Calgary Folk Music Festival

Promotional poster for the Calgary Folk Music Festival 2022. Artwork by Geneva L. Haley.
The 43rd annual Calgary Folk Music Festival took place July 21-24, 2022 on Prince's Island Park.

The Calgary Folk Music Festival (also known as "Calgary Folk Fest", or CFMF) is a Canadian music festival held on the fourth weekend of July each year at Prince's Island Park, Calgary, Alberta.[1] The four-day event features 70 artists from over 15 countries, who perform for an audience of over 52,000 people across multiple stages.[2]

The festival has attracted a diverse array of notable artists, including Father John Misty, Neko Case, Julia Jacklin, the Avett Brothers, David Byrne, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Andrew Bird, and Tanya Tagaq.[2][3]

The 45th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival will take place July 25-28, 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Tommy D. Andersson; Donald Getz; Reidar Johan Mykletun (11 June 2014). Festival and Event Management in Nordic Countries. Routledge. pp. 239–. ISBN 978-1-317-97790-2.
  2. ^ a b "Calgary Folk Music Festival". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Emmylou Harris, the Sadies, Andrew Bird, the Weather Station for 2023 Edition | Exclaim!". Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Emmylou Harris, the Sadies, Andrew Bird, the Weather Station for 2023 Edition | Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ "Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Ben Howard, Booker T. Jones, Cowboy Junkies for 2024 Edition | Exclaim!". Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Ben Howard, Booker T. Jones, Cowboy Junkies for 2024 Edition | Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-04-08.