oesa arts
Nonprofit
Zero waste
Open late
Alcohol-free
The cafe in 2025
More than somewhere to get a coffee.
The Oesa Café was Banff’s only nonprofit café: a zero-waste, alcohol-free space that stayed open late into the night.
We renovated a room inside a church and turned it into a café. We had board games, Turkish coffee, Peruvian food, music jams, language classes, art nights, open mics, poetry readings, and so much more.
There was always a reason to stay
One more game.
One more song.
A little of what it felt like.
From the original Oesa Café.
Why we closed
The space couldn’t keep up.
The café became so popular that the room’s electrical capacity couldn’t support everything happening inside it. We had to close, but the response showed us how much Banff wanted a space like this.
The next chapter / In the works
Same spirit.
A new chapter.
We’re now working with Rundle Church to bring the Oesa Café back.
Follow café updates ↗ (opens in a new tab)Anticipated opening
fall
2027
The café isn’t open yet. We’ll share the confirmed opening date and hours as plans come together.