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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 8 O: }( d& {) z6 J
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
' Y6 U+ a) _0 {The 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.; \7 f1 M0 v1 m9 U
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. [ ^9 G& c, I, b$ J; ITales Storytelling Festival, H8 _2 U% z% X! P5 K( K! m4 N+ z
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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G/ n) u& S5 i* D% `Sonic Boom
& j4 R+ }. k" _, _7 k1 U% a% VSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
6 ]5 \ ~- D# V" b4 pThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.; N3 G9 z- m$ Z" q
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Symphony Under the Sky( ], S+ k; r% D5 {& S. ^. ]1 v6 t7 {) s3 j
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival5 ?& @$ l! J, {, D9 H4 V
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.4 T: e0 Q" g9 S' n; x/ y8 V
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Edmonton Latin Festival6 R. `8 |" A3 `5 m4 o) {, r3 U
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19." W6 C$ x; G" n7 E5 |) s
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Dragon Boat Festival2 \, J$ F$ q$ ~: N" }! 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.
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival0 f" ]% d$ b5 s2 c
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.
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8 f8 M$ I( K8 m1 X& ?* {+ ?! S: M7 eEdmonton International Fringe Festival! d0 @+ K) \$ s4 h
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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) v4 g4 a7 ?% u% [/ c8 G+ d6 ^2 ~Cariwest Festival5 s- b# b, U4 c: \: p& V5 D6 b
The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.) g/ L! p" C1 D( V
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Animethon Festival
& o) b. a! S: ]2 @Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12., L8 Q& Y$ J. h/ Z( u
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Folk Fest
5 }# Q2 z3 J5 p3 u3 y6 {, Z8 aThe 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
- ^. S- g! v+ u. B8 _+ }Hundreds 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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* Y- g5 e% u- H* HFairy-Berry Festival
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& M/ C# T2 {4 }Heritage Festival
" F) h. E A& g/ WServus 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 Festival
- H& k( e- l1 `$ ^, vThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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- B( O; d1 A- j1 l. F |The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
3 U- U* n% G# c' I" t1 d/ wThe 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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Capital EX
: Y, F' }0 o; ]) }! W9 pCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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Edmonton Indy2 C+ e3 t- H& z! v! u
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 – 22.9 F) T$ @3 ?+ v9 l$ Z; ?
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Taste of Edmonton; O8 d1 D; x1 {- o
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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4 o: a: u1 h3 Q% nRace Week Edmonton Festival; V1 V3 K7 o6 q2 Y2 c+ P4 P: c
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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0 z, f- Q: Q RWhyte Avenue Artwalk4 I$ t/ U0 \1 d
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.
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Triathlon Festival6 n9 [+ c; v0 a8 a: S
The 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.9 m' U% |! y+ |0 u i. y
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; V/ g. H( E2 Y! H, m# K4 }% YEdmonton Street Performers Festival
6 I/ _6 p$ D- R/ q+ B/ NThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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! Q9 H& t1 c- K1 k% P! LVocal Arts Festival, W* ~8 n x# x0 \" J) `
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.+ ^/ ]- n- h/ [/ i9 H! L! ]
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8 a. g8 T2 q. [0 ]( u1 _3 G" qImprovaganza; a: Q# E+ P$ E/ ~
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.; A' _8 O9 q4 P/ x' s7 C
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0 |2 P+ x# @: t! y) ?/ lEdmonton International Jazz Festival" A. x/ C) U$ g. S+ _. @2 V m
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.- \1 G* w) T7 X% K8 [5 V G' `, e
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The Works Art and Design Festival
0 `8 }( F, E. pThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
# _. G7 o3 s; U. r3 w. L4 PThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.$ [& P3 I0 p' s; u
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park; a n. X& F- \# d. 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.
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# R0 y. u& F7 `- hFreewill Shakespeare Festival O3 e9 o, n, _$ h5 b
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.; a4 Q: {# @7 v8 @7 S; U
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3 Y$ m. h9 f. L" GThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.# u' k% [4 W0 Z' {
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