The Calgary Folk Music Festival is held in late July each year at Prince’s Island Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While known for attracting both established and up-and-coming folk music, the festival features a wide variety of artists including hip-hop, alternative, blues, and world acts. Over 60 artists play across seven stages (one main stage and six side stages). The festival also features an extensive arts market, beer gardens, family area, as well as a wide array of local food and beverage vendors.
Ticket Price: $145 (4-Day)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
- 100 Mile House
- Abigail Washburn
- Alejandra Robles
- Barr Brothers
- Beirut
- Besh o droM
- Bettye LaVette
- Bettysoo and Doug Cox
- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
- Blitz the Ambassador
- Carrie Elkin
- Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires
- Chatham County Line
- Chris Isaak
- Cold Specks
- Dan Mangan
- Danny Schmidt
- Del Barber
- Elage Diouf
- Ellis Paul
- Eve Hell & the Razors
- Gillian Welch
- Ian Tamblyn
- Iron & Wine
- Jeff Mangum
- Jeff Stuart & the Hearts
- Jim White
- Joe Nolan
- John Doe
- Jon Langford & Skull Orchard
- Joy Kills Sorrow
- Junior Brown
- Justin Townes Earle
- Leeroy Stagger & the Wildflowers
- Lindi Ortega
- Lisa Knapp
- Little Scream
- Locarno
- Lorrie Matheson
- Lowlands
- Marc Ribot Y Los Postizos Cubanos
- Marco Calliari
- Mark Berube
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
- Rae Spoon
- Randy Newman
- Renato Borghetti
- Reuben & the Dark
- Sam Baker
- Sarah Jarosz
- Serena Ryder
- Shad
- Shakura S'Aida
- Shelly Bean
- Shooglenifty
- The Beauties
- The Breakmen
- The Hackamores
- The Magnetic North
- The Rural Alberta Advantage
- Three Metre Day
- Walking Woody's Road
- Wazimbo
- Whitehorse
Festival News and Rumors
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