By Sheroog Kubur, April 10 2023—
With June quickly approaching, Sled Island is soon to be a hop, skip and jump away. The first wave of artists has been announced and each one brings something exciting to the table. This … Read the rest
By Lauren Brough, January 26 2023—
Big Winter Classic is a highly anticipated music festival for Calgarians. This year it will run from Jan. 25 to 29, with over ninety bands playing across twenty different venues.
Motherhood is one of … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, January 25 2022—
The 2023 BIG Winter Classic music festival welcomes a lineup of both international and local acts to warm up Calgary during one of its coldest and loneliest months, including Crystal Eyes, a Calgary-based indie … Read the rest
By Sheroog Kubur, January 17 2022—
The new year brings the return of the coldest festival of the year, BIG Winter Classic. The annual event takes advantage of Calgary’s tendency to have bad weather during festivals by being held from … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, August 18 2021—
Did you know that Canada was host to one of the largest jazz festivals in the world — The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in Québec, Canada? That’s right, we have authentic talent … Read the rest
By Matty Hume, February 13 2018 —
Sled Island, an annual music festival hosted in a plethora of venues in downtown Calgary, has become a Canadian staple that ignites unparalleled local excitement. The festival’s Feb. 13 first-wave announcement at Commonwealth … Read the rest
By Ayesha Chugh, August 2 2016 —
Although fans may have felt they were chasing shelter this weekend, thousands attended this year’s Chasing Summer at the Max Bell Centre Festival Grounds. Music festivals have a culture of their own — … Read the rest
By Ashton Chugh, July 26 2016 —
Cécile Doo-Kingué kicked a variety of musical asses during the 2016 Calgary Folk Music Festival. A returnee from 2015, Doo-Kingué’s eclectic guitar and powerful vocals had Folk Fest faithfuls on their feet applauding … Read the rest
By Miranda Krogstad, July 25 2016 —
For the final day of the 2016 Calgary Folk Music Festival, we took in a few more outstanding collaborative workshops and ate pie in the sun with Michael Bernard Fitzgerald.
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By Miranda Krogstad and Melanie Woods, July 24 2016 —
Though a few sparse drops of rain fell late in the afternoon, it was a sunny Saturday at Prince’s Island Park for the third day of the 2016 Calgary Folk … Read the rest
