Live Performance
Canmore International Improv Festival
Mountains, beers, laughs, anything can happen!
June 20, 2018 — June 24, 2018 | Wednesday - Sunday
Join the folks with the Canmore International Improv Festival for a weekend of laughs, performances, kids shows, and workshops.
Astral Swans ~Psychedelic Folk
Opener: Amelie Patterson ~Folk Rock
June 27, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Wednesday
Matthew Swann, performing under the name Astral Swans, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary, signed to Dan Mangan's Madic Records. The award winning psychedelic folk artist is touring his newest release.
Opera Night
In partnership with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
July 6, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Friday
Come hear some of Canada's next great opera singers and instrumentalists present chamber music from the 20th and 21st century. This is your chance to hear them before they take over the world's opera and concert stages!
Opera Cabaret
In partnership with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
July 7, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Saturday
Join us for one of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s favourite events, an Opera Cabaret! With a drink in hand, hear some of Canada’s next great opera singers sing arias and duets from your favourite operas, in a relaxed cabaret setting.
Grizzly Paw Comedy Nights: Andrew Albert
There's laughter in the mountains!
July 20, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Friday
Andrew got his comedy career started in 1997 when he performed on a dare at the Yuk Yuk's in Windsor, Ontario. Since then he has entertained audiences from Florida to B.C. with his tell-it-like-it-is style, including Just for Laughs Festival; Boston Comedy Festival, as well as the CBC Radio.
Fin De Fiesta Flamenco
Music and Dance Ensemble
July 28, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Saturday
Fin de Fiesta Flamenco is a vibrant music and dance ensemble comprised of award-winning artists from Canada, France and Cuba. Based in Spain, the ensemble sets itself apart by blending traditional flamenco music and dance with the foot-stomping, leap-to-your-feet rhythms of rumba, the rowdy party music of Andalucia.
Sue Foley
Blues/Roots
July 31, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Tuesday
Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning musician and one of the finest blues and roots artists working today. 2018 marks Foley's return as a solo artist with her long anticipated CD, "The Ice Queen", which features guest appearances by Billy Gibbons of ZZTop and Texas blues legend, Jimmie Vaughan.
Grizzly Paw Comedy Nights: Chris Gordon
There's laughter in the mountains!
August 17, 2018, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Friday
"One of the weirdest comics in the country. The infectious goofiness of Chris Gordon is a thing to behold... a one-of-a-kind experience."