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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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# g0 U( d: F1 |1 \* |) wKaleido Family Arts Festival
1 K$ A, c( P0 {* `( x! w0 l4 B( oThe 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 – 9.7 k" w8 N/ z4 l" a
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0 a8 b/ e, T2 s- `Tales Storytelling Festival
) o7 o& f4 w3 \! zThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.0 F+ @4 A9 ^" M" L6 l: @8 X
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SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest5 H0 L, H' |! a2 I3 O
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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Symphony Under the Sky
9 H/ ^* |/ o& y0 B9 ^% aThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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H6 x' R0 b+ c$ F& H( VEdmonton Blues Festival$ Q u5 R6 L. B3 {9 V2 b
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.8 W% a, w) C+ c8 w9 H W
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* } ?6 y" a2 rEdmonton Latin Festival
8 f' [$ W4 p1 j6 pThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.$ P; f' `# S' z1 |
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: a$ i% `7 v5 D2 jDragon Boat Festival+ D- n$ R% J. x# q: R
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.
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7 w1 m. J, \/ ~! T! Z; _) hEdmonton Rock Music Festival
! T. z* \) ~, w6 Z6 kThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.! M! }0 V1 D5 H; a8 H. x% x5 z
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
% L7 A$ K1 _5 I9 m6 vThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.! M8 D/ h; m( _& u$ ]- x3 y
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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., T; _' W6 W3 v6 |
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! u! [, Z" x, zAnimethon Festival
* h7 T8 W) o$ ?Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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( x N i ]: w$ DThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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! ^7 g: [( R1 ~9 F. p. r5 m9 CRock’n August8 y# u1 J* G) j1 D% C- z
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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Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.2 B& S$ F# ~! [ j4 D* B
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$ Z2 ?4 D/ K. n4 E0 I) m& sHeritage Festival
6 k! M$ e$ v6 V$ @( y9 G& AServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.; M9 p% e3 c6 `: i! h1 I0 h
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
1 o$ P, Z2 v3 P1 B9 A4 b+ LThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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7 f% B$ Z$ k: Q# gThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show" S7 F# S# e: [
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21." a* U- ]) w9 |0 V2 [
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/ @% p* M d. M# w* Z$ TCapital EX
0 J) g+ p: A- V, L$ q e% \5 OCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.3 a7 Q2 }9 ^; [ y( N2 {
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5 N6 f( i- U! a9 ?: T' _' }Edmonton Indy
1 _5 Z2 s' u) f$ _: LWorld 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 Y. p4 L: Z7 H5 eTaste of Edmonton0 C! Z* E# F% |
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.8 o" K0 l8 o- M4 M9 n
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. A( h1 e, z9 q x# {( o" n3 s+ n" O9 eRace Week Edmonton Festival
! ^% _( {1 G9 \6 |Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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( O( o6 f- b3 b! }* M' W& TWhyte Avenue Artwalk
2 m" {- D% {4 O, p- _) I6 N4 PWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.. ]( B0 ?. q* U: g0 b, d. Q5 a- J
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* k( [0 i1 B. A7 qTriathlon Festival
3 c5 a0 N: ]2 Q1 hThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8." @, ~) n/ ~0 o2 m) m
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival; @" W9 Q! I$ x; X# g
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival
, r2 \! _- Z) t5 t, {. _" L& xThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza
5 K, z3 Z4 A( z$ K) wImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
! S n" I6 v6 [" a7 ]0 Y, ~ }This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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- T8 W# T4 ~- s4 r+ mEdmonton International Jazz Festival4 N9 z) \. m2 g; q
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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, L7 S* A+ ]1 n/ s! I+ V$ IThe Works Art and Design Festival
, @6 m* d% A T' [9 aThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.7 [, b* C3 C0 q+ f
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The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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- M+ a& V a0 j, C% \; cEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
^. a5 |5 |/ c aPets 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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2 y- |# Z" t- W, b b# aFreewill Shakespeare Festival0 ^' i4 \7 @# R$ ~6 p6 I
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22." A. K, A3 ~4 ?4 g0 |1 V
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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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