Welcome to the 30th Edmonton Folk Festival!
Note: Festival 4-day passes sold out!
Saturday evening also sold out! Tickets still available for Wednesday concert and Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings
Third Act Added to Wednesday Concert: Tracy Chapman
Oysterband replaces Orchestra Baobab on Mainstage: see Mainstage
Ticket Swap Board
As 4-day passes and Saturday evening tickets are sold out, the ticket swap board has now been activated, to enable patrons with extra passes to sell them at face value through this website. Full passes and Saturday evening tickets can be posted at this point in time. If evening tickets for the Wednesday Concert or Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday sell out, that day can be posted for sale by those who purchased transferrable 4-day passes or single-ticket holders. Again, they must be sold at face value. Click here to view the Swap Board. The Swap Board will be open until Auguest 3/09 at midnight.
The 2009 line-up is now posted: click here
The Mainstage line-up is also posted there. The Sessions stages program will be posted as soon as this information is available.
Extra concert Wednesday August 5 (not part of 4-day pass)
Forever Folk Fest Concert - Special Fundraiser for the Festival Endowment Fund featuring
Sarah McLachlan,
Tracy Chapman and
Meaghan Smith
Program: 7:30 - 11PM; gates open 6PM; Limited concession services available; NO beer garden
Services: Bus park & ride will be available.
Tickets
June: 4-day Pass holders pay $50 adult, $25 youth; Non-pass holders pay $70 adult, $35
July: All purchasers $70 adult, $35 youth
August: All purchasers $90 adult, $45 youth
Tickets for Festival 2009: go to Tickets
Mainstage Thursday: 6 - 11 PM; Friday 9 PM to 12:30 AM; Saturday 2-3 PM and 6 PM to 12:30 AM; Sunday: 2-3 PM and 6 PM to 11 PM.
Sessions (workshop) stages will run on Friday from 6-9 PM and on Saturday from 11 AM-2 PM and 3-6 PM and on Sunday from 11 AM-2 PM and 3-6 PM.
How do I know what's on when? The Mainstage line-up is already posted here. The sessions program will be posted as soon as it is available. Program books will be available on site, with complete schedules, site map, performer bios and neat photos. You'll want to keep your program book as a souvenir of your festival experience!
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