Events

Final performance of the annual three day Youth Orchestra Symposium. Music presented by Calgary Youth Orchestra, Edmonton Youth Orchestra and South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra.

The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join Ryan Doherty, guest faculty for the Banff Artist in Residence Late Fall program, for this talk.

Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega, and recorded with and supported Sting. Her accolades include “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” at Canada’s National Jazz Awards.

Join singer-songwriter Lynn Miles and participants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join Julie Nagam, faculty for The Space Between Us program, for this talk.

Join percussionist Fiona Digney andparticipants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

Reel Time features some of the best films from the Toronto International Film Festival. The Fall series brings alternative cinema to the Bow Valley

Please join Walter Phillips Gallery for a tour and discussion of the exhibition, THE CAVE. 

Join flutist, vocalist and composer Nathalie Joachim and participants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

Join the participants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

Banff Centre presents this popular series of drawing workshops. Led by staff and artists, participants of all ages and levels of experience are invited.

The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join Jon Rafman, faculty for the Digital Promises program, for this talk.

Prince Hamlet – original story written by William Shakespeare – adapted and directed by Ravi Jain. Jain's remixed, reimagined, and bilingual Prince Hamlet feature a cross-cultural, gender-bent cast, challenging conventional ideas of who gets to tell this story.

Join singer-songwriter Kevin Doherty and participants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

Enjoy community created art as peices from our beginner-level drawing workshop, Drawn to Nature, are displayed in this unique exhibition.

Join Brendan Canning and participants from the Banff Musicians In Residence program for an evening of musical exploration.

The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join John G. Hampton, guest faculty for the Banff Artist in Residence Winter 2019 program, for this talk.

Banff Centre presents this popular series of drawing workshops. Led by staff and artists, participants of all ages and levels of experience are invited.

From the creators of the internationally acclaimed Betroffenheit (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production) Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young, comes a new dance/theatre work about corruption, farce and the forces of radical change. 

Wes barker's show features magic, comedy, and stunts. It’s like watching stand-up comedy, but adding amazing magic tricks and audience interaction.

Wes barker's show features magic, comedy, and stunts. It’s like watching stand-up comedy, but adding amazing magic tricks and audience interaction.

Alan Doyle burst on to the scene with the band Great Big Sea.  He has gone on to have an award-studded career.  Not only for the work with GBS but also as a writer - he has written two books, as a producer, actor and of course songwriter.

Raised on the Peguis First Nation of Manitoba, William is a JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter whose music is full of emotionally charged experiences.

Choreographed by acclaimed Canadian dance artist Peggy Baker, this new creation offers the immediacy of daring contemporary dance; supercharged live music; and sophisticated design elements from artists working with pigment, projection, and light.

Featuring readings from writers in the Spring Writers Retreat.

At the end of each residency, participants in Visual + Digital Arts programs at Banff Centre open their studio doors to share the artistic research and art work created, as well as the pertinent conversations generated in the program.