Calgary Folk Music Festival

Join us July 23–26, 2026 for a four-day family-friendly cultural and musical extravaganza with over 70 artists, food vendors, an arts market, family zone and much more.

Thank you Calgary!

50/50 WINNER: B-251476

Folk Fest lineup

Al Qahwa

Aladean Kheroufi

BADBADNOTGOOD

Bel and Quinn

Billie Zizi

Blue Moon Marquee

Bria Salmena

CAKE

Caracol

Cedric Lightning

Chris Pierce

Christopher Gamble

Cymande

Dengue Fever

Digging Roots

El Balcón

Arrested Development

Elisapie

QC

Eliza Mary Doyle

Emily Wurramara

Empanadas Ilegales

Fruition

Human Interest with Col Cseke

Jairus Sharif

Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys

Jennifer Castle

Jolie Laide

Jon McKiel

Katie Tupper

Katy Kirby

LA LOM

Laura Hickli

AB

Les Mamans du Congo x Rrobin

Los Lobos

Madeleine Peyroux

Maïa Davies

Medusa

Montuno West

Moontricks

Nick Shoulders

Ocie Elliott

Olive Klug

Pahua

Patrick Watson

Ruby Waters

Shaina Hayes

Sierra Ferrell

Skinny Dyck

St.Arnaud

Starpainter

Daby Touré

Steve Dawson and The Hooded Mergansers

Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly

Susan O'Neill

Tall Tall Trees

Tamar Ilana & Ventanas

The Dust Collectors

The Hearts

The Heavy Heavy

The Langan Band

Tim Williams

Tinge

Tribe Artist Society

VÍÍK

Willi Carlisle

Yasmin Williams

Daby Touré

Begonia

The Calgary Folk Fest returned July 24-27, 2025

Thanks so much for coming! Stay tuned for our photo albums and recaps. We'll see you next year!

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.

This year's festival artwork by Sarah Slaughter

We're thrilled to reveal this year's festival artwork by artist-in-residence Sarah Slaughter! Help spread the word and download/share this year's design. Folk Fest is best spent with friends and loved ones!

Download/share artwork

Our MEGA prize raffle has ended!

Our final prize draw officially came to a close on Wednesday, August 27! The lucky winning ticket number, D-100383, received

  • An all-expenses paid trip to London to see Oasis live at Wembley Stadium (Value $22,056.70)⁠

Thanks everyone for playing and helping us raise funds for our yearly operations!

Proudly green

Did you know the CFMF eco initiatives crew has been diverting upwards of 70% of all event-generated waste annually since the early 2010's with the help of volunteer education and sorting? Moving forward we are striving to implement processes that eliminate post-disposal sorting while achieving similar results, as we direct our programming towards stewardship and education.

In addition, the CFMF's ongoing partnership with eco initiatives sponsor Routine Natural Beauty underpins our growing dedication to sustainable consumption, supporting local businesses, and advancing a circular economy.

In the press

Calgary Folk Music Festival returns with Los Lobos, CAKE, Patrick Wilson and more

CBC

Calgary folk fest soldiers on through rain, last-minute lineup changes: ‘Secret sauce is volunteers’

Calgary Herald

Calgary Folk Festival back at Prince’s Island Park for 46th year

CityNews

Calgary Folk Festival 2025's Headliner Cake: The cherry on top to another splendid Folk Fest

The Gauntlet

Thank you volunteers!

Huge thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all our incredible vols — you absolutely knocked it out of the park this year

We hope everyone is getting some much deserved rest. See you next year!

Learn More

Past Festivals

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.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020