Hotel and Travel

Special Block Rate at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel

The official conference hotel of the 2025 Folk Alliance International Conference is Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montréal, Québec, Canada (February 19 - 23, 2025).

Room reservations must be made prior to Saturday, January 18, 2025 for the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth.

The room block is Monday, Feb 17 – Sunday, February 23. You cannot book rooms at the room block rate outside these dates. If you need to extend your reservation outside these dates, book your stay in the room block online first, and then contact the hotel directly to add additional dates at their normal room rate.

Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
Rooms start at $279 CAD / $202.52 USD per night

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For additional rates use the link above. Our special rate is only available through the link above.

If you receive a notice that there aren’t any rooms available, try changing the arrival and departure dates.

Additional Hotel Block at Le Centre Sheraton Montréal

As an alternative, we have reserved an additional hotel block at Le Centre Sheraton Montréal just a seven minute walk from the main conference hotel. The special rate is only available at the "Book Now" link below.

Le Centre Sheraton Montréal
Rooms start at $195 CAD / $141.54 USD per night

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Time in Montréal

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Conference Schedule Overview

Wed (Feb 19)

Daytime

Registration Opens

Evening

International Folk Music Awards

Thu - Sat (Feb 20 - 22)

9:00 am - 4:30 pm ET

Keynote, Panels, Workshops, and Networking

6 pm - 10 pm ET

Official Showcases

10:30 pm - 3 am ET

Official Showcases

Sun (Feb 23)

Evening

Closing Party

No Deposit Required

There is no deposit upon reservation. Guests need to supply a credit card to guarantee the room, but nothing is charged to the card at that time.

Guest Policy

The room rate covers two individuals. Each additional person sharing a room will be charged $80 CAD / $58.20 USD each per night. There will be no charge for children up to and including the age of 0-17 years who share with their parents. Maximum occupancy is four per room.

Cancellation Policy

Guests have up until 24 hours prior to arrival to cancel your reservation. If you cancel after that, you will be charged one (1) night’s stay plus taxes.