From June through August, join us at CLVB ’33 every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for an evening of refreshing drinks, music, and creativity, featuring a mix of free and ticketed events! 

BANFF, AB, April 30, 2026 – After the success of a pilot summer of programming in 2025, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to kick off a new summer season of CLVB ’33, as part of the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival (BCSAF) with karaoke, DJ sets, live music, cabaret, comedy, and literary events. 

As Banff Centre’s newest venue for casual, intimate events across all disciplines, CLVB ’33 gets its name from the year Banff Centre was founded—1933—and the campus’s former beloved Club space, known for improvised jazz jams and other surprising artist hangouts.
 

Programming kicks off on Thursday, June 4. When not noted as a free event, there is a $20 cover charge. Here’s what’s coming up at CLVB ’33 this summer at Banff Centre.

Karaoke

• All you need is a go-to karaoke song and a hint of stage presence. This year, karaoke nights are every other Thursday and hosted by Miss Rizz, Banff Centre’s own Queen of Karaoke.
  June 11 & 25, July 9 & 23, August 6 & 27, 9 PM
  FREE
   

Live Music and Cabaret

• Expect everything from local folk trio The Three Sisters to Bridget Ryan’s musical and comedic cabaret performance.
   
• Kate Stevens Trio – June 5, 8 PM
  Kate Stevens is a Calgary-born singer with a sound that draws from her love of early R&B, funk, rock, and soul. She has earned multiple songwriting awards (including seven YYC Music Awards), performed on stages from the Calgary Folk Music Festival to the Bella Concert Hall, and shared bills with artists like Leon Bridges and Jim Cuddy.
   
• André Wickenheiser Quartet – June 12, 8 PM
  Banff-based trumpeter André Wickenheiser returns home for a performance with his band, the André Wickenheiser Quartet. Featuring some of Canada’s most exciting players, this ensemble delivers a set of straight-ahead jazz with the pulse of hip-hop and neo-soul.
   
• Sargeant X Comrade – June 19, 8 PM
  Yolanda Sargeant’s rich vocals and Comrade (Evgeniy)’s genre-bending production infuse jazz, soul, funk, dancehall, hip-hop, and other genres into a unique sound they call Lo-Fi Soul.
   
• The Three Sisters – June 26, 8 PM
  The Three Sisters is a Bow Valley-based folk trio featuring singer-songwriters Heather Jean Jordan, Irene Poole, and Ji Won Baxter. Known for rich three-part harmonies and multi-instrumental talents, they perform original music inspired by folk, jazz, and opera, and the landscape.
   
• Sterling Drake – July 3, 8 PM
  Sterling Drake brings the character of the rural West to the Banff Centre stage. Through his music, Drake and his band speak directly to the people, places, and working cultures that define it.
   
• LowDown Brass Band – July 17, 8 PM
  LowDown Brass Band is a one-of-a-kind horn ensemble that embodies Chiagos’ vibrant music culture. Weaving the rhythm of the streets with conscious hip hop, reggae, and soul, LowDown has played on some of the most unique stages, from the Montreal Jazz Fest to the Cotai Jazz Fest.
   
• Timothonius and Jane Madeleine – July 24, 8 PM
  Timothonius is a Calgary-based pianist and composer whose playing moves between worlds—classical, neo-soul, gospel, and contemporary jazz. For his return to CLVB ’33, he is joined by vocalist and singer-songwriter Jane Madeleine, whose voice is described as velvety smooth and quietly haunting.
   
• KOYOT – July 31, 8 PM
  Drawing from Cree and Métis heritage, KOYOT bridges cultural identity with modern soundscapes, offering music that reflects lived experience, artistic exploration, and emotional depth.
   
• Bridget Ryan: Here's to the Ladies Who Laugh – August 7, 8 PM
  Bridget Ryan discovered her love of Cabaret while living in New York City and has performed in over 63 different communities, cities, towns, and hamlets across Canada. Her show, Here's to the Ladies Who Laugh, is part musical theatre and part standup, ending with the audience on their feet! Ryan’s musical and comedic cabaret featuring hits of the 80’s, 90’s, and today; songs from musical theatre comedies, ABBA, and classics from the world of Jazz to take us on a musical journey of life’s ups and downs through song, and what a time it’s been!
   
• SHY FRiEND – August 14, 8 PM
  SHY FRiEND is what happens when a queer, prairie-based, chronically online, and toxically self-determined artist faces the realities of the music industry in late-stage capitalism. It’s brutally honest, tragically dramatic, and full of feminine rage.
   
