There is still one more week to obtain discounted tickets for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
The society that puts on the annual jamboree in Jericho Beach Park has extended its Early Bird pricing until May 31. It means that for the next week, an adult weekend pass will be $225 and a 65+ weekend pass will be $195. The Early Bird youth/student weekend pass is $150. Children aged 12 and younger can enter free if they’re accompanied by an adult. The festival runs from July 17 to 19.
There is also Early Bird pricing for single days, as well as an Early Bird price of $10 for a printed program for the 2026 Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
This year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival will feature many impressive artists. They include Oji-Cree JUNO winner Aysanabee, whose latest album, Edge of the Earth, has earned rave reviews. He’s a member of the Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario.
Another headliner is the English songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg. He became famous around the world in the 1980s for his caustic criticism of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Bragg’s first appearance at the festival in Jericho Park was back in 1987.
Another returnee is Australian-born and Sweden-based Hazlett. His new album is called last night you said you missed me.
Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Valerie June will also be at the festival. The Tennessee-born musician is also an author and poet, once describing herself to the New Yorker as an ambassador for joy. A New York Times writer described June as “simultaneously rural and cosmopolitan, historically minded and contemporary, idiosyncratic and fashionable, mystical, and down-to-earth”.
International attendees include Brazilian singer and composer Bia Ferreira and Taiwanese Indigenous musician Sauljaljui 戴曉君.
Ferreira defines her music as “MMP — Música de Mulher Preta” (Black Woman Music). She is also a champion of LGBTQ rights.
Meanwhile, Sauljaljui is a member of the Paiwan tribe and she sings in her mother tongue. Her 2025 album, VAIVAIK, was honoured with a Golden Melody Award for Best Indigenous Language Album.
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival runs from July 17 to 19 in ʔəy̓alməxʷ / Iy̓ál̓mexw Jericho Beach Park. Early bird prices have been extended to May 31. For tickets and more information, visit the Vancouver Folk Music Festival website.
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