Folk Festival Society of Calgary. Let's do everything we can to lighten our footprint in 2024! We are thrilled to be partnering with our friends at Routine Natural Beauty for our eco program! Stay tuned for more details.
Looking back at another great festival, we wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all our volunteers. We truly couldn’t do this without you, thank you for making the festival what it is. Looking to join our volunteer crew next year? We're always recruiting!
It’s a genre-bending affair that cleverly unites roots, world and indie icons and upstarts from around the globe. Some marquee artists the Festival has programmed include:
David Byrne • Digable Planets • Nathaniel Rateliffe • Emmylou Harris • Spoon • Belle & Sebastian • Sheila E. • Joe Jackson • Blue Rodeo • St. Vincent • Alabama Shakes • Blue Rodeo • Elvis Costello • Alison Krauss and Union Station • Fishbone • The Avett Brothers • Gillian Welch • Neko Case • k.d. lang • Chris Isaak • Feist • José González • Kris Kristofferson • Rhiannon Giddens • The Mavericks • Steve Earle • Lucinda Williams • The Halluci Nation + many more.