Music in the Mountains
There is nothing that brings us more joy than providing an amazing lineup of folk music for the thousands of people who attend our event each year. However, our audience members must first get to Centennial Park in downtown Canmore, which is becoming increasingly complex to navigate. Below we have put… Continue Reading
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenna Klein-Waller as its new Executive Director. Jenna will lead operations and artistic programming for our organization. She is a senior arts leader with over 15 years of progressive experience developing and managing multi-disciplinary arts programs, festivals, and… Continue Reading
Saturday and Sunday evening the last act is meant to get you up and shaking your tail feathers or “Bear Butt”. Here are the “Bear Necessities” so you know what’s up! If you place your tarp in front of the designated line (within 30 feet from the stage) your tarp space is yours until… Continue Reading
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is one of the oldest music festivals in Alberta, celebrating our 45th anniversary in 2022. Our signature event is the three-day music festival presented annually over the long weekend in August with attendance of over five thousand people per day. We recently held one of… Continue Reading
Roosters Acoustics is sponsoring this year’s Merch Tent at the Canmore Folk Music Festival. We are delighted to partner with a local business that shares our passion for music, creativity, and community. Roosters Acoustics is a music shop on Canmore’s Main Street that sells and rents acoustic and electric guitars…. Continue Reading
Our friends at Tourism Canmore Kananaskis (TCK) are the official not-for-profit Destination Management Organization for our area’s tourism industry. They work to promote this marvellous destination while driving business to their local partners. Because the folks at TCK are advocates for this place, they want to invite both locals and… Continue Reading
We are pleased to announce that the Canmore Folk Music Festival will be partnering with the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley as our Environmental Coordinator for the 2022 festival. The Canmore Folk Fest is the Bow Valley’s first festival to have embraced the Toward Zero Waste initiative. From eliminating… Continue Reading
Volunteer Call! It’s just about time for the 45th annual Canmore Folk Music Festival! Our army of over 600 volunteers brings you the great experience you’ve become accustomed to every year. We plan to do the same thing this year. However, we need a few more hands on deck. We’re… Continue Reading
Your Canmore Folk Fest Transportation Guide For The 2022 Festival We hope you’re as excited as we are for the 2022 Canmore Folk Music Festival! Everything good comes with a little bit of planning and logistics, but we don’t want you to get bogged down in those. So, we’ve… Continue Reading
Your Guide To Accommodation On 2022 Folk Fest Weekend In Canmore Will you be joining us at the 2022 Canmore Folk Music Festival? Excellent! We can’t wait to host you. If you scooped up your tickets but you haven’t sorted out the rest of the details yet, we want… Continue Reading
