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TICKETS

 

Tickets for Festival 2008 are on sale now. Four-day passes are SOLD OUT! Saturday evening is also SOLD OUT. Evening tickets for Thursday, Friday and Sunday are still available. The Ticket Swapboard is now available. Passes, portions of transferable passes (adult and youth) and any evening tickets sold out can be posted (priced at face value or less). As always, we will post passes and tickets available only (no requests for). Looking for sold out passes or portions or sold out evening tickets? Go to the Ticket Swapboard. Prices and details regarding your choices for passes and tickets follow.

 

Ticket Prices

	June	July*	August*
Adult 4-day Personal Pass (non-transferable) SOLD OUT	$129	$150	$150
Adult 4-pack (transferable) SOLD OUT	$149	$170	$170
Adult Evening Ticket ** (per night) Thursday evening: Friday evening: Saturday evening: SOLD OUT Sunday evening:	$50	$50	$50
Youth (ages 12-17) 4-day Festival Pass SOLD OUT	$65	$65	$65
Youth (ages 12-17) Evening Ticket** (per night) Thursday evening: Friday evening: Saturday evening: SOLD OUT Sunday evening:	$25	$25	$25

* If available
** Evening ticket entry after 4:30PM

Children (11 and under) and seniors (65 and over) are still free.

NOTE: Saturday and Sunday evening passes do not include afternoon mainstage performances or sessions.

Ticket information

1. Seniors (65 and over) and accompanied children (11 and under) continue to be free. Proof of age may be requested at the gate.
2. Limit 10 adult passes and evening tickets.
3. Sorry, NO individual all-day tickets for Saturday or Sunday. Access to sessions is reserved for patrons who purchase 4-day Festival passes.
4. Evening tickets enable entrance after 4:30 PM. Note: no reduction for late arrival.
5. Tickets are non-refundable. We are unable to exchange or refund tickets.  Treat them like cash!

Buying Tickets

1. Charge by phone

• Call Folk Festival ticket office at 780-429-1999
  June 1: 9:00-6:00
  June 2-30: (Mon-Fri) 9:30-5:30
  July: (M, Tu, Th, Fr) 9:30-5:30; (Weds) 9:30-7:30
  August 1-7: 9:30-5:30 M-F (Open holiday Monday)
  Tickets ordered by phone may be picked up at the Festival office from July 2 to August 6, or at the on-site North Gate Box office during the festival. Please bring picture ID, your confirmation number or the credit card used to purchase your tickets.
  • Phone payment accepted: Visa, MasterCard
• Or call Ticketmaster, 780-451-8000; service charges apply; limited number of tickets available

2. In-person

• Folk Festival ticket office: 10115 - 97A Ave (see map below).
  • Ticket office:
    June 1: 9:00-6:00; Sunday
    June 2-30: (Mon-Fri) 9:30-5:30
    July: (M, Tu, Th, Fr) 9:30-5:30; (Weds) 9:30-7:30
    August 1-7: 9:30-5:30 M-F (Open holiday Monday)
    
  • On-site Box office (beside North Gate):
    • Thursday Aug 7 10 AM -10 PM
    • Friday Aug 8 10 AM - 11:30 PM
    • Saturday Aug 9 9 AM - 11:30 PM
    • Sunday Aug 10 9 AM - 10 PM
      
  • Payment accepted: cash, Visa, MasterCard, debit cards.
  
• Ticketmaster: locations and hours in Telus Yellow Pages under 'Tickets'

3. On-line

• Available only through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca; service charges apply; limited number of tickets available.

Ticket Swap Board

If the Festival sells out of week-end passes or single-evening tickets for a given evening, we will power up the ticket swap board to enable patrons with extra passes or tickets to sell them at face value through this website. If a sellout happens and you wish to sell or buy passes or tickets, check the Festival Ticket Swap Board.