Canmore Folk Music Festival

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Canmore Folk Music Festival Creating community through a love of folk music since 1978. Join Alberta’s longest running festival!

The Canmore Folk Music Society is dedicated to bringing folk music to the residents and visitors of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Canmore, Alberta through a relaxed community and family-friendly environment. The longest running folk music festival in Alberta, the Canmore Folk Music Festival adheres to a philosophy and legacy of folk, world, blues and roots music. Since its inception in 1978, the festival has attracted up to 21,000 music fans annually from across Southern Alberta, Western Canada, and the Northwestern United States.

Cruising into the week like ...Photos: .media
10/12/2026

Cruising into the week like ...

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All together now 💚Photos: 1 .media 2 Andrew Barron 3
10/10/2026

All together now 💚

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- the sorcerer of songs, at the 2026 Canmore Folk Fest.⁠⁠Photos:
10/09/2026

- the sorcerer of songs, at the 2026 Canmore Folk Fest.⁠
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Reflecting back on all the incredible volunteers who continue to help make this special festival possible. THANK YOU!Fro...
10/07/2026

Reflecting back on all the incredible volunteers who continue to help make this special festival possible. THANK YOU!

From set up to take down, to ferrying our artists to and fro, to pouring those crispy , virtually every corner of what makes to festival run is backed by our dedicated crews.

If you're curious about future volunteer opportunities with Canmore Folk Fest, sign up for our newsletter and be the first to know about our call-outs and upcoming events.

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We can always count on our folkies to bring these stylin' fashion moments 💅 What's your go-to folk fest fit?Photos: 1-2 ...
10/06/2026

We can always count on our folkies to bring these stylin' fashion moments 💅 What's your go-to folk fest fit?

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Ah yes, back to Monday and pretending the weekend isn't over. As a treat. 🍦⁠⁠Photo: Lauren Head
10/05/2026

Ah yes, back to Monday and pretending the weekend isn't over. As a treat. 🍦⁠
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Photo: Lauren Head

Ahmed Moneka bringing the grooves steeped in Middle Eastern tradition at the 2026 Canmore Folk Fest.⁠⁠Photos:
10/04/2026

Ahmed Moneka bringing the grooves steeped in Middle Eastern tradition at the 2026 Canmore Folk Fest.⁠
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On September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to honour the Survivors of residential schools,...
09/30/2026

On September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to honour the Survivors of residential schools, the children who never came home, and the families and communities who continue to carry this legacy.🧡⁠
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Each summer, we gather on Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta, the traditional territory of the Îyârhe Nakoda, the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Blackfoot Confederacy, and home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. ⁠
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This year, we were grateful to open the festival alongside Mînî hrpa, a Bow Valley-based Indigenous cultural centre that welcomes locals, visitors, and newcomers to the homelands of the Îyârhe Stoney Nakoda peoples. Their opening ceremony and performance welcomed us all to this land and set the tone for the weekend in a way we won't forget.⁠
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If you're looking for ways to reflect and take part locally this week:⁠
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- Wear orange and join the Town of Canmore and for a day of gathering at artsPlace (12–9 p.m.), with Îyethka (Stoney Nakoda) language learning, a beading workshop with Stoney Nakoda artists, and more. Some sessions require registration.⁠
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- Join the Every Child Matters Walk from Historic Morleyville to Mînî Thnî, following a community breakfast and blessing. Bring a food donation for the Îyârhe Nakoda Food Bank.⁠
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- Give to the Banff Canmore Foundation's Truth and Reconciliation Fund, which currently supports Mînî hrpa's cultural sharing and learning initiative.⁠
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- Follow and support Mînî hrpa year-round (link below for more info - https://www.minihrpa.ca/)
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Reconciliation is ongoing work, and we're still (un)learning. We're grateful to the Indigenous artists, knowledge keepers, and neighbours who share this land and this work with us.⁠
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Scenes from the ancestral sounds ushered into modern day by absolute shredders across the board , , and at the 2026 Ca...
09/27/2026

Scenes from the ancestral sounds ushered into modern day by absolute shredders across the board , , and at the 2026 Canmore Folk Fest workshop "Old Roots, New Ground".

Photos: Greg Monforton

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