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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 " m0 k) i# Y$ y6 H! K7 x0 R. o
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
4 g$ A; H4 f8 j& r+ y) H- NThe 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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& B \3 }% o0 I# l0 n- D7 xTales Storytelling Festival. n B7 m' h h5 I- p' E* W3 O2 l
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.- ]- h/ L1 \0 C3 |7 N$ B
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8 `$ N& k: Q3 ^# MSonic Boom, E- G0 [8 Q- u' T2 S0 Z
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.+ E$ A- F, H; Q9 X ~
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Corn Fest' X1 C; d( F( e: s7 O
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.8 c" e' J, J* l
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Symphony Under the Sky. X; ?- Q4 }% h. u0 N( O6 H/ L1 {6 G
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival
9 Z e$ u2 r2 Y9 q( P. \# VThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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! M3 a0 s6 X0 ?: }1 LEdmonton Latin Festival
1 m1 W6 a) f A. d$ lThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival& Z4 ]& w( r$ ]4 c
Every 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.! R) f+ u* \5 P1 W( ]
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
9 ~4 i- l4 ]- E9 j0 B6 ZThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18./ M2 y( K. ` `% \+ T$ U! T, \
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% P$ f) \3 {9 m. V8 BEdmonton International Fringe Festival5 Y8 K/ G0 j5 r, p) o0 _
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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2 j5 u2 |6 }3 r* G/ @/ jCariwest Festival
! S( \8 K* W! t3 XThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.$ |& W; R' _& O& m. K! t* C
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7 {- q9 L u" F7 UAnimethon Festival$ u3 |/ ?# W8 m/ {
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest
/ Q- \0 Q2 u, OThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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Rock’n August
1 u9 @* Z- T( L+ MHundreds 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.+ q B; x$ T+ ]& y4 T
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Fairy-Berry Festival
& H2 n( m K# k+ J2 \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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% K: c @8 N9 VHeritage Festival
. y- v; A* c. z1 w, K$ GServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.( A2 V! S3 a. f# ~
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This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
# A4 m3 s7 Z, J9 }8 jThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.
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3 i: [8 I; R# W( |Capital EX. H+ I; ~( ]- v+ ]
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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8 e* J6 |3 v: Z; x$ x4 u4 j J: [Edmonton Indy
6 u! J6 w3 X$ a$ g! |World 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.. w2 B, _8 h" T6 b0 `( k
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, I- V x% N/ aTaste of Edmonton
% D2 L6 F& s L9 c* `: g* oA Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.# e+ { Q: V1 W$ y; |- R$ ^0 ~
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+ e) S8 \, ?9 J( \3 ]9 R. QRace Week Edmonton Festival
0 j. s) i) l! V1 Q: P2 |: r7 \Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.6 A. L% w' f6 h# ^; k
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( R( j1 ?! F6 E* x- }% M: AWhyte Avenue Artwalk
. C3 j0 J* E1 a5 D4 B. b) w3 w& mWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.2 ^5 f# l4 v* ?7 p, `
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Triathlon Festival
; Z, t+ E( ^3 i) tThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.: C) u2 a* N0 h2 A# ^
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: C, R- W1 `3 L B) u3 EEdmonton Street Performers Festival+ g2 ?) s* {$ L& H
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.+ `$ l0 B. S' }0 z) S
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Vocal Arts Festival
9 g7 k5 J& Z6 M! k3 B3 tThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1. g9 I& O3 J, |2 E, F# W |
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Improvaganza
3 S+ F7 R6 z4 P' kImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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) C5 m$ N9 ^# S1 f; S4 Z- F2 OEdmonton International Athletics Festival% [) B+ f- u1 f/ {7 t
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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+ ?; B# t9 l* U) K, Y# q$ fEdmonton International Jazz Festival
, l! t. T9 k& `" D* w/ eThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.6 B( A7 a) D) q6 k8 o
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The Works Art and Design Festival X0 H" t( J. @
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5., H3 O+ Z6 t' d# D
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Turkish Festival8 a& d+ Y0 _+ |9 N' Q
The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23." M+ ?/ `7 x; i/ k
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4 T' G: u6 p4 d- XEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park" s5 U- I. J! _; E
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 24.8 S: K" O% }, g& u. x: f! V0 @* x
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' C. a. [: b0 p: S* N( R7 ~6 s& CFreewill Shakespeare Festival' K; A0 s, o# W$ E/ ?& f
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22." y) x) j) Z; N! W$ E
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Boonstock
/ p; d2 A: E% W' I- ~The 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.
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