Summer is just around the corner and so is the 45th annual Edmonton Folk Music Festival!

Held at one of the city’s most scenic destinations, this event is highly anticipated and will feature major headliners Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, who were announced earlier this season… but now there’s more!

“We are delighted to share the full artist lineup for the 45th Edmonton Folk Music Festival, ” they wrote.

“Join us for four days of incredible music, community, and celebration in beautiful Gallagher Park this summer.”

So who’s going to be taking the stage?

For upwards of $115 (single-day adult), here’s who you can catch at this year’s musical extravaganza:

  • Abigail Lapell
  • AJ Lee & Blue Summit
  • Alpha Yaya Diallo
  • Angie McMahon
  • Ben Howard
  • Black Pumas
  • Black Umfolosi International
  • Blanco White
  • Blue Rodeo
  • Boy Golden
  • Briscoe
  • Buffalo Nichols
  • Danielle Ponder
  • Dawes
  • Don Ross
  • Dorsten
  • Elisapie
  • Eric Bibb with Michael Jerome Browne
  • Fantastic Negrito
  • Good Lovelies
  • Gunning & Cormier
  • Jake Vaadeland & the Sturgeon River Boys
  • Jake Xerxes Fussell
  • JD McPherson
  • Jess Williamson
  • John Craigie
  • John Reischman & the Jaybirds
  • Jon and Roy
  • Kim Churchill
  • KT Tunstall
  • La Misa Negra
  • Leif Vollebekk
  • Leith Ross
  • Les Grands Hurleurs
  • Miko Marks
  • Mokoomba
  • Noeline Hofmann
  • Orchestra Gold
  • Pharis and Jason Romero
  • Reuben and the Dark with Bullhorn Singers
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Robert Finley
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • Rose Cousins
  • Ruen Brothers
  • S.G. Goodman
  • Sammy Volkov School of Song (John Hewitt, Kaiya Kodie, Ken Stead, Lily Monaghan)
  • Sultans of String – Walking Through the Fire
  • The Bankes Brothers
  • The Heavy Heavy
  • The Langan Band
  • The McDades
  • Tina Dico
  • Wild Rivers
  • Wyatt C. Louis

Sound like fun? In addition to music, the festival will also feature local vendors, food trucks and a family fun area.

If you’re interested in attending tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 1st at 10 am, but you’ll want to hurry!

There’s really nothing else quite like it, so don’t miss out!

It’s going to be a good one!

Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2024

When:  Thursday, August 8th – 11th, 2024
Where: 9505 96 Ave NW, Edmonton
Cost: $115+

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