• The End of the World Cabaret featuring Onalea and Special Guests – August 21, 8 PM
  Sensual, sophisticated, musical evenings featuring a unique blend of theatre and torch songs, cabaret, and original material. Bring a small item for The End of the World Time Capsule, which fits in the palm of your hand—and dress in your finest apocalyptic chic.
   
• Robert Adam – August 28, 8 PM
  Known as Canada’s Dream Angel Cowboy, Robert Adam blends their limitless imagination with their grounded respect for country music. A visceral lyricist, emotive vocalist, crafty fashion designer, and vulnerable showperson. 
   

Comedy

Peak Laughs – Comedy at Banff Centre 

• Charles Haycock – June 4, 9 PM 
  Whereas most good comics command an audience’s attention by being larger-than-life, Charles Haycock drops all the pretense and offers up a quirky, playful style that makes the crowd want to listen. His humour is subtle, yet uproariously funny, and he’s gifted enough that the odd jokes that ‘miss’ are often as funny as the ones that hit. 
   
• Faris Hytiaa – June 18, 9 PM 
  Born in Toronto to Sudanese parents and then raised in Alberta, Faris Hytiaa brings a unique mix of storytelling and observational humour to the stage. Known for his relaxed delivery, honest storytelling, and quick wit, his unpredictable style makes for big laughs and unforgettable crowd work moments. 
   
• Sterling Scott – July 2, 9 PM 
  Often described as a high-energy performer and a crowd favourite, Sterling Scott is one of comedy’s rising stars. His material stems from his experiences with relationships, family, fatherhood, current events, his incredulous outlook on life and the world, and those awkward moments that people from all walks of life can relate to. 
   
• Brittany Lyseng – July 16, 9 PM 
  Award-winning stand-up comedian and writer, Brittany Lyseng, went from 12 years as a trademan to a career in comedy. Her goal? Lift less and laugh more. In 2024, she won the Seattle International Comedy Competition, making her the first Canadian female to claim the title in its 44-year history. 
   
• Sean Lecomber – July 30, 9 PM 
  Sean Lecomber is the winner of the Just for Laughs homegrown competition, awarded each year to Canada’s funniest new comedian. His other festival credits include 3 appearances at the Halifax comedy festival as well as the Winnipeg comedy festival in 2013 and 2016.

DJs

• DJ FAUST 
  During the summer, CLVB ’33 is a Banff nightlife staple. DJ Faust, renowned for his disco-powered performances, blends his love for jazz and funk with a range of musical genres, including house, breaks, and hip hop. It’s a night filled with infectious energy that pushes musical boundaries.
  June 6 & 20, July 4, August 1 & 29, 9 PM
  FREE
   
• DJ Jadé 
  Blending styles like Techno, Gqom, and Hyperpop, DJ Jadé avidly and unapologetically showcases cutting-edge global music.  
  July 18 & 25, 9 PM
  FREE

Nomadisms Dance Party

• This evening brings together films, performances, and DJ sets to explore nightlife as a space of community building. Through nightclubbing, boundaries dissolve and the club emerges as an open site of freedom, encounter, and collective expression: bodies gather, rhythms connect, and community is forged in the dark. 
  June 13, 9 PM
  FREE

Literary Cabarets

• Every Tuesday and Thursday, writers from Banff Centre’s Literary Arts residencies will read excerpts from their works-in-progress. Listen as authors such as global crime writing phenomenon Nita Prose and cultural historian Cheryl Thompson read alongside participants, sharing future best-sellers before they hit the shelves.
   
• Stories and Voices Cabaret 
  May 28, 7 PM 
  FREE
   
• Literary Journalism 
  June 4, 9 & 11, 7 PM 
  FREE
   
• Summer Writers
  July 9, 14 & 16, 7 PM 
  FREE
   
• Crime Writing
  August 20, 25 & 27, 7 PM 
  FREE
   
• Computational Writing 
  September 10, 15 & 17, 7 PM
  FREE

Jazz Jam Sessions

• On Fridays, festival-goers can catch one of our Jazz & Sonic Arts concerts and follow the artists to CLVB ’33 for a Jazz Jam Session, a casual and open performance featuring original music by participants
  August 8, 13, 15, 19 & 22 
  FREE

The full Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival lineup was announced earlier this month. Tickets are on sale now!  

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About Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Founded in 1933, Banff Centre is a post-secondary institution built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and leadership development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become a global organization leading in arts, culture, and creative decision-making across dozens of disciplines, from the fine arts to Indigenous Wise Practices. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to move everyone who attends our campus - artists, leaders, thinkers, and audiences - to unleash their creative potential and realize their unique contribution to build an innovative, inspiring future through education, performances, convenings, and public outreach. banffcentre.ca