All Shows and Events

February

Rosalie Favell 'Facing the Camera'

Facing Photographs

'Facing Photographs,' on from February 14 - May 4, 2025, brings together works primarily selected from Banff Centre's Permanent Collection.
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A grizzly bear walks up a steep slope of grass and rock in the Mongolian Taiga
Date: Thu, Feb 20 @ 7:30 PM
Max Bell Auditorium
On Sale

Wed, Jan 22 @ 12:00 PM

Community Film Screening: Mongolia Valley of the Bears

Join us for a screening of the winner of the 2024 Best Film - Mountain Culture at the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival!
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$15.00
Late Bloomer, photo by Mark Horning
Date: Fri, Feb 21 @ 2:00 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Late Bloomer: Final Tuning Dance Performance (2 pm)

Late Bloomer by Hélène Simoneau Danse delves into power, belonging, and connection through intricate choreography and stunning atmospheric design.
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Late Bloomer, photo by Mark Horning
Date: Fri, Feb 21 @ 7:00 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre
On Sale

Thu, Jan 16 @ 12:00 PM

Late Bloomer: Final Tuning Dance Performance (7 pm)

Late Bloomer by Hélène Simoneau Danse delves into power, belonging, and connection through intricate choreography and stunning atmospheric design.
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Photo from Exile, Project InTandem
Date: Sat, Feb 22 @ 2:00 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

Exile: Final Tuning Dance Performance (2 pm)

Exile, a new contemporary dance work by Alberta choreographer Meghann Michalsky, has been dubbed: “rock show meets contemporary dance.”
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Photo from Exile, Project InTandem
Date: Sat, Feb 22 @ 7:00 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

Exile: Final Tuning Dance Performance (7 pm)

Exile, a new contemporary dance work by Alberta choreographer Meghann Michalsky, has been dubbed: “rock show meets contemporary dance.”
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Sean Lee
Date: Mon, Feb 24 @ 4:00 PM
Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204

Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Sean Lee

Sean Lee, artist, curator, and BAiR: Early Career 2025 faculty, explores accessible curatorial practices and Disability Arts in On the Crip Horizon.
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Photo of program faculty Denise Balkissoon and Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood
Date: Thu, Feb 27 @ 7:00 PM
Bentley Chamber Music Studio

Environmental Literary Journalism: Faculty Reading

Acclaimed journalists Denise Balkissoon and Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood explore storytelling, identity, and the environment in this free faculty reading.
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Image of Joe and Mister Wonderful Joe by Ronnie Burkett
Date: Thu, Feb 27 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

WONDERFUL JOE: Created and performed by Ronnie Burkett (Feb 27)

Ronnie Burkett brings Wonderful Joe to Banff with his signature stunning puppetry, laugh-out-loud humour, and masterful performance.
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$50.00
Image of Joe and Mister Wonderful Joe by Ronnie Burkett
Date: Fri, Feb 28 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

WONDERFUL JOE: Created and performed by Ronnie Burkett (Feb 28)

Ronnie Burkett brings Wonderful Joe to Banff with his signature stunning puppetry, laugh-out-loud humour, and masterful performance.
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$50.00
'Herbarium (after Flora de Filipinas)' (series) by Karen Zalamea
Date: Fri, Feb 28 @ 4:00 PM
Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204

Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography 2025 Artist Talk: Karen Zalamea

Walter Phillips Gallery is pleased to present an artist talk by Karen Zalamea, recipient of the Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography 2025.
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March

Image of Joe and Mister Wonderful Joe by Ronnie Burkett
Date: Sat, Mar 01 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

WONDERFUL JOE: Created and performed by Ronnie Burkett (March 1)

Ronnie Burkett brings Wonderful Joe to Banff with his signature stunning puppetry, laugh-out-loud humour, and masterful performance.
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$50.00
From the film All We Imagine as Light
Date: Mon, Mar 03 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

Reel Time: All We Imagine as Light

Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, this film explores the light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai.
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Literary arts reading
Date: Tue, Mar 04 @ 7:00 PM
Bentley Chamber Music Studio

Literary Showcase: Literary Journalism - Environmental Writing (Tuesday)

Writers from the Literary Journalism Environmental Writers Residency share compelling nonfiction on nature and the world around us. Hosted by Denise Balkissoon.
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Literary arts reading
Date: Thu, Mar 06 @ 7:00 PM
Bentley Chamber Music Studio

Literary Showcase: Literary Journalism - Environmental Writing (Thursday)

