The board and staff of Prince George Folkfest Society are delighted to announce the lineup for Coldsnap 2025. The 18th annual Coldsnap – the prince george winter music festival will take place from February 5th to 9th, 2025. Audiences can expect amazing live music events in a variety of venues across Prince George every day of the festival!

Our evening concert on October 26th will feature JUNO Award winning artist and Coldsnap alum, Celeigh Cardinal as well as emerging Edmonton-based supergroup, AV & the Inner City. This eclectic evening of music will weave together elements of soul, roots and blues. These artists all push the boundaries of genre to create music that is new and exciting - this evening of music cannot be missed!

The team that brings you Coldsnap is thrilled to return to Knox Performance Centre September 7 with a warm up to Coldsnap! We are so pleased to welcome back the folk-roots singer-songwriter, STEPHEN FEARING!

The board and staff of Prince George Folkfest Society are thrilled to share the news that Coldsnap – the prince George winter music festival, was awarded “Best Festival” at the BC Touring Council Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 13th as part of the Pacific Contact conference in Kelowna.

On April 7th, the Coldsnap team is thrilled to return to Knox Performance Centre to welcome back the JUNO-nominated acoustic folk-roots group The Fugitives!

The board and staff of Prince George Folkfest Society are thrilled to announce a new offering for Coldsnap 2024 (February 2 to 10) that will delight music-loving night owls! On the final two evenings of the festival, we will be presenting late night shows at the Prince George Legion in partnership with Mad Loon Productions.

COLDSNAP 2024 SET FOR THIS COMING FEBRUARY 2 TO 10!

The board and staff of Prince George Folkfest Society are thrilled to announce the lineup for Coldsnap 2024. The 17th annual Coldsnap – the prince george winter music festival will take place from February 2nd to 10th, 2024. Every evening during Coldsnap week, we will present amazing live music in a variety of venues across Prince George.

Prince George Folkfest Society board and staff are excited to announce our fall event, Dak’et, Shun Inli 2023! Dak’et, Shun Inli is “Music in the Fall” in the Dakelh language and, with support from Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, we are celebrating arts on Lheidli T’enneh Territory with fantastic live music and workshops.

Our evening concert on October 21 features emerging artists Mattmac, ZENON+, and Simbiyez Wilson. This eclectic evening of music will weave together elements of pop, hip-hop and R&B. These artists all push the boundaries of genre to create music that is new and exciting - this evening of music cannot be missed!

This quarterly newsletter will bring you a summary of live music events and news in Prince George, BC, and beyond! 

Prince George Folkfest Society is delighted to say the 16th annual Coldsnap winter music festival was a tremendous success! Between January 27 and February 4, 2023, we hosted 60 musicians from across Canada, even from Australia! We extend our heartfelt thanks to our generous festival sponsors and funders for your steadfast support since our society’s inception 20 years ago!