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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
' O" M5 H5 u6 B/ j- }$ ^: g& o8 PThe Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a free festival that features all forms of art such as music, dance, theatre, film, literary, and visual arts. It runs September 7 – 9.
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7 a2 Q# w9 P) b6 A! S/ HTales Storytelling Festival
9 B- q3 L5 i. |; C: x# R6 ?4 yThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.7 l! j7 K6 J2 o' m* G
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' u3 {3 L6 h# R- \3 OSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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$ N( g V8 [3 c( u7 SCorn Fest1 Z1 p2 C' ?' `4 z. L' |
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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Symphony Under the Sky4 y2 `6 J( ^$ ?
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3./ x' s! o9 t* t+ v7 Z
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Edmonton Blues Festival4 r+ Y% @* I9 S/ A* p, g
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival
e. V% \( u% p, zThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.) R- m, `. k& Y- t! D- U
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' K2 |4 y- \+ ?. lDragon Boat Festival
6 H7 y! n' {& B" QEvery year, on the third weekend of August, you can expect to see dragon boats racing down the North Saskatchewan River. The Dragon Boat Festival runs August 17 – 19.
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
7 ]9 I+ C- c5 [; }" M q/ L. hThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.* b5 b" o5 W/ K% l4 B2 k: M
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, `* o$ |4 r3 KEdmonton International Fringe Festival, W \- \; u, K2 V7 W
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.+ P+ Z* r0 B; {# O: M1 p0 \& \8 w
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Cariwest Festival
1 o `$ @+ n+ t4 tThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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, O5 F# k5 u$ ~4 MAnimethon Festival, I8 ?* Y3 u( m' K
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.# C5 N; Y0 Y' t- u! D ~- K
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8 ? O: I- z. `' Z5 v4 X; b( |Folk Fest
8 Y1 D" m- b6 j% w# l" \) XThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.! n1 f6 l! _6 D6 a8 ?0 L4 P+ z, P! k
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Rock’n August
5 w( K( N; f7 _9 DHundreds of classic cars makes Rock'n August one of the largest events to take place in the province of Alberta. It runs August 7 - 11.
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Fairy-Berry Festival% U x# C& e6 f% x7 K* L
Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.
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Heritage Festival4 c& A3 E# l" d. F4 q E |0 B
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival8 T" D+ S# I: k) P
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.7 u" p. _5 g9 M3 l. t6 ~& y
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show9 l& n. a: c0 @, U3 _/ h
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.. M3 D& X# w# W! R# m7 T
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' S! m% i8 P; a9 t( C/ U# f5 `Capital EX) J/ J$ l% N6 _4 ]: N4 U" p
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.+ j+ S/ o4 Y0 R% c" V; m& |
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) Z5 D9 ]' `3 H; t5 ^2 {Edmonton Indy
) Z# k- o# ~& x- s0 tWorld class open wheel racing has been a mainstay at the City Centre Airport each July since 2005. This year, the Indy runs July 20 – 22.8 x- `! I$ I/ U: j% ]7 K
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A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.
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Race Week Edmonton Festival
8 G6 n3 `6 x1 D, |. cRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.3 }, B% a& |2 h
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1 ~: ^& Y- M! N; ~$ \Whyte Avenue Artwalk5 Z/ c* R" N6 r B3 W9 l' p5 d
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15. r3 U' j2 @# g/ _4 w/ b/ G4 d
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" X% L3 r" G; B. y! c3 KTriathlon Festival
; `- `3 z C1 w* L/ T/ xThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.
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( s, k/ O5 k; {. i1 R" U: X# eEdmonton Street Performers Festival
" \% q( M/ Q) u4 KThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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& G( |: ]' n3 ?6 A! ]Vocal Arts Festival
; C" o% O7 [. R7 a6 U8 }9 uThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.2 W. F D' d% t. c* z$ ?
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. x$ R* O, i' t% tImprovaganza2 U3 U5 n4 ^: i2 G* T, I
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
' A" \* [1 W3 X9 g# l% S- F$ r- `This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
( r" w3 X- H& d5 g9 KThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works Art and Design Festival0 L( L- @; a! q- b, y
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
$ u; q/ X$ T/ Y& B8 sThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park2 Q5 H% n& @* o/ a- l
Pets in the Park is a fun run or walk to raise funds for the care of animals at the Edmonton Humane Society, taking place June 24.+ l2 k* a' S% r; c2 P
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6 X' c( P1 Q. B6 uFreewill Shakespeare Festival% T7 |& X0 p, a) d9 I# I$ @( e
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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( ^+ Z% _2 @' b' D/ h$ l, YBoonstock
! u6 L' E3 L) `' g6 f% J- `) bThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.; ]' M9 d, ]2 U$ e
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