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Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival 2026

Canada's celebration of art in the mountains since 1950.

Over 100 concerts, DJ nights, literary cabarets, art-making workshops, and much more—including many free events—all summer long.

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Photograph by Diane Borsato
Date: Fri, Jul 17 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Walter Phillips Gallery

Opening Reception–Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim

Mingle with other art lovers at the opening reception of Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim.
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Opera Pub
Date: Fri, Jul 17 2026 @ 8:00 PM
Banff Legion, 92 Banff Ave

Opera Pub

Your favourite arias are on tap at the Banff Legion—for two nights only.
Attend Free
Photograph by Diane Borsato
Date: Sat, Jul 18 2026 - Sun, Dec 13 2026
Walter Phillips Gallery

Diane Borsato: A Clean Place to Swim

Learn more about Diane Borsato’s artistic engagement with water during this pair of exhibition tours.
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Musicians on stage
Date: Sat, Jul 18 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Chamber Music Concert

Participants and faculty from this year’s Chamber Music residency perform intimate concerts celebrating the future of chamber music.
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$45.00
Mackenzie Kelly-Frère
Date: Mon, Jul 20 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204

Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Mackenzie Kelly-Frère

Join us for an afternoon Visual Arts Open Lecture with contemporary artist MacKenzie Kelly-Frère, who creates breathtaking sculptural and installation works.
Attend Free
Interplay Chamber Music Concert, 2024. L to R: Lee Allen (alto trombone), Jihong Son (tenor trombone), Charlie Cao (tenor trombone), and  DJ Combs (bass trombone). Photo by Abigaile Edwards.
Date: Wed, Jul 22 2026 @ 7:30 PM
St. George's-in-the-Pines Anglican Church

Chamber Music Concert

Participants and faculty from this year’s Chamber Music residency perform intimate concerts celebrating the future of chamber music.
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$45.00
Interplay Chamber Music Concert, 2025, photo by Abigaile Edwards.
Date: Thu, Jul 23 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Chamber Music Concert

Participants and faculty from this year’s Chamber Music residency perform intimate concerts celebrating the future of chamber music.
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Chamber music group of 5 musicians on stage. Interplay Faculty and Participant Chamber Music Concert, 2025. L to R: Joel Brennan (trumpet), Tyrell Loster Peitzsche (horn), DJ Combs (bass trombone), Charlie Cao (trombone), and Fiona Shonik (trumpet)
Date: Fri, Jul 24 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Rolston Recital Hall

Chamber Music Concert

Participants and faculty from this year’s Chamber Music residency perform intimate concerts celebrating the future of chamber music.
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$45.00
Banff Centre Campus, Cascade Mountain in the Background.
Date: Sat, Jul 25 2026 @ 10:30 AM
Le Café

Campus Tour

Experience Banff Centre campus through the eyes of our participants! Tours Occur Every Other Saturday from June to August.
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$10.00

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Art of Piano

Inspired faculty and emerging musical talents meet in Art of Piano. Join us as musicians push their instruments to new heights in skill and expression, sharing their unique perspectives and creativity.

Art of Piano is generously supported by lead donor Heather Edwards. Additional support provided by the Alice and Betty Schultz Scholarships Endowment Fund for Dance and Music, Helen Graham, and the Yolanda Freeze Master Artists Music Fund

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Nomadisms

Nomadism is a mode of existence determined by movement, alternative cartographies, and attention to the earth. This summer, artists consider how this shapes aesthetics and gestures of art-making and collaboration.

Visual Arts is generously supported by Foundation David R. Graham and the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Program.

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National Indigenous History Month

Banff Centre recognizes National Indigenous History Month as a time for learning, honouring, reflecting, and engaging with Indigenous cultures. Banff Centre invites the community to participate in events and activities including a music concert, dance and jewelry workshops, story sharing panels, and more.

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Indigenous Arts

Through outstanding performances, concerts, residencies, presentations, workshops, talks, and exhibitions, Indigenous Arts contributes to strong and vibrant communities in Canada and around the globe.

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.