Caution: high river conditions
With continued snowmelt and rising waters, the Calgary Fire Department advises against boating and all other water activities on the Bow and Elbow Rivers, effective June 29, 2026.
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Join the fun on Prince’s Island Park for the 47th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival!
The festival returns, featuring performances by Valerie June, Goldie Boutilier, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Killer Mike, Bia Ferreira, The Free Label, Mary Gauthier, YAGODY, and many more to be announced.
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 65+ artists from near and far playing on eight stages in concerts and collaborative sessions featuring everything from folk to funk to global sounds and fresh hip hop.
The Calgary Folk Music Festival returns July 23–26. 2026, powered by ATB.