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Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Oct. 31 - Nov. 8, 2026

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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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Watch online films from Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival and World Tour

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New mountain culture and adventure films. (CAN/USA)

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Watch online films from Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival and World Tour.

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Live at CLVB '33: Open Thursday through Saturday nights, all Summer long.

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Inspiring Artists, Leaders and Creatives since 1933

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 January 07, 2027 - February 02, 2027

Audio Recording Engineer: BMiR 2027

Professional Training Programs for Audio Engineers

Audio Recording Engineer participants support both studio and live recordings, gaining meaningful experience, adding to their professional portfolio and network

Application Deadline

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Program Dates November 16, 2026 - December 04, 2026

Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency

A Gathering of Indigenous Musicians

Indigenous musicians will gather bringing their songs to share, to record in our audio production studios and an opportunity to perform on stage.

Application Deadline

August 12, 2026

Lisa Stevens and Julio Fuentes

Program Dates January 11, 2027 - January 23, 2027

Musical Theatre Dancers Intensive 2027

This immersive residency offers the opportunity to explore and embody unique choreographic languages.

Application Deadline

August 12, 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 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.

Events

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Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival 2026

Over 100 concerts, DJ nights, literary cabarets, art-making workshops, and much more—including many free events—all summer long.

Banff Centre Campus, Cascade Mountain in the Background.

Date: Sat, Aug 01 2026 @ 10:30 AM

Campus Tour

Experience Banff Centre campus through the eyes of our participants! Tours Occur Every Other Saturday from June to August.

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Date: Fri, Jul 31 2026 @ 8:00 PM

Live at CLVB '33: KOYOT

Banff Centre's club for summer weekend nights returns. Fridays are for live music: folk, jazz, cabaret, and more. $20 cover. Shows at 8 p.m. 18+.

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Stories

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2026 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival lineup announced and tickets on sale

JULY 28, 2026 - Tickets are on sale now for this year's nine-day festival of mountain art, music, film, and literature, October 31 to November 8, 2026.

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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Completes $1.75 Million Revitalization Project in Performing Arts Complex Thanks to Support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and Matching Support from Donors

JULY 8, 2026 - Canadian Heritage has allowed Banff Centre to strengthen infrastructure while reducing long-term maintenance costs and environmental impact.

Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim

Walter Phillips Gallery welcomes visitors this summer with the communal possibilities of water in Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim and creative artmaking for children and youth with Family ARTventures

JUNE 23, 2026 – WPG presents Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim, an exhibition that considers how water fosters intimacy, solidarity, and belonging

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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 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.