Riverside park with lamp posts, a bridge, and city skyline in the background.

IT ALL BEGINS

DOWN BY THE RIVER

SEPTEMBER 13 & 14, 2025

SEPTEMBER 13 & 14, 2025

 SEPTEMBER 13 & 14, 2025
 LOUISE MACKINNEY PARK

A new kind of

folk festival is

taking root

This fall, join us in Edmonton’s river valley at Louise McKinney Park where music drifts through the trees, stories are shared by the water, and community gathers at the edge of something beautiful.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

CHAPARELLE 

CAT CLYDE · EMILY NENNI · LEON MAJCEN

SHANE GHOSTKEEPER · ALADEAN KHEROUFI · KIP LILY

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

RUBY WATERS

BOY GOLDEN · DAMARIS BOJOR · DUFF THOMPSON 

STEPH GREEN · BAD MAGIC · THE DENIM DADDIES

Join us for a night of unforgettable live music as we celebrate the launch of Down by the River!
Featuring performances by the incredible Mariel Buckley  — playing with her full band — and the soulful sounds of Jackson & The Janks.

GOOD TUNES. GOOD PEOPLE.

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