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2 w9 l. @: [* TKaleido Family Arts Festival
! h1 H% a$ j- z' i0 q4 RThe 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.: c4 h0 e& B: C# m
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# ?! D) ]; h* a' S9 nTales Storytelling Festival
; E# ~: K: B# n+ Y. o: z% qThe 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 is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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8 a8 ~% I8 H& d/ ~" n! f l6 e& DCorn Fest' I1 Y! D8 A9 k
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.- j' C) [$ O5 d4 ?% Q* L
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9 q" f+ k( [0 P ?2 MSymphony Under the Sky0 b l. R- g# Q6 L
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.5 J/ [. |8 U) b" m1 m, O9 L
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2 m7 _0 D* p j* b8 gEdmonton Blues Festival
1 o+ x2 n) a* E4 V6 p5 }The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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3 e3 n4 r8 x' F8 f. }% ODragon Boat Festival0 k; \: `, _0 w5 Q4 j3 G
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.$ Z9 L# Z: S7 {/ R
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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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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
3 k3 |2 Q% c) r5 {5 W6 u; R4 x9 T! x& F6 oThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.7 H! _. ^4 A0 c: @! C( W
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Animethon Festival
: I e% ?% ]6 J( T+ B; {Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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. A. b1 v9 R) g/ `Folk Fest
, ?6 {1 d6 {, r+ v, i% A+ w9 Q& w7 d- HThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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/ l" d6 L& L5 F* N6 {Rock’n August
1 A7 ^+ Z2 b' U5 rHundreds 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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# U" t4 V$ ~) I9 fFairy-Berry Festival
6 K& E- V0 l1 b; A( RFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.# @- m, B# c; a1 Z& c- N7 `" j
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9 V! i2 m: J) w# c2 O. G" e$ \Heritage Festival* @; o! ^6 j% H: P/ i. w( s
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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6 C1 ]( i6 }& Z6 ?; ^Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival' q( t# i2 Z; I3 ?4 D) Z- ]
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.) r# c, j# z4 n8 ?7 Z7 O0 z+ ]
6 Y* R& \# f. ]2 f' N! C/ u5 R( R9 IThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
* M2 L. O8 c: Q7 k) IThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.3 @5 [* q. M6 x% ^/ b1 h1 R
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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.2 T. I: ]# T2 s$ }0 s& U
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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 – 22.9 Z9 B$ i3 G+ k" Z$ W" d# B
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9 f* a2 ^3 @2 P1 YTaste of Edmonton$ F8 k! {9 P( `6 W% m1 i, J N
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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* M# ^# Z' j7 V8 J; A- R9 @6 gRace Week Edmonton Festival
5 q8 o4 N1 j- R3 n2 tRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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; y& i& f! j& PWhyte Avenue Artwalk ~& I3 J$ l' }6 e- @
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.1 S2 q) T0 k3 Y* Q) b
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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
& @/ {- _& u. [' j" bThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival
" D, r- {! g: P8 y1 @The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1. D+ Q# F3 b% ^, E
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Improvaganza5 p4 ]4 c# l9 \/ R* A1 V' m( _
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.8 X5 ]& d, ^, t/ x7 z) R
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
; L- z( ?8 I. e1 l% SThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.' V3 S* I5 B6 B& g& B) C- L
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; J( ?. \2 Q6 c: Q8 e6 A4 Z5 Y# mThe Works Art and Design Festival
) m, l0 t: E" P0 A& S6 EThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.; t- u$ C0 i: [- f
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The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.- f* S, r! ~2 L+ M& x2 S
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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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0 @* }" E9 q: _Freewill Shakespeare Festival
& r* N, a/ ?0 V; P2 ?2 KThe 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./ @# }% G7 j' V. o/ [
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