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7 {) C5 y" |+ X: CKaleido Family Arts Festival
, N$ O; B. F. Q, M8 p0 D7 I- JThe 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., C( y: V1 n( i# \8 H' n7 G3 l
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! r8 f2 L5 T4 g( K6 Q0 o: p mTales Storytelling Festival
# b5 o& v% B1 iThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.. b2 J: I) ]( ]1 d) r
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8 ^4 c4 Z5 J& t3 s, u- |1 D- Z. KSonic Boom
" D$ w) Z# A3 ~. Q B' ?SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
5 A1 a7 H2 Z {This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.7 f4 T% t* C8 y/ I) A5 g
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5 p; o |" `2 E# vSymphony Under the Sky
/ ?/ W9 s$ y: e. r6 v, kThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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L2 q# o0 Z2 n; a, n, k( ?; G4 f( }Edmonton Blues Festival
- ?3 ~; M3 f0 h) }" n8 w& rThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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- T+ B7 @3 t: M" i3 Q, \Edmonton Latin Festival3 h" \8 Y- A0 t/ m/ z( y' C5 b! R
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.8 O& ~5 @( M. D, u$ u
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Dragon Boat Festival! d1 h9 x0 ]! Z9 D5 w0 Y/ I
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 Festival
7 x7 {- E+ j4 `2 p& B) m& rThe 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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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
; z6 @0 B- o0 `9 g; kThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.4 j6 `: f! @4 v& l/ J
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. I4 b/ x& l1 ACariwest Festival
, `" J( c4 M. K/ G1 Z* L4 a+ ^The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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9 y9 d( T0 I8 b/ r+ lAnimethon Festival
# M6 |" k3 p/ ?" w q$ p* |1 V0 u KAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.+ l* c* b4 H$ ]9 y7 z) H+ Y
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Folk Fest$ c5 f& n1 F4 U6 b0 ~
The 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
+ r, Y. a* |" x' F9 q$ d9 Q1 eHundreds 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 Festival4 t) \* C" ^) L0 g/ t6 G" Y
Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.* g& j4 g/ ?2 c X+ n1 N1 y4 g. ]
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$ f/ D5 N, p4 j2 `Heritage Festival2 T0 X$ V% v: U
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 Festival" G$ L) e# k, a/ i
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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/ K+ f6 e0 g1 aThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show0 Y# A8 w( n4 A! @
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.0 u, Q+ k: X4 \+ a. }
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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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3 @6 D9 F0 L- a1 Y; A+ ^0 o r KEdmonton Indy5 c* }! G4 f! ]- E; Y. `4 C3 H
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.
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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 - 28.8 o, q/ H* Z. v! n" ^
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Race Week Edmonton Festival4 D1 Y# ?$ p1 J+ R v( y" j1 r
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.4 \# J0 \, ^4 P; R: L
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9 \# [4 }- M7 O% G' z- ]Whyte Avenue Artwalk
: ]4 c$ G! e$ x, L1 `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 Festival1 x4 [# U% l: g9 ?1 t' K
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.
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: w/ R& L+ Z, Q2 N& wEdmonton Street Performers Festival# N$ c/ L" j/ W' |
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.1 i& s7 i+ }$ g3 V/ t8 R
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8 P9 D1 ^- m5 y" r0 |+ G& }3 rVocal Arts Festival
! @0 l: n5 @0 WThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.# \# a% J( B: x% t) u5 k
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. {; X# t; r; r5 C# }Improvaganza
" V' j+ {( G+ g/ n- ^0 ]+ [# x1 S; b" bImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.- d2 ]+ n# o, X6 _) P7 M R
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival$ s2 X) |7 s% j, C: l( ^
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.* ?* V" F i9 b+ h2 F
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
" V. n: W- L: g" h# @& XThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1. @% v2 C. h( o) f! T
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# b$ y w3 t( C8 ?; ?' aThe Works Art and Design Festival j5 m3 ?3 C4 R# r5 J" @8 o
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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: M* p3 x; ]+ F; h# \' uEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park) \9 ~0 t" l9 k! L! \5 [ _
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 24.5 q$ S' c/ U8 P' x3 k
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
+ i7 O- D' i g( i; y! nThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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The 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.- s0 B2 p b% b* ?+ i/ c( b
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