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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 : v l1 |4 o$ U. t
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( ^" S" Z P) H8 BKaleido Family Arts Festival
* D# D1 `; T& C) S6 n6 w/ nThe 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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; ]3 \% O6 i* ~3 H& kTales Storytelling Festival
( c( g1 N6 z2 h2 }The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.5 y9 \3 N _$ e1 T
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Sonic Boom
" ^, w1 b) B( U% pSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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, c. J5 {* k! h" w6 xCorn Fest& w9 A2 f% u3 \( L+ I; k% L: d4 E
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.& }8 d8 i' r4 [
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Symphony Under the Sky
0 ~- A! J7 m$ P/ z5 AThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival3 l' Q0 d1 E ] u# N$ T
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.' p/ x6 ?/ `" [0 {" G
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Edmonton Latin Festival
6 B" z: Y/ X: }4 i3 LThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival
9 A- _8 G4 E# V; f# R3 y3 gEvery 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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* c1 a3 ]. S: q, D. h: l0 X8 e4 h+ XEdmonton Rock Music Festival0 M$ H& h# ]8 J8 m
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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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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The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.: G: |! V+ U5 m- R5 ] k3 x$ P% r
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Animethon Festival
$ M& u4 ~, V1 A! W ]9 A# a0 vAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest
. ` [% {5 ~$ t: w1 t0 KThe 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
* b: V! S3 t3 ~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.! C$ n i- c# O/ ?$ M
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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.
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3 K3 z+ K" S- \* ]& g0 wHeritage Festival
( V$ v" f7 j8 f, RServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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# `' y; X1 h4 Y# v1 Y% m' bBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival9 }- R0 P4 q8 t( w- C9 @3 K
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.( W: m- j" X4 a8 a+ z
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
) S1 a7 I7 |% Z7 j7 |* }The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21." Q2 J3 Z9 k3 j2 r7 W
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2 y/ _5 @+ F6 J; ?: ICapital EX
) j! ~( V' @. f8 G- iCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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Edmonton Indy' K) L3 @6 u- |
World 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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# M, Z" n6 y% H0 G* kTaste of Edmonton
0 o5 e; |. m# q3 L+ ]A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.% `* {2 @6 i+ _) h" b' \
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, d" ~1 b# C- {( A0 v' m- fRace Week Edmonton Festival3 v) u P4 K- a3 u+ i) ~
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.' v0 a- r/ r) f8 U, h
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
% k% `8 n$ U- |! a7 O. G1 A5 D) SWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.) F$ p% ~( n5 p, G( F
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; u6 ?5 ]- C# \3 d. fTriathlon Festival
( U8 m" V$ I' v! d- x: H* ]The 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.7 I- [ |3 T' j( [7 y3 D3 D
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
# l2 _: F! Z% h( H- T1 EThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.9 X) c3 O7 P) C) W. W
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% O' m2 Q c4 ]Improvaganza
& \( h& ?$ X" z% v4 f" wImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.4 [' [+ W* a" f# z4 {' b; V
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This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.% r7 a7 o$ G* y
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The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.( w. }/ S6 ~6 M. N) J, J8 H& {
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T% p/ N% c1 rThe Works Art and Design Festival
, Q- T1 a% V, C* N- f5 A- k$ hThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.1 ~% C& L6 t: G3 N/ m
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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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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 24.0 g0 n0 j, I2 T+ B+ G# x. t5 F
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
9 S9 x! _* J( R6 z) W+ vThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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Boonstock
1 ~7 V Y# M$ D# d, @4 Z4 sThe 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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