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Holiday Pop Up Shop!
Looking for the perfect present for the Folk Fest Fan on your list? Stop by the Festival Office (10115 – 97 A Ave) November 27 & December 4 from 11 – 5 to pick up some great festival gifts. We’ll have festival merchandise from prior years, some great sale prices, and some new collaborations for…
Read MoreIn Memoriam
We are sad to have lost volunteers so integral to our festival community since we were last able to gather in Gallagher Park. They will be missed. Dick Au 2016-2019 Festival Liaison Gil Carleton 1998-2019 Coordinator Site Environment Patty Coates 2015-2018 Security – Beer Garden, Main Stage; Festival Kitchen Salads Aileen Fontaine 1998 – 2016…
Read MoreEFMF E-News – September 2021
Thank you for your support! As autumn arrives we look back on the summer with some very fond memories made. The Taking It to the Streets concerts and online Hill at Home programming were a great success and we are grateful for your support.Some of our programming remains available online. Watch the Taking It to…
Read MoreWelcome to The Hill at Home 2021
THE HILL AT HOME Join us August 6-8 The Hill at Home is this weekend! From August 6 – 8, lay out your tarps and chairs, put on your folk fest t-shirts, and get ready to enjoy a weekend of music, song, food, art, and shopping at home or with your festival cohort! We’ll see…
Read MoreThe Hill at Home – August 6 – 8, 2021
THE HILL AT HOME Join us August 6-8 Layout your tarps and chairs, put on your folk fest t-shirts, and get ready to enjoy a weekend of music, song, food, and art at home! Join us for The Hill at Home, August 6 – 8, 2021. Once again we have a very exciting online…
Read MoreEFMF E-News – Four Strong Winds
Four Strong Winds Sing Along Every year at festival time, we wrap up an incredible 4 days of music and community by singing Ian Tyson’s Four Strong Winds together on the hill at Gallagher Park, filled with memories to carry us through to the next festival. We can’t wait to sing with you again. On…
Read MoreEFMF ENews – June 2021 – Taking it to the Streets
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is Taking it to the Streets The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is delighted to announce Taking it to the Streets, made possible with the generous support of Epcor’s Heart+Soul Fund. Working with our neighbours and partners in Edmonton, we’ll bring 40+ concerts from the hill to the streets of Edmonton…
Read MoreJob Posting – General Store Coordinators
Edmonton Folk Music Festival Positions Available for General Store Coordinator(s) (two jobs available) Reporting to the Administrator and Assistant Administrator, the General Store Coordinators will work at the Festival office in Edmonton. All AHS safety and socially-distanced restrictions and regulations will be adhered to. General Store Coordinator duties include: • Opening and closing of physical…
Read MoreThe 2021 Edmonton Folk Music Festival is Cancelled
After much careful deliberation, the 2021 Edmonton Folk Music Festival will not take place in Gallagher Park this year. As profoundly disappointing as this news is, we believe this is the only safe way forward. The safety of our patrons, volunteers, and artists was of paramount importance in coming to this conclusion. With so many…
Read MoreFebruary News – Upcoming concerts
2021 and the road ahead We are watching carefully as things progress with the pandemic and COVID19 vaccination rollout. Some of you may have seen the recent article in the Edmonton Journal – our team is keeping an open mind, but chances of the festival as we know it are slim considering the vaccination timeline. As plans develop…
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