Festival Packages

Photo by Rita Taylor.

Plan your BISQFest experience.

Select from Full and Lite festival packages, with options to add accommodation and dining for a complete and convenient stay at Banff Centre.

Packages on sale now! Individual tickets on sale April 21.

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Package Options & Pricing

Ticket Packages

New for 2026: Tickets are purchased separately from hotel accommodation and meal packages.

What your ticket package includes:
• Reserved seating for concerts included in your package
• Access to special package-holder events

What your ticket package does not include:
• Hotel accommodation
• Meals (Tickets only – all fees and GST included)

FULL Weekend Ticket Package
(For guests attending September 3–6)

Package includes tickets in same reserved seating for 8 concerts in Rolston Recital Hall (RRH) and Jenny Belzberg Theatre (JBT), plus access to special package buyer events.

FULL ticket package with JBT Tier A seating $576.45
FULL ticket package with JBT Tier B seating $525.00

LITE Weekend Ticket Package
(For guests attending September 4–5)

Package includes tickets in same reserved seating for 4 concerts in Rolston Recital Hall and Jenny Belzberg Theatre, plus access to special package buyer events.

LITE ticket package with JBT Tier A seating $311.85
LITE ticket package with JBT Tier B seating $260.40

Tickets include festival performances and special package-holder events only.

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Hotel & Meal Packages

New for 2026: Hotel and meal packages are purchased separately from festival tickets.

What hotel & meal packages include:
• On-site accommodation in the comfort of Banff Centre's hotels with full amenities
• Meals in Vistas Dining Room during your stay, including dinner on arrival day, with breakfast and lunch on day of departure

What hotel & meal packages do not include:
• Festival tickets(Accommodation + meals only – tickets not included)

Hotel and meal packages for BISQFest are booked to align with the full length of your selected festival package (FULL: September 3–7 | LITE: September 4–6).

While nightly rates are provided below for reference, BISQFest accommodation is reserved as a complete stay based on your package dates.

Nightly Room + Meal Rates
(Includes all taxes and fees)

Solo Occupancy: $474.92 (room and meals for one, includes arrival day dinner and departure day breakfast and lunch)
Duo Occupancy: $617.40 (shared room and meals for two, with arrival day dinner and departure day breakfast and lunch)

FULL Festival Hotel & Meals
(September 3–7 | 4 nights)

Solo: $1,899.68
Duo: $2,469.60

LITE Festival Hotel & Meals
(September 4–6 | 2 nights)

Solo: $949.84
Duo: $1,234.80

Additional pre- or post-festival nights may be booked through Reservations, subject to availability.

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BISQFest Schedule

Your festival schedule depends on the package you hold.

Some concerts are offered at different times depending on your package. Each package provides a complete festival experience.

Please select your package below to view the concerts and events included in your BISQFest experience.

Schedule is subject to change.

FULL Weekend Package Schedule

For guests attending September 3–6

What you’ll attend

All festival concerts and events from Thursday evening to Sunday evening
Opening and finale concerts
8 concerts and 2 special events total

Thursday, September 3 (FULL only)

Arrivals for FULL weekend package holders

7:30 p.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Opening Night: Afiara Quartet with Mahan Esfahani

Friday, September 4 (FULL only)

10:30 a.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Opus13 Quartet, Wigmore Hall Competition Prizewinners

8:00 p.m. | Jenny Belzberg Theatre (JBT)
Jan Lisiecki with Banff Festival Orchestra

A Rare Post-Concert Experience - Optional Add-On
Following Friday evening’s concert, join Barry Shiffman, Jan Lisiecki, and fellow artists for a one-night-only intimate gathering in support of BISQFest, featuring a brief Q&A, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. Available as an add-on during booking. Capacity is limited.

Saturday, September 5 (FULL only)

10:30 a.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih

1:30 p.m. | Margaret Greenham Theatre (MGT)
Film Screening: FOUR RATIONAL PEOPLE, a documentary following the Emerson String Quartet on their final tour

4:30 p.m. | Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation, Cenovus Great Hall (KCCI)
Artist Talk with composer Mark Applebaum

8:00 p.m. | Jenny Belzberg Theatre (JBT)
Copland’s Appalachian Spring & New Dance Works by Neshama Nashman

Sunday, September 6 (FULL only)

10:30 a.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Dalí Quartet: Music by Latin American Composers

2:30 p.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Jan Lisiecki & Jonathan Crow: Beethoven's Spring Sonata

7:30 p.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Festival Finale: Barry Shiffman, Steven Isserlis and Banff Festival Strings

Composer-in-residence artist talk and film screening generously supported by Ernie and Sandra Green

LITE Package Schedule

For guests attending September 4–5

What you’ll attend

Core festival concerts and events
Performances scheduled specifically for LITE package guests
A curated two-day festival experience
4 concerts and 2 special events total

Friday, September 4 (LITE only)

Arrivals for LITE package holders

2:30 p.m. | Rolston Recital Hall (RRH)
Opus13 Quartet, Wigmore Hall Competition Prizewinners