Kananaskis Mountain Festival
Don’t miss out on a weekend of live music. Enjoy an amazing weekend in beautiful Kananaskis while listening to some great bands and DJs. Headlining the weekend is award-winning band “Spirit of the West” playing on Saturday on Kananaskis’ first-ever outdoor stage. Concert tickets are FREE, and available for pickup at several locations.
SEPTEMBER 20th
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Kananaskis Village
Join The Hillside Collective for an foot-stompin’ blugrass performance in Kananaskis Village. Pat Cloutier and Dave Gilhen, founding members of the local band “The Hillside Collective”, have been making music together for nearly a decade now. Based right out of the beautiful Kananaskis Valley, this duo will dish out tunes from traditional to pop in a style all their own. You’ll likely hear some stand up bass, mandolin, guitar and harmonica combined with good hearted vocals to complete the experience. Fun for all ages, these two will have you stomping your feet in no time flat.
SEPTEMBER 20th
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Woody’s Pub & Lounge
Dance the night away with Live DJs at Woody’s Pub & Lounge
SEPTEMBER 21st
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Kananaskis Village
Deep down under the hoodoos of the Drumheller Valley lies dark mine shafts emptied of coal, but rich with history. Joe Vickers is digging deep to uncover these buried stories of the past with his collection of short stories disguised as songs on his album, Valley Home. Reminiscent of the best work of Alberta cowboy singer Ian Tyson, Vickers tells tales of homesteaders, immigrants, miners, union men and hockey players, set against the backdrop of the coal mining towns of the Drumheller Badlands.
SEPTEMBER 21
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Kananaskis Sports Field Main Stage, Live DJ’s
SEPTEMBER 21
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Kananaskis Sports Field Main Stage
Join Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame winners Spirit of the West at the outdoor stage at Kananaskis Village for an unforgettable music experience. The band that became Spirit of the West began as a Folk trio called Evesdropper in Vancouver nearly 30 years ago. 13 albums later, they have achieved status as one of the most beloved ‘Legacy Artists’ in Canadian history, having proven themselves to be road-worthy, durable, having toured Canada, the US, UK and Europe consistently, building a dedicated following of fans from all over the world. They have been inducted into the Halls of Fame / Lifetime Achievement Categories by the Western Canadian Music Association and the Society of Composers and Music Publishers of Canada, and have used their inestimable charms to wheedle complimentary pints out of barmen in at least 9 countries.
SEPTEMBER 21st
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Kananaskis Village
This gig sees the return of The Hillside Collective.
SEPTEMBER 21st
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Woody’s Pub & Lounge
With Live DJs at Woody’s Pub & Lounge. If you didn’t party enough the night before!
