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, l* W- ^( S7 A4 zKaleido Family Arts Festival
" w" J, d# X, SThe 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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/ ]# F1 a" V( Y2 J! Y& Z8 ETales Storytelling Festival
% N5 l, R9 B& eThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.2 C ?/ J. m. H
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& H0 g6 y- r2 ~! s/ HSonic Boom
, u# Y, h% I: o. J6 mSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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H' ^$ K: m/ XCorn Fest
' C4 z( x2 ~! c& T1 W$ S7 ~7 ?This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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8 C# O, l% h( l* }0 RSymphony Under the Sky- h! A" N/ ?# i; n' Z, p+ h! j
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.: s a) }% ]( s
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The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.8 P1 L) g. E' m9 `
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Edmonton Latin Festival2 R v. i7 e' j. r
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19./ L' S U) P# o( ^
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0 s0 \: ^5 A, k. A, BDragon Boat Festival5 ?! t2 F+ q" p7 E* U
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.+ {& ?) M$ c M' I: D' v
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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 – 18.5 E% w0 E5 {, h0 Y' b+ y- c
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1 h1 U/ z# b$ p) Z) i7 JEdmonton International Fringe Festival
6 Z6 C `1 ?# _- T: q8 ?. |The 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
7 v e$ J3 `( L- ^% I0 KThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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. f$ i& X! d) K, w& |Animethon Festival
/ L* }4 x- a. {Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12. V) ^% j6 C% [- O3 C; |- z1 j
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: K# }# n# X! P! Z6 B7 W, ?Folk Fest3 a7 I7 @ a( E V4 Z
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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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 - 11.4 E6 k& Z4 V# U) o. @# ~8 b/ u
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9 A5 N" V0 L! [7 s i: tFairy-Berry Festival
. U' W( R5 b% @: GFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.$ y- c9 \2 y9 k$ D
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) n- S& R l& U: |Heritage Festival' U6 z8 e- o0 b: j0 m4 `+ q
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6., W' |% k, J& w0 i6 J3 |; w
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# e& z/ t) A t8 O' E7 V$ LBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival; }" R3 w; s% W! f
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.& k2 b' P3 \0 H, h9 N
% Q8 B2 V1 S* S2 E0 e& sThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show4 W$ V4 d5 r3 P( }1 ?
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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b3 g. D1 `2 s' N6 G, q3 KCapital EX# V1 m5 Z% d+ d9 ~( C+ `6 F9 R8 a
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
5 s7 O" B' t u% Q: CWorld 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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Taste of Edmonton
4 ~) o) ^. G0 [$ N( AA 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
% c* `2 _; o* ?1 W: i* LRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.& s4 `4 D( s, P* E6 G2 O
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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.
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) ~3 N& Q+ u0 GTriathlon Festival O0 Q' X% Y7 e/ B, v: P, T
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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& S+ s; d+ k1 o! D+ \( WEdmonton Street Performers Festival' y. z' Q7 V/ D9 k j7 D& |3 _
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival3 y9 k+ }5 X# @1 V! Y5 k4 A3 o
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.3 \# R4 w$ ^' v9 a
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b5 y; H/ e/ P! }) |! KImprovaganza
8 W( D) G6 q0 Q/ y7 G3 eImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.+ U! \2 D6 X4 u
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
3 I, }. }0 }* E( b0 m4 M0 P/ cThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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, `4 o5 A& k4 ?* Y/ Y% m: P) ]9 P, WEdmonton International Jazz Festival" s6 O6 J2 w9 ?, B. m' q% w; j
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.8 D) N1 {! s( ]
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4 W3 K7 x F# H( p+ }4 P/ X7 GThe Works Art and Design Festival* \ [2 y6 z5 }( I9 d$ V+ H, K7 d9 J
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
+ V, j; j7 D8 f- d: SThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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V H- U# p: L' k5 q% c4 }& aEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
' D& M: ?6 N; e$ J% {: N9 ` `3 t, YPets 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." u, O. }% b: f
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* e: D( r8 Q# u9 x _( EFreewill Shakespeare Festival/ D) ?( x4 @- V
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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: t- D6 h8 N4 b7 xThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.' j8 ?6 F; `1 y* B) h# G
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