The headline acts at Ottawa’s annual folk festival this year will include Cameron Whitcomb, Alice Cooper and Alabama Shakes, CityFolk has announced. The festival also announced it will relocate due to ongoing construction at Lansdowne Park. The event will be held at the RA Centre this year.
Construction at Lansdowne Park forces eventy to relocate to RA Centre
CBC News · Posted: May 12, 2026 12:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Cameron Whitcomb performs at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, in Kelowna, B.C., on Sept. 13, 2025. He is scheduled to perform at CityFolk Festival in Ottawa on Sept. 17, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
The headline acts at Ottawa’s annual folk festival this year will include Cameron Whitcomb, Alice Cooper and Alabama Shakes, CityFolk has announced.
CityFolk returns in 2026 from Sept. 16 to 20.
The festival also announced it will relocate from its usual site, Lansdowne Park, due to ongoing construction there. CityFolk will be held instead at the RA Centre on Riverside Drive.
A spokesperson confirmed there will be two outdoor stages, one tented and one not.
Presale tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13. Full ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 14.
The lineup
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Alabama ShakesMarcus King BandAshley MacIsaacSteph StringsNicolas Pellerin et les Grands HurleursEmily Jean Flack
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Thursday, Sept. 17
Cameron WhitcombStella LeftyThe White BuffaloFine Food MarketSam DrysdaleThe Codas
Friday, Sept. 18
Third Eye BlindSwitchfootJensen McRaeGwenifer RaymondCarson CameronTennyson KingThe New Hires
Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind performs at Concerts in your Car at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Ventura, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Saturday, Sept. 19
Of Monsters and MenAngus & Julia StonePokey LaFargeJobi RiccioKen PresseTeilhard FrostVicki Brittle
Sunday, Sept. 20
Alice CooperSex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) feat. Frank CarterAmigo The DevilBad NervesPanic ShackDavid James AllenSteady Rain
In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, rock legend Alice Cooper performs at the 20th Fezen Festival in Szekesfehervar, 63 kilometres southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via The Associated Press)Corrections and clarifications·Submit a news tip·Report error