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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 : B6 U4 P- {' `( ?$ y0 L- T
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. B& l' W" b* h0 E) R; RKaleido Family Arts Festival
- i) \ G) t4 q' d9 @" V6 ^( g$ JThe 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.' m! q: d2 b/ X0 n
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' G5 J: V! q4 Q+ O0 p8 [, ]Tales Storytelling Festival- l5 M! W- K' y! \" r9 Z
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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( D$ e( f# w8 R, |- W3 O0 z9 x5 {Sonic Boom2 {% ]. J1 R- K D. H" z
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.( h/ T: V* O Y( t {7 u! G( R
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Symphony Under the Sky
$ u9 `" B( N9 kThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.6 k3 \4 f N$ u9 M. w, Q: z
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* f& u' Q' J# S7 U) G; PEdmonton Blues Festival
3 x( l# j( P' _; e( c4 NThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.2 v8 F5 z8 o J; v: {. t' w* `* V0 q
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Edmonton Latin Festival n0 n- f0 O* Y: u: Y6 g+ F
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.4 m+ D- }% {. w, ?
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Dragon Boat Festival
) L( |' d6 z8 C. \' D0 \3 mEvery 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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Edmonton Rock Music Festival( m3 |0 I3 Y, {
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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4 H4 {! P% R* n+ ^6 w) uEdmonton International Fringe Festival; [- [( I# E% l7 U' m
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.' m( ]9 C @9 V% H9 @6 s' c
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Cariwest Festival
7 V' m' n$ {8 T7 j9 d* c# L& X# M$ RThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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& s" _/ z; }7 V# M; n* ?Animethon Festival
$ B( f$ E7 n: xAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12./ x) P, o& E: {7 I
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Folk Fest2 d1 F( A6 m3 O& ?, P0 P4 I8 O
The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.& m1 U$ B4 a% a1 O9 j
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1 L3 i0 P' q1 s& PRock’n August
+ N( k* [3 w) ^: y. [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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9 C( o5 j, y1 LFairy-Berry Festival
# E' S4 v3 D$ wFairies, 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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! i& e- s; t0 B+ S3 g0 m. fHeritage Festival
9 G4 v- ~+ ^. H& ~& }+ 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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( M) s! o' z# f$ _4 z8 WBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival) y" R7 e6 ?( |7 P D
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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9 z3 s, T T/ L' l f: nThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show1 A5 R' n- U$ G! G, N! s+ K. b
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.. N( b1 c8 K! D& c( V, V7 ]
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, Z0 z5 ]9 ]1 n! U8 z# F! t) y+ BCapital EX' S: g, G; R4 ^
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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5 l4 o- Y/ @; ?/ S) eEdmonton Indy
2 `/ b; Q, P/ h# yWorld 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: ?3 ?# Y. p; s& e$ ~. O/ 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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" t- t# e- Y& CRace Week Edmonton Festival3 M- z5 g& D" ~9 H4 A0 h2 j
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy." w( u9 h; u( W3 X' R
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
) [5 Z* J( J$ Z5 ^! ?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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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
- c- W( N V2 s9 c& _$ m6 z% P) i- U' {8 OThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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- C$ i8 s( a. t7 \! g: F" V( f4 CVocal Arts Festival
3 J% F4 [ {9 iThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.! D! v# \# h; a/ t- a0 ]4 A
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This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.- n8 v; C. J- T
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' @0 Y- T ?" oEdmonton International Jazz Festival
4 _7 f$ N/ T- w) G u& aThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.3 m) i( B! c2 |! s: ]
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0 P5 `0 t! p9 n( PThe Works Art and Design Festival, e7 ~6 ~0 d, a: e
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.8 h# | ^! Q. m2 F( ?
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1 T6 i% ~1 l5 j, WEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park1 j9 S6 u8 n7 P
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./ S7 w! o5 u l- B9 E7 H' f
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2 x6 r7 L9 a! J0 l: j, x, AFreewill Shakespeare Festival/ a, n4 i* t% \
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.7 b6 `7 K+ k9 Y& x
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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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