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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 0 ]+ ? b h W3 s3 W/ B; b) ~
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/ ^" [* F8 O: _7 F: @/ x- ^8 uKaleido Family Arts Festival3 z3 \3 i% v. y
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.% J) J' ?/ P% L% q+ @- B9 t
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& x# j" i. U4 l& K, J U8 x1 ~! xTales Storytelling Festival
3 e5 |" h1 j' X- e# K6 d+ z3 tThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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3 V7 h6 a; V* @6 D L+ W, mSonic Boom! z ~+ _7 G9 s7 Q; O
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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+ R Z# F! q4 N, j% QCorn Fest
5 k: Y: I! j5 W* ?: n+ }2 ~This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.. ]5 v7 V; q8 U/ U
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Symphony Under the Sky
% M1 K' S3 M! b* K, m; F. n6 Y* OThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival
* s& z* p' o* P5 `- T9 K3 y7 wThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival$ p9 Q5 T; V. y' e. Y
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.% G4 \7 [& M+ \2 Y7 o- j) d
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9 d# Q8 w$ `" p) IDragon Boat Festival1 b/ y* n: ~1 Z8 E* v0 k0 K
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
/ K& P* j4 P9 f7 [* ~, hThe 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 h* y$ d0 ^% p3 I' `2 aEdmonton International Fringe Festival) J9 }6 l" ?* Y) B" j, w2 z
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.8 o5 C7 \: O& r1 c5 H# u( F( R' i$ b# P& F
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Cariwest Festival+ g" n% f* l! k- q9 w1 }. N
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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3 Y& b- D" }+ `# {5 |7 NAnimethon Festival0 r; O9 q3 @# X7 i, Q6 ]) r! ]
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.7 p# a; s v7 i/ Z
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- o9 e- J1 w% G& K% rFolk Fest
8 l' L K9 E) iThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.. [; s9 v+ Y) Z; a
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3 Q# i) _& k& ~' bRock’n August
. j" R8 f: a2 Y1 a+ aHundreds 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.: R( \6 I- S; @+ D7 ?! s
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Fairy-Berry Festival
/ U3 \( V# W2 x% o/ J' K) L' ZFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.+ _5 b$ m( P- |
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Heritage Festival; Y7 g6 g6 R8 d3 O& t
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.( p, w1 q2 y j/ |! s9 h
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8 B5 G1 u; {1 w9 KBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
o, f5 U7 |: i+ W2 ~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
7 c2 J8 W7 ?* A7 A( E6 _$ k% k+ AThe 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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) W7 r$ h' S6 F7 M# }$ _) TCapital EX7 T5 z! C' d( S* S
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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Edmonton Indy
3 }) [5 a# h" a, {$ ]( n, i( |8 gWorld 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./ y2 s; ^# c8 e+ h& @* Y/ J
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Taste of Edmonton
3 s/ s+ E& _3 c, k1 ?$ i% YA 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
! b; Z2 h8 F' d" p. V5 ^Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.( @3 `0 W/ H" }! R$ O3 N( @# d
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4 y) m9 @: d* `& x, MWhyte Avenue Artwalk
6 l) n( ]* N! UWhyte 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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& k: X# e% I x( UTriathlon Festival
) V: n$ [: C* G& E! _7 y* v0 uThe 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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& T1 O0 @+ ?. T8 t4 ^: M+ W+ @* K% H) pEdmonton Street Performers Festival
! B! {5 Z' t" q9 { M% GThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.% K& Y/ X7 v% e! m4 ?* w! z" O
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# v" i, B( l4 N% R$ eVocal Arts Festival
, h- H V& g9 p& @5 JThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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: c" b, _( @$ t4 Q6 ^Improvaganza
7 E/ `5 ]# K* ?+ Q+ I) b" JImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.% G8 X( ?. J# q A, R* }
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival/ ]4 b0 x' \- `, _
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.9 O+ z/ a8 H8 h, A5 f* {7 W# k8 s
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival5 o4 }' C! t3 f0 t" h4 c5 v' S u
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1. M# F' a2 i+ H9 {; A( V L/ i( B3 l
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5 m+ ~# R2 O& C# `5 g5 A. q1 MThe Works Art and Design Festival( s' D9 E! h& b5 C
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival4 d6 w+ w7 S6 p4 P8 |% w
The 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 Park6 S. D$ A8 K8 d4 J5 g1 F, }- e+ O
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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Freewill Shakespeare Festival4 i+ |# [8 P) ?9 W1 C+ N
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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Boonstock
5 r g1 H! R7 a* Z4 R. o" n x* @9 uThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.( o7 E9 v5 b1 F0 ]4 J2 H
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