Free Events

Image courtesy Kevin Van Tighem

Don't miss these free events during the 2021 Festival in Banff! 

Free | Space is limited
Registration is required for events at artsPlace. Please check with the artsPlace to understand their restrictions and policies before attending this venue. 
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Festival Colouring Sheets
Print at home for your own colouring adventures! 
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Angie Abdou and Kevin Van Tighem, 2021 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Sat, Nov 6, 2021

Angie Abdou and Kevin Van Tighem

A presentation with authors Kevin Van Tighem and Angie Abdou at artsPlace Canmore! 

artsPlace, 950 – 8th Avenue, Canmore
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Tania Willard, Surrounded/Surrounding, 2018, wood burning fire ring, laser etched cedar woodlogs from SecwépemcTerritory, relief print on paper. Collection of the artist. Gifted to Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, Kingston, 2019. Photo: Paul Lit

Art Walk

Throughout the Festival, galleries around Banff will open their doors and provide stunning exhibits for the public to walk around and explore. Galleries include: Banff Park Museum, Buffalo Nations...
Sat, Nov 6, 2021

Nikon Photo Walk with Kristian Bogner

Join Nikon Ambassador Kristian Bogner for an instructional photo walk.  As a local, he has an intimate knowledge of this beautiful town! Get outside, learn from a...

Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation
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Artist Bryn Merrell creates a colorful watercolor piece with mountains and lakes.
Fri, Nov 5, 2021

Hike & Sketch with Festival Artwork creator Bryn Merrell

Join Bryn Merrell, the creator of the this year's Festival Artwork, for a hike up Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain where she will share some sketching tips as the...

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A happily animated group dressed for winter weather stands around a gas fire pit discussing a topic.
Sat, Nov 6, 2021

Campfire Conversation with POW Canada - Hosted by BUFF

Join representatives from Protect Our Winters Canada for a chat on the subject of climate change.

 

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Sun rises behind Mt. Rundle as seen from Tunnel Mountain, the sky has fiery orange and bright pink clouds.
Sat, Nov 6, 2021

Festival Trail Run with Rab’s Susie Von Mettenheim

Join Rab’s Susie Von Mettenheim for a run on the local woodland trails around Banff Centre.

 

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Exhibitions | Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition | Grand Prize

2021 Grand Prize: Monlam by David Marciano

On Display at the Laszlo Funtek Building, Exterior 

The Great Monlam prayer festival was established by Lama Tsongkapa in 1409 and this celebration has been observed every year throughout Tibet. Monlam is considered by many to be the most important religious festival for the Tibetan people.

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Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition | Special Mention

2021 Special Jury Mention: Tribals Satpura by Dinesh Parab

On Display at the Jenny Belzberg Theatre Trees 

Tribals in the Satpura range have been celebrating Holi for the last 774 years at a small hamlet called Kathi in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, India. Some fifty thousand people, mostly tribal, come from the neighboring states to come together to celebrate this unique Holi celebration ever year.

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