There’s nothing like a really good outdoor music festival, to fall in love with the great outdoors, live music and getting to know people that share the same passion and fun. Here’s some favorite festivals in the west. Visit their websites and Facebook pages for more info and ticket details – direct links to their website is accessible by clicking on their festival name and poster.
Fort Langley Cool Blues Show
Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25
Fort Langley Community Park, 9089 Nash St, Fort Langley
Headliners this year are Jack de Keyzer & the Hogtown Allstars, the Blackburn Brothers & Big Dave McLean.
Come early, camp and enjoy the ambiance of Fort Langley!
The 2026 Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival, July 23 – 26
Info & Tickets: https://www.fortlangleyjazzfest.com/
Mission Folk Music Festival
Fri., Jul 24 – Sun. Jul 26
Held in the Fraser River Heritage Park, this is a fabulous weekend of live music and camping, featuring local, national and international artists with a good mix of different genres and music. More info:
https://missionfolkmusicfestival.ca/
Artist Line: https://missionfolkmusicfestival.ca/artists/
Nanaimo Blues Festival
Thur, Aug. 6 – Sun, Aug. 9
A fabulous 3 day line-up of live music, plus an opening night at the Queens Hotel. Held in the Maffao Sutton Park in beautiful downtown Nanaimo, the Nanaimo Blues Festival brings together top notch international artists to their outdoor stage. There’s room to dance, the cool breeze off the ocean, good food, drink and peeps all around you creating memories that aren’t soon forgotten. We’ll be there, will you???
Tickets: https://nanaimoblues.tickit.ca/
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
The Salmon Arm R&B Festival is a music lovers favorite summer camping festival. Lineup hasn’t been announced yet, but early bird tickets are available. Tickets and info: www.rootsandblues.ca
From humble beginnings of stand alone folk shows in Salmon Arm community halls, ROOTSandBLUES grew into a major western Canadian outdoor event that has played host to patrons from all over western Canada and the Pacific North West. Enjoy music from Thursday to Sunday, with great camping right across the road from the festival grounds.
Calgary International Blues Festival
July 30 – Aug 2
The Calgary Bluesfest Kicks off the week with festival workshops, concerts and special events, that culminates in 4 days & nights of world class music on MainStage at Millennium Park, followed by the nightly Twilight Blues dance parties.
Calgary Bluesfest is a family friendly event that is known for its warm hospitality and relaxed atmosphere. Bring your family and friends and come join us at Millennium Park for the best weekend of the summer! Info: https://calgarybluesfest.com/
Summertime is festival time! Get yourself out to these events, they imprint on you and there’s not going back. Hope to see you at a festival this year!