Edmonton Folk Music Festival

Edmonton Folk Music Festival, staged in beautiful downtown Gallagher Park, happens each year in the second weekend in August. It is one of the oldest music festivals in Western Canada and usually sells out in a matter of minutes.

Festival alumni: Albert Lee, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blue Rodeo, Leon Redbone, Los Lobos, Bruce Cockburn, Feist, Loreena McKennit, Neko Case, Arrested Development, David Bromberg.