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Kaleido Family Arts Festival0 t" w4 Q3 j9 t, t- ~/ z
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.
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Tales Storytelling Festival
1 c& x' v1 M# _: b' p6 t4 n2 WThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.3 j+ O: q; I5 ^, ~+ e, V
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; Q: Q$ @& v! H) B0 K7 JSonic Boom
) h) S _+ W* C4 {# Z" iSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.8 U' Q' u+ c% K; q
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9 t9 N% K. i& i3 A6 fCorn Fest- J: o' |! w8 `( V. A8 h$ Q% l
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.) a" Q9 Q+ y& @
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Symphony Under the Sky
: q) v. X7 B% H( WThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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. h5 w- z/ y- R" h* rEdmonton Blues Festival( e( G, L4 D+ \: s& f' |, u
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival- ^' H2 C6 w) z. p' w5 _0 k
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.& n8 M, b, k% q- t# t; [; g$ |
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Dragon Boat Festival9 T v: T; l& P, a4 Z
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., Y' U' A, h# |2 X9 G$ |
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
# }* m: p& w% F( ?" V! WThe 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& M$ z, w# e7 _+ @& m# v
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days., b' k; N S' x. ^% k
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Cariwest Festival2 X/ [* k% R5 A! R8 L7 }" N! I$ E
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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Animethon Festival8 j. H4 z+ a3 K _1 g/ j% y
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.' i1 n. T0 U! I) b
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Folk Fest: `: h0 V* o9 g& a; ?2 v
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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$ T' y( G. D, n U! K) I7 PRock’n August9 n# o- g5 Z9 Z0 O9 I
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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Fairy-Berry Festival3 ^% }, Y: A3 |' j) F
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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+ Z% q B: I. I- x: {Heritage Festival
: N8 H+ V, T: R2 f) l5 j% r% e$ c8 D0 tServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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+ J* H% k! q6 \. G( j" s1 w- b. ~- d7 _Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
& E* k: D2 S: g7 @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; v5 c/ y, s( u6 ?1 `! V) L! v
The 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
4 q( k$ u" w& R- x+ QCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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& t& u- ?" T+ ~Edmonton Indy
6 c4 C: ~, _4 pWorld 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. i& B% h2 `; t) i
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Taste of Edmonton2 O( I' d# K3 I; v
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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Race Week Edmonton Festival) ^1 Q% q# E. f; x) z- J! m9 G
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.2 k$ m' N+ B Q8 L) D1 m2 B
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/ E* N. l b8 u# ~" cWhyte Avenue Artwalk
& C* T- T1 C! ^0 R) c0 mWhyte 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 Festival
9 k0 b! i/ j: N5 @, Q0 KThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8./ z4 {& {0 [+ x$ s* y
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) e* m O8 F! G7 uEdmonton Street Performers Festival6 L4 w3 V! A- E; }
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.+ D* ~5 o j& T& O8 M5 s; N) o
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Vocal Arts Festival4 j l! P% h) y3 v0 O
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.9 ?' Q0 A" A5 p7 i1 m. |
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Improvaganza
- d) Y& L# e% B0 M8 Y# ]Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.- f0 E$ S" z0 A* k, [% H" W5 [
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival% C' N' q9 V+ b1 g+ t
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
+ v6 z. t& ~' n4 [7 tThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1./ O. b# \8 B5 d+ ^
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The Works Art and Design Festival7 N) I \2 O8 Z: u- ~ l( b
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
0 W$ r. k! L( V. x {The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.' b& d% i; q" i8 X8 f% S
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
( W- k% Y. b! f, U6 \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 Festival
* c: B' d8 `, g) x- tThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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Boonstock
5 p1 Q- `: R& V, J. u/ SThe 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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