Events

Explore what Banff Centre has lined up for 2022.

Events

Attending Live Events at Banff Centre

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Please note that St. Julien Road is currently closed to all public access due to construction. Access is available via Ken Madsen path, Buffalo Street and Tunnel Mountain Drive.

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LIVE Events in Banff

Banff Film Competition Award Winners They Them and Sonder

2021 Award Winners: They/Them and Sonder at Lux Cinema

Don't miss this screening of two award-winning films from the 2021 Festival at Lux Cinema Banff on May 19.
The Debaters Live on Tour, Banff Centre's Jenny Belzberg Theatre
Fri, May 20, 2022

The Debaters Live On Tour

Featuring host Steve Patterson and two of Canada’s top comics, Erica Sigurdson and Derek Seguin performing stand-up and two hilarious debates!

Jenny Belzberg Theatre
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Photograph of Opera Pub at Banff Legion by Jessica Wittman, Banff Centre 2019
Fri, May 27, 2022

Opera Pub

A casual evening of opera with a beer in hand, featuring participants and faculty of the Opera in the 21st Century program.

Banff Legion, 92 Banff Ave
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Free
Photograph of Opera Pub at Banff Legion by Jessica Wittman, Banff Centre 2019
Fri, Jun 3, 2022

Opera Pub

A casual evening of opera with a beer in hand, featuring participants and faculty of the Opera in the 21st Century program.

Banff Legion, 92 Banff Ave
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Free
Opera in the 21st Century, 2022 Program Participants
Sat, Jun 11, 2022

Opera Through the Ages

Don't miss this gala-style Showcase featuring an orchestra and participants in the Opera in the 21st Century Program! 

Jenny Belzberg Theatre
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$25
The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection

The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection

The Shape of an Echo assembles works from the 1920s to present that centre on questions of land and its representations.
Laurie Kang, photo by Sarah Bodri, Visual Arts Open Lecture, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Tue, May 24, 2022

Visual Arts Open Lecture: Laurie Kang

 Join Laurie Kang, faculty for the Banff Artist in Residence Spring program, for this talk.

Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204
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Free
Stina Baudin's studio at Banff Centre during Emerging Banff Artist in Residence program
Wed, May 25, 2022

Visual Arts Open Studios and Exhibition Tour

Explore artists' studios at your leisure, engage with artists around their work, and join a tour of the current exhibition at Walter Phillips Gallery. 

Walter Phillips Gallery
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Free
Viano String Quartet performs on stage at BISQC 2019

BISQC 2022 Concert Tickets

Individual concert tickets for the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition go on sale May 4 at 10:00am MDT. 

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Godspeed, Los Polacos

Godspeed, Los Polacos!

Five university students risk it all to fight for democracy in the Eastern Bloc after...

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From the film Tigre Gente, Best Film Mountain Environment and Natural History, 2021 Banff Film Competition

2021 Award Winner: Tigre Gente

Don't miss this virtual screening throughout April featuring the 2021 Best Film Mountain Environment and Natural History!
Athlete runs across sand and dirt in a dry mountain range.
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Mountain Film Festival Virtual World Tour

The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is launching its 2020-2021 World Tour today, beginning with virtual screenings and some in-person events scheduled to begin in the New Year.
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Encore: Classic Films

Encore: Classics

A collection of much-loved Festival and World Tour films from the past decade! Now available to watch.

Virtual Inspiraton

Indigenous Haute Couture Beading

Indigenous Haute Couture High Fashion Virtual Open Studios

In this online version of our Open Studios events, we highlight the work of the Indigenous Haute Couture participants.
Opera in the 21st Century Virtual Open Studios : Digital Image of Students in Zoom Call

Opera in the 21st Century Virtual Open Studios

In this online version of our Open Studios events, you are invited to meet the participants and explore the artistic research and work created in our 2020/21 Opera in the 21st Century program.
April Dean's Banff Centre Studio during her residency in 2018

Late Winter BAiR 2020 Open Studios

In this online version of our Visual Arts Open Studios events, we invite artists, art appreciators, and curious first-time viewers, to explore the artistic rese
Opera group performs on stage.

Curated Spotify Playlists

Discover curated playlists from Banff Centre residencies, programs, and competitions.
Reading in a hammock, by a lake, surrounded by mountains

Literary Arts Reading List

Our Director of Literary Arts, Derek Beaulieu, recommends these titles by Banff Centre faculty and friends.

Public Workshops

H.G. Glyde with art students, 1947. Courtesy Banff Centre archives.

Natural Drawing: Beyond Basics

Graduates of Natural Drawing: Basics or individuals with some drawing experience, are invited to join this five week online progressive drawing class.

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Free

Recent Past Events

An artist working in a printmaking studio.

2020 National Indigenous Peoples Day Videos & Recordings

View all the video content from our 2020 digital celebration including workshops, musical performances, Indigenous films, panel discussions, and more.

2021 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Watch videos from our June 21 virtual celebration of Indigenous Peoples' culture and practice at Banff Centre.
Kite, Listener, 2018, video still, L-sys visualization. Collection of the artist.

Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts

September 10 - December 5, 2021 | 'Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts' features newly commissioned scores, performances, videos, sculptures and sound by Indigenous and other artists who...
Richard Van Camp, Photo by William Au

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series: Richard Van Camp

On April 20 and 21 join Richard Van Camp as part of this online conversation series with leading Indigenous Art creators. 

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Free
Rainbow over Banff Centre

Computational Writing Readings - Spring 2022

Join us for three evenings of free readings by Nick Montfort, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, and participants from the Computational Writing program.
Image courtesy of Haema Sivanesen
Tue, May 3, 2022

Visual Arts Open Lecture: Haema Sivanesan

Join us for a talk with the Glenbow Museum’s esteemed curator Haema Sivanesan, faculty for the Banff Artist in Residence Spring program.

Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204
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Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Celebration
Sat, May 7, 2022

Grand Opening Celebration Concert | Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Celebration

Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Celebration Concert will be an unforgettable night of world-class performances in celebration of the new theatre.

Jenny Belzberg Theatre
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Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Weekend
Sun, May 8, 2022

From the Heart Community Show | Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Celebration

The Jenny Belzberg Theatre Grand Opening Celebration features a free concert to welcome our community in the newly revitalized space.

Jenny Belzberg Theatre
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