Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival

May - September

Over 70 events! Including over 50 FREE experiences.

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival

A celebration of art in the mountains!

Since 1950, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been inviting audiences onto campus for concerts, art shows, film screenings, workshop presentations, productions, talks, and readings at our gorgeous location on Sacred Baffalo Guardian Mountain.

With a 360° view of the Rocky Mountains, the Summer Arts Festival invites the Banff community into the creative process that happens every day at Banff Centre to witness the magic that comes out of our residencies in visual art, music, opera, Indigenous arts, literature, and more.

From world premieres to works in their earliest stage of development, Banff Centre is a place where emerging artists, Canadian icons, and international superstars gather to create and share work with our community.

Find out more in the Festival Guide and see what's coming up in the Festival Calendar.

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Upcoming

Nguyễn Thanh Thủy, Sandeep Bhagwati & Hand to Earth Trio

Date: Thu, May 01 @ 7:30 PM

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Nguyễn Thanh Thủy, Sandeep Bhagwati & Hand to Earth Trio

At this extraordinary evening of global culture and music, traditions converge with the contemporary.

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.

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.

Indigenous Arts

Walter Phillips Gallery

Amphitheatre on a sunny day with Cascade mountain in the background

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival: How to Fest

Everything you need to plan your visit, what to bring, where to go, and how to get the most out of Banff Centre this summer.

CLVB '33 Stage leading up to a show

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival: CLVB '33

From jazz jams and live music to literary cabarets and more, CLVB '33 is your go-to spot for unforgettable evenings of creativity and connection.

Amp Sessions Crowd

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival: Amphitheatre

The majestic Shaw Amphitheatre sports a 360° view of Banff's gorgeous surroundings. A natural valley in the heart of Banff Centre campus.

Opera, jazz, film, and more... "Artists roam freely across these definitions" and so should we.

Josephine Ridge, Executive Director, Arts

Come for the show.
Stay for the view.

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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 Metis 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.