When is the Calgary Folk Festival? Music Events by da jack hayford - April 10, 2023April 11, 20230 The 44th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival returns July 27-30, 2023 "The Festival" is Calgary's largest, most prominent annual gathering of original, independent artists in a creative, multi-faceted artistic program that combines some of the finest: roots, world music, country, alternative, blues, funk, dub, bluegrass, celtic, traditional (and more) artists from our own