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Kaleido Family Arts Festival; G# O' f& b' j! U
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.* B3 V# }# N' X! r
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1 ]) ^) m7 f3 v" z1 fTales Storytelling Festival) C. Q: k1 ]6 X% `
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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Sonic Boom
0 m! I# q; _1 E" Z- p: g M2 CSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
9 f* ^1 R9 u. K) HThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.& B5 C6 [5 `, q8 J
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Edmonton Blues Festival1 C: h3 |) q7 r" S1 p, ^
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$ n, J7 v* I1 e6 M6 x
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.* q$ y0 M+ j: k
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Dragon Boat Festival
/ C$ r! s9 V$ }! Z& x z7 @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.. U" a' q" `" @0 m
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
2 e! l6 Y% d- X/ X9 a8 x2 Z0 ]The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18." u2 e8 K6 t' O
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# B; ?* ?0 ]1 B D& U$ YEdmonton International Fringe Festival
9 e0 t0 }8 x7 {7 O/ A& T6 J7 M/ IThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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Cariwest Festival
M! ^9 e8 J- b' |7 @3 d5 X& KThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.) a- y3 y4 Z- x2 u1 s2 L) h2 h, y
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Animethon Festival
, r4 D" a Q' u* G# v% tAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.( x5 s- S: D t% t! h _
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! J$ o. _6 m% S5 m8 M0 M1 FFolk Fest
; m' O) M2 N7 SThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.4 V. u6 `0 a+ N
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# n* R7 @" N6 r& l% U/ y' PRock’n August+ q. [3 O. `6 {" q+ j
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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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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* y* b$ @1 N) H$ X# ?Heritage Festival7 L2 b% p) z" \1 i$ t, o% J2 ~
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
5 H! ~5 Q( m% z; jThis 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- K- }& ~$ P3 O* @
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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) L, `- v# z2 \/ uCapital EX
v. Z+ ?- P C1 nCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.6 A3 m& q' R0 M0 L7 n0 v, D
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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 – 22.1 b/ e5 q# c6 w1 R9 V4 B
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9 E7 X/ |7 j1 G N1 x) |: A8 a! ^Taste of Edmonton
' L& n l8 Y' }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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' U3 v/ S1 P2 {, f7 p4 N1 CRace Week Edmonton Festival
- b+ [* g2 @, eRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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" ~6 O3 V& f/ i2 r. RWhyte Avenue Artwalk
$ i( E l6 C& Z, k( R- k3 e4 OWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.* J7 { U# q6 d8 I) ~
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' A' K! u$ X. M- J) cTriathlon Festival/ L9 f3 \3 q; I' q- B4 ?
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.* Y# _; E8 z, i8 F
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The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival7 c3 x* x( l& y8 f- U
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza
6 a: r* k6 O* {. z( OImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.$ { r! H0 l) }" [2 S. _) a
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival. p3 w. l$ l8 t0 U, ~' r( {
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25. w" \4 J& L( @$ a$ a$ d
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9 w5 V9 B$ K) M, j& y# [Edmonton International Jazz Festival1 L5 U( m: A2 [$ d! b: a5 q0 j
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.$ Y, X( G j% |5 t' l* f" p, \) ? X
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The Works Art and Design Festival" G' p/ d$ C1 T3 V% ~
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.! C" F, g( I: {# c! f+ k: Z1 ^
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5 B4 D6 m5 C' C6 U2 PTurkish Festival
% d% q7 D6 x7 l- qThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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' a6 n0 Y0 N0 Y0 r1 f! k- L. AEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
: L) c! W' ]* S7 q ~ i# FPets 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. h+ P2 d; r. Q, V. @
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2 Q0 n- {& p i& XFreewill Shakespeare Festival
P" u( h/ R/ [! f) Q- QThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.0 ?/ v+ c* ?) G: R% ?
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9 J h: {: J( a7 }1 _The 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.9 M4 u* S& M0 y# J! X; k" \, D, Z4 j% H j
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