Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival 2024
June - September
More than 65 events! Including over 35 FREE events.
The 2024 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival celebrates themes of connection and creativity, bringing together artists who will build on a rich legacy of those who came before them.
More than 65 shows and performances, including over 35 FREE events!
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Banff Summer Arts Festival lineup includes:
National Indigenous History Month – Events during the month of June include concerts, storytelling, dance workshop, and an online marketplace
Interplay – A fusion of opera and chamber music events featuring Chamber Music Concerts and Opera Workshops including new adaptations of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and Indians on Vacation by Thomas King
Mainstage performances – Including Ron James, Irish Mythen Live at Maclab, National Youth Orchestra of Canada, A 'radical retellling' by Cliff Cardinal of William Shakespeare's As You Like It
Literary Arts – Readings from Literary Journalism and Summer Writers programs
Art of Piano – Concerts and events including Piano Masterclasses
Visual Arts – Readings, Faculty Lectures, and Open Studios
Amp Sessions – Join us all summer for a laid-back and fun-filled musical break in the outdoor Shaw Amphitheatre!
Gather Listen Hear – A multi-day interdisciplinary event centred on the relationship between sound and land
Banff String Quartet Festival - See the world's finest quartets on stage in Banff at the end of August
Jazz & Sonic Arts – Mainstage concerts led by pioneers and new vanguards of jazz
Indigenous Arts – Events including a Conversation Series and World Dance Residency Showcase
+ More Outdoor Events – Including Concerts and Film Screenings.
I am proud of the programs curated by our team of artistic directors - from intimate gatherings to full-scale productions to a rare peek behind the curtain into the artistic process. This range of activities ensures that the Summer Arts Festival has something for everyone.
Chris Lorway, President & CEO
Gather Listen Hear
(August 21 - 23)
Coinciding with this summer's Classical Indigenous Music Residency and the Jazz and Sonic Arts Residency, this series of events includes faculty and participant concerts taking place in both programs as well as a joint performance by the cohorts of program participants.
