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( o3 ~9 R* t$ |3 J9 i- rKaleido Family Arts Festival( n- Y9 f' C& x/ k- `
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.# d5 g O3 U1 x: B
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3 N! {. }" e# r) {$ I. YTales Storytelling Festival
3 h+ } I1 A/ KThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.5 d0 t: c0 M B9 k# L
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4 P8 a" u; m- |Sonic Boom5 B5 j2 u# D& F* y" a5 {
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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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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u' f* t& i5 y, q9 ESymphony Under the Sky7 q" @8 x3 d3 b- z: ~
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: F7 S8 N- t4 |2 G2 T
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26., Q0 b/ ~1 T Q# o3 m
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Edmonton Latin Festival
9 Z# x, O" @4 Q0 MThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19., H2 s$ O1 L& A% y. E+ U
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! B7 u, T R* p+ {5 g. S9 f" ?: mDragon Boat Festival
$ \6 m p/ N @# ~% ^$ A$ M/ S8 i! KEvery 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 Festival8 P) e; v3 U* W
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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9 u c3 I9 \- FEdmonton International Fringe Festival3 G9 \2 f* }; |8 p
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.! R3 |7 F6 E, Q) g
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$ E- f, O9 D2 `8 M. uCariwest Festival
: c. g# n( y# G# N+ t/ jThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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$ I, J6 x/ q, L- }/ @Animethon Festival3 O) M) U8 P' m4 W9 T. O$ _' p
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.0 L6 k. W4 S& o: [' {: M
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" |1 {" _$ f4 XFolk Fest
' c( g% R# l/ }- {+ T# }# A& p8 Z$ ?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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& _7 P& @( O: V m6 q/ V6 p4 _9 M/ s, j9 aRock’n August' v4 r' O: B4 [- L; i: I7 m
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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H" A- N6 K! e0 X% v' [% J9 UFairy-Berry Festival
2 c( {# a! b) }$ s U% U6 RFairies, 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 Festival
8 U* w3 b8 g! W ~% ~Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.+ i) O7 s( O* s% W( T7 o* \; E
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6 ~3 y9 d! k& E/ S% j/ ZBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival) [' s/ f8 G: r. S8 C7 B
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.2 ]; N3 H/ j6 P2 s [
& J$ A( r* T* KThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show3 a$ b; z% }. H7 ~* ^! w& D% A
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.2 l# X- | V+ e; l5 t. w9 M
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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.8 ]9 ~6 l6 o3 H6 D# `. e
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Edmonton Indy
# \! M& m5 Z, OWorld 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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0 h. n2 b, I! v+ zTaste of Edmonton* d) G/ T% _& c) s! }
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.2 v2 d% ^. v4 }7 n; w! n6 Z
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, \! {! H' s- @( mRace Week Edmonton Festival. u( x9 c/ ?1 S" [* k) N
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.3 Y3 ?* g3 e; J
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
/ v9 T9 K" p: G( `: a/ Q- cWhyte 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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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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Edmonton Street Performers Festival; f8 K; F6 W3 t( A& g- U7 O G9 s
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.. x( A: r/ s i9 B7 O
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Vocal Arts Festival
7 r" u8 O# G+ `1 \4 ^. J. }The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.' l' g4 h+ { H& F& B5 o2 {
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
K! |; N. \' Z& a$ K& e* m" t* Y1 Z- NThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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6 `. P9 P$ ?! y9 REdmonton International Jazz Festival: G/ R3 r* m4 u
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.2 o z; y4 V2 n3 d8 ~! { b: k* C
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The Works Art and Design Festival
9 _: h ^3 x" uThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.7 u# Q* z3 I4 o+ _
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/ g$ B$ ~" f6 O# _) o7 \Turkish Festival8 }" \. o+ c) X! q! N
The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.0 h: s8 A6 ^: z
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) l( K1 }9 \0 k1 H$ K4 jEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
9 }: b% j, D0 F/ j% `( _+ mPets 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.$ Q6 s4 I' \, o" u' i+ y4 x5 s
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2 i+ t/ c( {% r7 s$ \( RFreewill Shakespeare Festival
% _* z% h) G9 q4 Q3 [3 B# {& n8 f& k; oThe 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.+ R9 O& I7 n) g4 O4 _; K& ?
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