The ninth Bear Creek Folk Fest brings 32 artists to four stages in the middle of town. Tom Cochrane closes Saturday night, Tenille Townes opens the weekend on Friday, and The War and Treaty bring it home on Sunday. Here is the whole schedule, every stage, so you can plan your day without squinting at a poster.
Evening concerts start at 6:45pm on Saturday and Sunday.
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | The McDades · Secondhand Dreamcar · The East Pointers · Jesse Roper · Tenille Townes |
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| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | The Trews (Acoustic) |
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| 6:45pm – 12:00am | D.K. Harrell · The Milk Carton Kids · Locarno · Tom Cochrane |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Djely Tapa |
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| 6:45pm – 11:00pm | Howley · Katie Pruitt · The War and Treaty · FINALE |
Main stage 2:00pm – 3:00pm: The Trews (Acoustic). Dream Dance Circus and Amanda Panda roving all day.
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | The East Pointers · Kellie Loder · Dallahan · David Francey |
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| 12:40pm – 1:55pm | Nikki 'D' & The Sisters of Thunder · Lloyd Spiegel · Secondhand Dreamcar · The Slocan Ramblers |
| 3:05pm – 4:20pm | Dallahan · The East Pointers · Howley · The McDades |
| 4:45pm – 5:30pm | The Arrogant Worms |
| 5:45pm – 6:30pm | Alex Cuba |
| 11:00am – 11:40am | Blue Moon Marquee |
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| 12:00pm – 12:40pm | The Fitzgeralds |
| 1:00pm – 1:40pm | Yves Lambert |
| 3:05pm – 3:45pm | Nikki 'D' & The Sisters of Thunder |
| 4:00pm – 4:40pm | Gwenifer Raymond |
| 4:55pm – 5:35pm | Mason Via |
| 5:50pm – 6:30pm | Kellie Loder |
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Tenille Townes · Mason Via · Hey! Driver · The Slocan Ramblers |
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| 12:40pm – 1:55pm | The Milk Carton Kids · Katie Pruitt · Kellie Loder · Julian Taylor |
| 3:05pm – 4:20pm | The War and Treaty · Alex Cuba · Secondhand Dreamcar · D.K. Harrell |
| 4:50pm – 6:15pm | Julian Taylor · Katie Pruitt · Jesse Roper · The Trews (Acoustic) |
Main stage 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Djely Tapa. Dream Dance Circus and Amanda Panda roving all day.
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Blue Moon Marquee · Gwenifer Raymond · Lloyd Spiegel |
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| 12:40pm – 1:55pm | Mason Via · Howley · Dallahan · Locarno |
| 3:05pm – 4:20pm | The McDades · The Fitzgeralds · Yves Lambert · Blue Moon Marquee |
| 4:50pm – 6:15pm | David Francey · Lloyd Spiegel · The Arrogant Worms · Kellie Loder |
| 11:00am – 11:40am | Hey! Driver |
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| 12:00pm – 12:40pm | The Slocan Ramblers |
| 1:00pm – 1:40pm | Lloyd Spiegel |
| 3:05pm – 3:45pm | Julian Taylor |
| 4:00pm – 4:40pm | David Francey |
| 4:55pm – 5:35pm | Dallahan |
| 5:50pm – 6:30pm | Fred Penner |
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | The Arrogant Worms · Fred Penner · Yves Lambert · The Fitzgeralds |
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| 12:40pm – 1:55pm | Nikki 'D' & The Sisters of Thunder · Jesse Roper · The War and Treaty |
| 3:05pm – 4:20pm | D.K. Harrell · Gwenifer Raymond · Nikki 'D' & The Sisters of Thunder · Jesse Roper |
| 4:50pm – 6:10pm | Locarno · Alex Cuba · Djely Tapa · Jeremiah McDade |
The festival has its own food trucks and craft market on site. If you are heading into town before or after, these are the highest-rated places in Grande Prairie right now.
Pomeroy is the festival's official hotel. Live prices across Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo:
Eight of the thirty-two. The full bill is in the schedule above.
A festival this size in a city this size runs on sponsorship. These are the businesses and funders behind it — several of them are local names you will recognise.
Government of Canada · Government of Alberta · City of Grande Prairie · County of Grande Prairie
Pomeroy (Official Hotel & Stage 3) · Side Group (Saturday Headliner) · Bannister GP Honda (Sunday Headliner) · Harley-Davidson (Stage 2) · County of Grande Prairie (Stage 1)
All-Star · Arrkann · Honey Bucket · RB Oilfield · Rebelbent · Visa · Western Event
Rock 97 · Rewind Radio · Big Country Radio · CKUA · CAT · Enframe · Hybrid Wireless · NWP · Sea Change · Shiddy's Distilling
92 Beverage · Angie's · Canadian Tire · Dexterra Group · The Distillery · EECOL · Fletcher · Herc Rentals · National Car Rental · Rodeo · Tara
Plus bronze, contributing and supporting tiers — over 60 more local and regional businesses. Full list at bearcreekfolkfest.org/sponsors.
Schedule read from the festival's official 2026 schedule graphic. Times can change on the day — check bearcreekfolkfest.org or the boards on site. Accommodation and restaurant links are affiliate links; you pay the same either way.
