Summer Classical Music Series

June – August
There are over 25 events this summer that continue our tradition of training and presenting world class music.

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Summer Events Now on Sale!

A Tribe Called Red, Blue Rodeo, Corb Lund, Sarah Harmer and Jens Lindemann headline summer 2017 events. Tickets now on sale!

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Banff Centre's Shaw Amphitheatre
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Visual, Digital + Media Arts programs for 2017 are now live and accepting applications. Apply today!

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Summer Classical Music Series

Over 25 events, with more free concerts than ever before.

June 20 - August 12

Learn About Our Truth and Reconciliation Summit

On October 29, 2016 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity held a Truth and Reconciliation Summit for the Bow Valley. Learn more about it here. 

Meet the Artists From the 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Arts

The 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, entitled for the time being, is curated by Peta Rake and Kristy Trinier, and jointly organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Meet the artists!
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Residency
September 02 - September 09, 2017
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June 07, 2017

Mountain Photography Residency

Find the focus and inspiration you need to develop your mountain culture based project with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards.

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Sun, Jul 23, 2017

Sarah Harmer

Sarah Harmer possesses one of the most distinctive voices of the Canadian rock and folk music scenes. Catch Sarah perform in an outdoor concert at Banff Centre's Shaw Amphitheatre.

Shaw Amphitheatre
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$35
Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival

Showcasing the finest in international classical music.

Sept. 1-3

Apply to a Literary Arts Program

From Mountain and Wilderness Writing, to a new Investigative Journalism Intensive, and more—check out our Literary Arts programs and apply today. 
Tue, Jul 11, 2017

In Performance: Miro Quartet and Imani Winds

The Miro Quartet offer sensuous performances of Schubert’s Quartettsatz and Beethoven’s Quartet No. 131, while Imani Winds perform works by Stravinsky and Ligeti.

Rolston Recital Hall
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$25
Thu, Jul 6, 2017

Kopernikus

Kopernikus, a chamber-opera written by arguably Canada’s greatest composer Claude Vivier, explores themes of loss, longing, and reconciliation by looking at what Canada has to celebrate and also come to terms with. 

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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$25