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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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* L- \0 S9 E4 yKaleido Family Arts Festival1 U( m( t5 t& [ C9 m
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 J# L8 L p* T; d7 q! C ?
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 Boom3 y$ V) ~; r- ^9 [
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.8 g& T( u' x4 R) p; X0 `
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) V; u3 d' Z% f4 T3 ?+ i8 J- @. yCorn Fest
7 a S( r6 w; t* E3 w4 DThis 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; P7 b2 u$ i9 b. _: Y3 n
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.) W" A- h w+ P! f
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Edmonton Blues Festival
# X5 m6 b( ?! X' ^( I/ EThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26. V/ l+ q2 N" k. j! {9 f) O3 R
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9 c# c5 Y3 n. ?: e& E8 J+ rEdmonton Latin Festival
: Z. o3 S6 l6 E$ T6 U+ eThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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" c0 U( l0 @, Q* h) w/ v8 ^) FDragon Boat Festival
6 c2 J7 |, R3 \9 G! a, eEvery 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.
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% `5 m. w& } A9 T0 ~Edmonton Rock Music Festival
; _3 b- ~6 c- c( m6 U v" F A8 cThe 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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0 F2 B* n# k% L* u6 m) xEdmonton International Fringe Festival
1 h' e' R2 P: ~* B1 W! [ sThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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) i( I! m. `. p7 dCariwest Festival& N8 r5 ?1 s9 }, S
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 Festival3 C4 S5 P* W) ~+ [3 l D
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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# g- C- H' I. O6 XFolk Fest
5 x0 U, y3 `3 @ M! I4 `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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Rock’n August* @8 ]2 o7 v5 y3 S- q
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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, ?$ g. u" R6 [) E% t) ?8 q7 u/ [Fairy-Berry Festival
' w1 }- G l3 IFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.; ]/ E' s. {3 `$ w5 M: e7 A
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1 d+ U( R7 q1 Y' P/ nHeritage Festival. N4 K# E; k, \9 }9 S- a3 X' U0 m
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
# u# j6 l! Z+ ~This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.$ m! ^# S8 J. [. c& k2 b
9 p- G) `" h- k! C3 k! hThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
9 V2 r) \7 L8 a0 _* vThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.4 q! U# o) P& H1 U G6 E$ M' E
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Capital EX0 b4 _9 w1 D8 \+ w
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
' @% Y+ ~0 T8 ?, TWorld 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.% `. t& s; H! q/ g* o6 x: m
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Taste of Edmonton
h: @ }/ A( T$ RA 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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7 j9 x* S6 k' c" Z5 R) ~2 G7 HRace Week Edmonton Festival
, J9 Q& Q* t( D* O: nRace 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# b7 k9 _( [) M
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.! b7 r4 h4 E0 n" h; ]
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Triathlon Festival
# s0 p' B+ v, U5 U, OThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.1 v6 e/ a# m5 ?7 l6 X2 [
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
8 Y i& l9 R S3 PThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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7 @1 j. g3 k8 N. V5 {Vocal Arts Festival4 Q( s' e8 }' @9 C
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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; s- L# x' o! P3 W" T0 T5 ]3 JImprovaganza
$ I( c# v+ C" O! b9 S* Z# K& sImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival6 Y, ^( \6 v$ I( C& k; X/ S
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.. k, [5 s6 }0 ^2 ?5 u+ t" @" c. E5 B
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% l6 |) \. |8 y6 U9 sEdmonton International Jazz Festival+ e5 N$ y! o7 v$ O; Z- }
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.- r- }! O- }; s1 o0 B
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h& i# C5 P/ rThe Works Art and Design Festival8 R1 F" F) r& x+ O% q0 ]$ p
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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& Y2 u) t: Q+ |+ B: YTurkish Festival7 p1 l: \# }6 o, Y# [" @
The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park$ {2 b; _+ ]+ W# W3 n( U: t
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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6 {/ B7 u: t CFreewill Shakespeare Festival. ]$ c* I( p% x! C( C" Z6 ~
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22./ A1 L: a0 b* g5 B+ D
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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.
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