Writers from the Literary Journalism Environmental Writers Residency share nonfiction on nature and the world around us. Hosted by Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood.
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Image of ballet dancers from Ballet Edmonton's performance of Meteorite.
Date: Sat, Mar 08 @ 7:30 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Ballet Edmonton MOMENTUM Tour

A showcase of visionary works of Ballet Edmonton’s Artistic Director, Kirsten Wicklund, alongside celebrated choreographer Emilie Leriche.
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$35.00
Paige Quinn, Early Career BAIR 2024. Photo by Rita Taylor.
Date: Wed, Mar 12 @ 4:00 PM
Glyde Hall

Visual Arts Open Studios: Banff Artist in Residence Early Career 2025

Explore the creative process during this open studio event featuring emerging artists from the Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR): Early Career 2025 program.
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Headshot of Dr T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss
Date: Wed, Mar 19 @ 7:00 PM
Max Bell Auditorium

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series with Cease Wyss: 'Decolonial Love'

Dr. T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss explores Decolonial Love, weaving land-based knowledge, digital media, and storytelling into their interdisciplinary practice.
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Melody McArthur
Date: Fri, Mar 21 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

Melody McArthur Live

Alberta's Melody McArthur delivers high-energy rock, country, and pop originals with her band, blending passion and sound akin to Linda Perry and Shania Twain.
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$25.00

Spring

From the film Universal Language
Date: Mon, Apr 07 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

Reel Time: Universal Language

An absurdist triptych of seemingly unconnected stories find a mysterious point of intersection in this tale set somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran.
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Image of Scott Silven walking through the woods
Date: Wed, Apr 16 @ 7:30 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre

THE LOST THINGS Preview: An All-New Magical Experience from Illusionist Scott Silven (April 16)

Scottish illusionist Scott Silven crafts a boundary-pushing theatrical experience where magic and memory reveal what was never truly lost.
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$35.00
Image of Scott Silven walking through the woods
Date: Thu, Apr 17 @ 7:30 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre

THE LOST THINGS Preview: An All-New Magical Experience from Illusionist Scott Silven (April 17)

Scottish illusionist Scott Silven crafts a boundary-pushing theatrical experience where magic and memory reveal what was never truly lost.
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$35.00
Image of Inua Ellams
Date: Fri, May 02 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre

SEARCH PARTY: Written and performed by Inua Ellams

Prompted by audience suggestion, playwright-poet Inua Ellams searches an electronic archive of every word he’s ever written and reads a spontaneous selection.
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$35.00
Jeremy Dutcher
Date: Sat, May 03 @ 7:30 PM
Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Jeremy Dutcher: MOTEWOLONUWOK ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ

Jeremy Dutcher’s one-of-a-kind music teems with urgency and playfulness. Don’t miss the chance to catch the two-time Polaris winner live at Banff Centre.
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$50.00
From the film In the Summers
Date: Mon, May 05 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

Reel Time: In the Summers

Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, In the Summers shares an emotional capsule of growing up within a fragmented family.
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Online Public Programs

H.G. Glyde with art students, 1947. Courtesy Banff Centre archives.

Natural Drawing: Basics (Jan - Feb 2025)

This course is open to everyone and registration was on a first-come basis, however priority for this session is given to Bow Valley Residents.
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H.G. Glyde with art students, 1947. Courtesy Banff Centre archives.

Natural Drawing: Beyond Basics (Feb-March 2025)

Graduates of Natural Drawing or individuals with some drawing experience are invited to join this five-week online drawing class.
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Recordings & Virtual Inspiration

Banff on Demand, Snow and Ice, Mountain and Adventure Bundle

Banff on Demand

Watch films from the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour online from your home with the Banff On Demand streaming platform.
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Image courtesy Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, photo by Jake Dyson

Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)

Save the date for the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition taking place August 25 - 31, 2025
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Opera in the21sst Century performance 2022

Opera in the 21st Century 2022

Virtually explore a selection of contemporary opera scenes featuring performances from the 2022 cohort.
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Indigenous Haute Couture Beading

Indigenous Haute Couture High Fashion Virtual Open Studios

In this online version of our Open Studios events, we highlight the work of the Indigenous Haute Couture participants.
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April Dean's Banff Centre Studio during her residency in 2018

Late Winter BAiR 2020 Open Studios

In this online version of our Visual Arts Open Studios events, we invite you to explore the artistic research and artwork created during this program.
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Opera group performs on stage.

Curated Spotify Playlists

Discover curated playlists from Banff Centre residencies, programs, and competitions.
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