Sled Island is an annual independent music and arts festival in Calgary, AB. Hundreds of artists and bands will play in more than 30 venues throughout the city.
In a downtown where cars often take priority to people, Sled Island is an urban life experiment. The goal is to open up as much of the downtown core as possible and fill it with as many types of people as possible—using music, film, comedy and art as the motivation for people to get together.
Sled Island began in 2007. Zak Pashak, then owner of the Calgary music venue Broken City, had been inspired by Pop Montreal and the street life that was activated by that festival.
2027 Lineup
Sled Island headliners for 2027 are TBA.
Here's a look back at the 2026 headliners to give you an idea of what to expect.
This festival is multi-disciplinary, also featuring a slate of films, comedy, art showings and special events. For full event details, visit the festival website.
2027 guest curator: TBA
Each year, Sled Island invites a guest curator to help select artists. Stay tuned to find out who will be the 2027 festival guest curator.
Tickets & Passes
Sled Island sells both full festival passes and some individual day tickets and event tickets. Ticket information and prices are available on the Ticket Info page. Buy passes in advance online here.
Prices vary depending on time of purchase.
$TBA Discovery Plus Pass Full festival experience, access to all bands and venues, with the addition of priority access to all shows, artist-lounge privileges, Sled Island swag, and more.
$TBA Discovery Pass Access to everything the festival has to offer at all venues including, music, comedy, film, and art.
All-Ages Pass TBA For under-18 festival attendees only. Full access to all-ages venues, including mainstage.
$TBASingle concert tickets are available for all venues, including mainstage. However, there is a limited amount of advance tickets available. Walk-up tickets will also be released at the doors of each show.
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