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7 Y$ p' L( o9 l1 V2 WKaleido Family Arts Festival
( @0 v+ H7 A. c- B5 k5 ]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.% @4 g3 Z) ?* S, x
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. r) ^) K4 Y; O- H3 aTales Storytelling Festival
! C* e( ]0 e2 B# b" Q4 MThe 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
/ {; e$ N" q( D! r0 ~" gSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1./ {2 M' F2 N1 ~: f X
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Corn Fest
6 p3 L Q2 L8 MThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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Symphony Under the Sky- W4 D, }8 b, U) l5 J3 i% E; w4 k
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.; l2 I/ A4 g# I7 v; @2 v
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Edmonton Blues Festival' m o5 K) P5 ~/ 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* [$ h0 x5 M& E: J5 X' `
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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/ h0 p+ _2 S) A2 uDragon Boat Festival6 U( A& a3 n8 S- \
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 – 19.4 r5 C6 D0 B( I% {
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival. \' p& a# g& g% O# j
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.8 `- O6 U& M4 u3 K9 @8 m9 c& s, ]/ t
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
/ f4 R) z/ J9 Q& B7 A0 n" H3 c9 UThe 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 Festival9 \/ I: r X7 ], q) u+ o5 I# m e
The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.) y! i" [" S& {3 B4 K
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1 S- s4 m3 N; I4 a: V4 J6 lAnimethon Festival
% M6 J. j/ D3 Q4 c3 i; _- nAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.* b) |0 \7 J3 ~: N; U; ?
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The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12. j/ R5 M- p! s7 X* g$ r6 g, L7 ]
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Rock’n August
" m/ G& _5 D4 ~3 N5 G7 |0 H5 U. \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 Festival
6 x: s0 ^+ O7 o: \$ j fFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.: q$ _ v; F5 j; M6 ?
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Heritage Festival
' f) Q p; o' \( H& c& O, sServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.& H, S9 `3 T& W) f3 ^6 N+ R% G/ |) a' f6 K
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1 r5 M$ b) R- u% h; O* j* BBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival& C. B- R8 P/ i7 J( `, l
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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) Q; o+ u5 m m5 ^8 L8 XThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
# `0 b. U+ G% G6 N/ d2 Z$ ]The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.! Q4 [8 Y! S# b
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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.# O3 x# M. E2 i) |# H/ J
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6 _3 h& b( |: R; ~9 `# y9 n9 B0 C( ~Edmonton Indy
! J/ ^ ]+ k, U: ~5 ~4 f, E# Q8 JWorld 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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|5 N# \& n# y. c) Y; |3 tTaste of Edmonton# ~# W* O8 L1 e9 T8 J
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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! {* o2 e8 e' J4 }Race Week Edmonton Festival' @7 a' @% u4 S$ B9 z/ e
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.% T. [! M9 c" D" `& z* J5 Q/ n
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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 – 8.4 u/ w4 @& U% o$ s* p3 X, w
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival' A2 @ }# r; _
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.; D; J: O, j0 r
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Vocal Arts Festival
* s7 V, X- @' aThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.! N9 i/ E; x) v% m1 m
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% @, b. r4 l8 S0 h! rImprovaganza
. f2 n' y0 _- ^9 w" p3 I gImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
( q* D6 Y" _+ L4 T' C- |This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.# R% P* a# B/ ?: m# U8 a
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The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works Art and Design Festival
, a8 t4 _8 k+ l& L. rThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.) S4 h1 Y9 T4 a7 P. M
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Z# I; J2 _& d; ?, G3 HTurkish Festival
: ~, S, M" m0 q! }% I: I- IThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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* r1 r9 s: A2 qEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
# ?& Y+ H$ u7 M; zPets 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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, M5 d7 d9 i" z7 B. b- y, x) u. s z; GFreewill Shakespeare Festival9 ^( P4 o; A7 e; j
The 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.& ^& }% s7 y; I/ }
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