38th Annual · July 17–19, 2026
38 Years of Folk
Three days of music on the riverbank. Folk, roots, country, and a little of whatever else shows up. Same gathering, same good people. Here's who's playing.
The Artists
Eighteen acts across three days. Click any face for the story, the music, and where to follow them.
Bobby Dove
Country & Americana troubadour, MB
Catherine MacLellan
PEI folk, two decades deep
Secondhand Dreamcar
Edmonton soul/roots/blues
Emily Triggs
Bred-in-the-bones folk/roots
Eva Kabande
Two cultures, a thousand stories
John Wort Hannam
Two-time CFMA winner, narrative folk
Lancelot Knight
Plains Cree singer-songwriter
Leaf Rapids
Winnipeg roots with theremin
The Sadlier Brown Band
Roots, blues, rockabilly
Mike Stack
Roots-rich Canadiana, new LP Lucky Man
Mudlarker
Crowsnest Pass alt-folk
Rubber Tire Peep Show
Jam-band country-blues collective
Sandra and Lowell Yellowhorn
Hoop dance, drum & song
Stubbs And The
Kootenay multi-genre theatrics
The Denim Daddies
Edmonton outlaw alt-country
The Harpoonist
Gritty swamp blues with Gordie Johnson
Those Folk
Transpacific harmony duo (USA/AUS)
Wandering V's
Calgary alt-country folk rock
Volunteers only · Hospitality Tent
Hospitality Tent
- 6:00pmPrim: Welcome & Volunteers BBQ
- 7:30 – 9:30pmBobby Dove
- 2:00pmLancelot Knight[Stronghold Brewing Co.]
- 3:00pmEva Kabande[Stronghold Brewing Co.]
- 6:30pmMC: Allison Brock[East Stage]
- 7:00 – 8:00Those Folk[East Stage]
- 6:30Opening Ceremony · Sandra and Lowell Yellowhorn[South Stage]
- 8:10 – 9:10The Denim Daddies[South Stage]
- 9:20 – 10:20Eva Kabande[East Stage]
- 10:30pmMC: Mark Sadlier Brown[East Stage]
- 10:30 – 11:30Secondhand Dreamcar[South Stage]
- 11:40 – 12:40Wandering V's[East Stage]
- 12:50 – 1:50Rubber Tire Peep Show[South Stage]
- 12:30pmMC: Mark Sadlier Brown[East Stage]
- 1:00 – 2:00Mike Stack[South Stage]
- 2:00pmEmily Triggs[Stronghold Brewing Co.]
- 2:10 – 3:10Those Folk[South Stage]
- 3:00pmJohn Wort Hannam[Stronghold Brewing Co.]
- 3:20 – 4:20Leaf Rapids[South Stage]
- afternoonSandra and Lowell Yellowhorn[South Stage]
- 7:00pmMC: Allison Brock[East Stage]
- 7:00 – 8:00Lancelot Knight[East Stage]
- 8:10 – 9:10John Wort Hannam[South Stage]
- 9:20 – 10:20Catherine MacLellan[East Stage]
- 10:30pmMC: Mike Stack[East Stage]
- 10:30 – 11:30The Harpoonist[South Stage]
- 11:40 – 12:40Emily Triggs[East Stage]
- 12:50 – 1:50Stubbs And The[South Stage]
- 1:00pmMC: John Wort Hannam[South Stage]
- 1:00 – 2:00Bobby Dove[South Stage]
- 2:10 – 3:10Mudlarker[South Stage]
- 3:20 – 4:20The Sadlier Brown Band[South Stage]
- 4:30Finale Song / Round Dance[South Stage]
The Awareness tent runs its own schedule: it's just below.
At the Awareness Tent
Awareness 2026
The gentler side of The Fair: meditation, yoga, drumming and a good stretch. Everything happens at the Awareness tent unless we say otherwise.
Friday
- 5:00pmSelfCare Workshop with Cheryl Massimo
Saturday
- 8:30amTwin Hearts Meditation with Kurt and Patti: The Great Invocation and Tibetan Rites and SuperBrain Yoga
- 10:00amYoga with Laurie Darveau
- 11:00amPeople's Chorus with Ashley, Emily and Makita[Front of East Stage]
- 12:30pmRay of Sun Drumming Circle with Sara (all ages)
- 2:30pmChakra Dance with Jennie Campbell
- 9:00 – 10:30pmGlow Flow Jam with Megan[Front of stage]
Sunday
- 8:30amTwin Hearts Meditation with Kurt and Patti: The Great Invocation and Tibetan Rites and SuperBrain Yoga
- 10:00amYoga with Laurie Darveau
- 11:30amRebecca Many Grey Horses presentation on The Blackfoot and the Cosmos (mint tea and bannock will be shared)
- 1:00pmChakra Dance with Jennie Campbell
And the 40 foot Labyrinth is open all weekend: walk it whenever you need to slow things down.
Your MCs
Allison Brock
Mark Sadlier Brown
Mike Stack
John Wort Hannam
Don't miss a note
Three days on the riverbank. Weekend and Saturday-evening passes available now.
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