Events

A new Film/Theatre Hybrid written by Daniel Brooks and directed by Kim Collier. Set in Canada’s urban financial centres, The Full Light of Day tells the story of a mother who must contend with her husband’s corrupt legacy before she dies.
 

Join us every Saturday (1pm and 7pm) all summer for screenings of award-winning films and audience favourites from the 2017 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour.

In this intimate performance Measha will perform a deeply personal concert, singing favoured pieces of her repertoire from spirituals to opera.

In follow-up to our Truth and Reconciliation Summit held in October 2016 at Banff Centre, Indigenous Leadership at Banff Centre hosts a monthly speaker series that invites Bow Valley residents to engage in relevant topics, local discussions, and learn more about Indigenous culture, history, and k

Join us in celebrating the Whyte Museum’s 50th Anniversary, Banff Centre’s 85th Anniversary, and Alberta Culture Days in this unique evening of art + history in Banff.

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

Join us every Saturday (1pm and 7pm) all summer for screenings of award-winning films and audience favourites from the 2017 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour.

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

A screening of the documentary ¡Afrocubanismo! (1995) in the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives in celebration of Archives Week. 

Join the faculty of the Emerging Writers Intensive, Elizabeth Philips, Kyo Maclear, Ayelet Tsabari, and Michael Lowenthal in conversation with host Mojo Anderson.

Thinking Mountains 2018 will bring researchers, students, and teachers from across the scholarly disciplines into dialogue with activists, artists, Indigenous leaders, and community members, all of whom share a commitment to global mountain sustainability, and to the betterment of mounta

Featuring Kim Richey, Doug Cox and Linda McRae, Primary Colours merge beautiful harmonies, incredible song-writing and striking instrumental prowess. Don't miss this intimate performance in The Club at Banff Centre!

The Visual + Digital Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join Filipa Ramos, faculty for the Critical Art Writing Ensemble program, for this talk.

Join Sam Baker for an intimate night of song in Banff Centre' Margaret Greenham Theatre.

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.

Colin Linden is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. Come hear this true Canadian treasure in the intimate setting of the Margaret Greenham Theatre.

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

Crossing Canada from West to East, the ECM+'s Generation2018 Canadian tour, conducted by Véronique Lacroix, presents the latest edition of this legendary project in which the Canadian public can vote for its favourite composition.

Canadian cultural icon, comedienne and social activist Mary Walsh will perform some of her best comedic bits and most popular characters from Dancing With Rage, CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes, along with up-to-the-minute local political satire.

Featuring readings from writers and faculty in the Mountain and Wilderness Writing Program.

One of the most beloved concerts on the seasonal circuit, the Barra MacNeils Christmas shows always feature a highly entertaining brand of traditional seasonal fare mixed with entertaining stories and new musical twists; stamped with their lush harmonies and intricate instrumental stylings.

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.

Featuring readings from writers in the Late Fall Writers Retreat hosted by guest mentor Alex Leslie.

In what will be one of their final appearances Sharon & Bram will close Banff Centre's holiday season with true family spirit.

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

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

Just when you thought life might not be so funny anymore, Bruce McCulloch & Cathy Jones hit the stage with their signature brand of gender-bending, side-splitting comedy.

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. 

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.

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

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