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Banff Centre Fall-Winter Season 26/27

Find the show that fits your vibe this season: from dance, cabaret, jazz, pop, folk, comedy, theatre, world premiere, previews, and more.

Mira Capicchioni on Time to Power, Smith Rock, photo by Jules Jimreivat

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Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Watch Films Online Until Nov. 22

Watch Films Nov. 12-22

The Northern Lights

Banff Centre Mountain Culture Silent Auction

Support our year-round Mountain Culture programs for artists, filmmakers, and authors.

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Experiences include stays at Fairmont properties, trips to the Yukon, and spa retreats.

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Reflections 2025-26

Read our annual Report to Community for the 2025-26 season: a year of welcoming new visitors, programs, partners, spaces, and ways of being.

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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

Programs

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Program Dates April 19, 2027 - May 08, 2027

Fuse: Music Residency 2027

A creative residency for classical musicians

Join an inspiring community of classical musicians to experiment, collaborate across disciplines, and develop new ways of creating and performing.

Application Deadline

November 12, 2026

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Program Dates January 17, 2027 - January 22, 2027

Executive Leadership for Arts and Culture Leaders

Wise Practice | Leadership

Prepare for expanded leadership responsibilities by developing organizational management, strategic thinking, and leadership skills.

Application Deadline

November 17, 2026

Elina Waage Mikalsen, I Lay My Ear Against the Weave’s Ear 2024. Photo by Rebecca Tisdelle -Macias.

Program Dates May 17, 2027 - June 18, 2027

Visual Arts - Sounding Like a Mountain

Visual Arts | In Person

This residency explores relational, material and sonic practices that conceive of the land as a resonant environment.

Application Deadline

November 18, 2026

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

Events

Photograph by Diane Borsato

Date: Sat, Jul 18 2026 - Sun, Dec 13 2026

Walter Phillips Gallery

Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim

This exhibition presents new and past works that explore the liberating, intimate, and communal possibilities of being in the water.

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Date: Sat, Nov 28 2026 @ 7:30 PM

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Banff Centre Presents: BIRDY | Hung Dance

Nov. 28 | 7:30 PM | Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Banff Centre Presents brings bold contemporary dance to the mountains with BIRDY, an electrifying work from Taiwan’s acclaimed Hung Dance, on November 28.

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Date: Wed, Dec 02 2026 @ 7:30 PM

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Banff Centre Presents: Laila Biali | Wintersongs

Dec. 2 | 7:30 PM | Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali returns to Banff Centre on December 2.

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Stories

From the film Listen

Listen wins the 2026 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize

NOVEMBER 8, 2026 – The Banff Mountain Film Competition is excited to announce Listen as Grand Prize winner

North to the Future by Ben Weissenbach book cover

North to the Future: An Offline Adventure through the Changing Wilds of Alaska by Ben Weissenbach wins 2026 Banff Mountain Book Competition Grand Prize

NOVEMBER 6, 2026 – Banff Mountain Book Competition is delighted to announce the 2026 Grand Prize winner during the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

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Banff Centre’s Fall-Winter programming continues with works and performances by Bryce Dessner, Ocean Vuong, Niall McNeil, collectif9, Silkroad Ensemble, and more

OCTOBER 14, 2026 – Spanning literary arts, concerts, theatre, and more, Banff Centre’s Fall-Winter programming features a vibrant mix of free and paid events.

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Virtual Inspiration

BANFF @Altitude Podcast

BANFF @Altitude Podcast

New episodes! Listen to podcasts featuring past Festival guests and adventurers including Lydia Bradey, Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, and more.

Cris Derksen, Cellist

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series is a bi-monthly conversation session that invites Indigenous Art creators to talk about their practice.

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Literary Arts Reading List

Our Director of Literary Arts, Derek Beaulieu, recommends these titles by Banff Centre faculty and friends.

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.