A popular Calgary music venue is opening back up after nearly six months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winter festival, now in its fifth year -- and it's parent event the Calgary Folk Music Festival -- is known for its diversity in everything the audience to the artists that grace the stages.

Are you ready for the "marathon" that will be the 2020 Block Heater music festival? Here's what you need to know for your weekend of art, music and good times.

Block Heater is, once again, bringing a wide variety of local, national and international artists to the city in frigid February.

Calgarians and visitors alike can enjoy live music on the busy downtown Stephen Avenue every weekday afternoon for the rest of summer.

For festival artistic director Kerry Clarke, having Indigenous artists take the stage is important because they "represent the founding peoples of this country." 

Here's a look at the artists from Calgary and elsewhere in Alberta taking to the stages for the 40th anniversary of the folk festival. 

The 2019 Calgary Folk Music Festival takes place from Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28 at Prince's Island Park.

Here's a look at the bands and artists taking the stage at the 2019 Calgary Folk Music Festival.