Canmore Folk Music Festival Schedule
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Canmore Folk Music Festival runs from Aug 9-11 in various venues throughout Canmore. Check out the schedule to see when your favourite artists are playing!
Introduction
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is an annual music festival held in the town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The festival showcases a wide range of musical genres including folk, blues, worldbeat, and children’s music. The festival takes place over the course of four days in early August.
The Canmore Folk Music Festival schedule includes performances by well-known artists such as the Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earle, Great Big Sea, k.d. lang, Los Lobos, Lucinda Williams, and many more. In addition to the main stage concerts, there are also a number of free events taking place throughout the festival grounds including workshops, jams sessions, and children’s activities.
Friday
Friday is always a great day to start off the Canmore Folk Music Festival. This year is no different with the lineup we have planned. Our first act of the day is the Horseshoe Gang. They will be followed by The Dung Beatles, Steve Earle & The Dukes, and then headlining the night, we have The Tragically Hip.
Headliners
This year’s Canmore Folk Music Festival features some great headlining performers! Check out the schedule below to see who’s playing when.
Friday, August 9
7:00pm – 8:30pm: The Dungarees
9:00pm – 10:30pm: Big Country Bash featuring Corb Lund
Saturday, August 10
7:00pm – 8:30pm: David Francey
9:00pm – 10:30pm: Indigenous Music Summit featuring Joey Stylez, Northern Cree and This Landy Grade 5/6 Class
Sunday, August 11
7:00pm – 8:30pm: Shari Ulrich & Bill Henderson
9:00pm – 10:30pm Broken Social Scene
Venues
The Canmore Folk Music Festival takes place in various venues throughout the town of Canmore, Alberta. Venues include the Canmore Opera House,Canmore Recreation Centre,Canmore Hotel High Country Inn, and St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
Schedule
9:00 am – Gates Open
10:00 am – Workshops & Jamming Begin
12:00 pm – LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1:30 pm – Workshops & Jamming Resume
4:00 pm – DINNER BREAK (on your own)
6:30 pm – Evening Concerts Begin
Saturday
The Saturday lineup for the Canmore Folk Music Festival features an eclectic mix of local and international talent. Starting the day off is Calgary-based singer-songwriter Naomi Shore, followed by New Orleans-style funk band The Revival. Shore will be sure to get the crowd moving with her upbeat folk tunes, while The Revival will keep them dancing all day with their high-energy performance.
Headliners
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is proud to present an exciting lineup of headlining artists! Saturday’s lineup features some of the most popular names in folk music, including The Shotgun Band, The Whiskey Jacks, and headliner Sarah McLachlan.
Venues
The Canmore Folk Music Festival takes place in several different venues around town, including the Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre, artsPlace, Centennial Park, and the Canmore Civic Centre.
Schedule
9:00am – Gates Open
10:00am – Workshops and Activities Begin
12:00pm – Concerts Begin
12:45pm – Kids’ Zone Opens
5:30pm – Intermission/Beer Gardens Open
7:30pm – Concerts Resume
Sunday
The Canmore Folk Music Festival takes place annually on the last weekend of August. This year, the festival runs from August 25-27. Here is the schedule for Sunday, August 27.
Headliners
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is an annual event that takes place in the town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The festival features a wide range of musical genres, including folk, blues, bluegrass, country, world music, and more. The festival takes place over the course of three days, with headlining acts performing on the main stage each night.
Venues
There are four main venues at the Canmore Folk Music Festival.
The Main Stage is located in Central Park and is the largest venue at the festival. It has a capacity of 5,000 people.
Themain stage will have a mix of local and out-of-town artists playing a mix of folk, roots, and world music.
The second stage is located in the parking lot behind Central Park. It has a capacity of 1,000 people.
The second stage will have mostly local artists playing a mix of folk, roots, and world music.
The third stage is located in Canmore Cave and has a capacity of 500 people. The third stage will have mostly local artists playing acoustic music.
Canmore Cave is an acoustically unique venue and provides a intimate setting for festival goers to enjoy music.
Schedule
The Canmore Folk Music Festival takes place over three days, from Friday to Sunday. Here is the schedule for Sunday’s lineup:
10:00am – Gates open
11:00am – Rachel Sumner
12:30pm – The Cheap Thrills
2:00pm – Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys
3:30pm – Matt Andersen
5:00pm – Emma Langford
6:30pm – Valdy
Conclusion
The Canmore Folk Music Festival is an annual event that takes place in the town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The festival features a wide variety of folk musicians from all over the world and is one of the largest folk music festivals in North America.
The Canmore Folk Music Festival takes place over the course of four days, from Thursday to Sunday. The festival features a wide variety of music, dance, and other performances, as well as workshops and other events.
