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9 G. m2 g' t( `7 KKaleido Family Arts Festival
# i$ A% e l) `& y& k# 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 – 9.5 H) S' p- i: ~+ H0 h/ W/ a' Z
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, A3 ?% V. g+ f4 D: BTales Storytelling Festival
. x- K0 ]7 r" l. nThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.$ y( v, H" @7 W/ Y' ~* }
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Corn Fest
* m2 ~. T. S: K u/ Q" k. [' \This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.) H' i! }% a1 r$ _4 z
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Symphony Under the Sky
9 d9 X3 H( a7 K" j6 L4 KThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.; s; U9 }, g6 O0 v8 d( z+ c' z
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Edmonton Blues Festival
& a, F1 u% f, c8 @- rThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.7 z6 U8 E* ^4 p, P% }* l
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Edmonton Latin Festival
: `/ I+ z+ L- Y7 h+ KThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.* d1 s/ }# Z8 m4 _, g7 x- b
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F8 {# [/ a- p, X; w, j3 FDragon Boat Festival
; F7 F. |4 Y" `& l: @9 ]2 x7 g8 sEvery 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
% C( W9 ]* \+ {7 p: E! zThe 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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Edmonton International Fringe Festival6 g" g V" N* I1 ?
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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( E: ^" b+ V9 m: @8 ~Cariwest Festival
- l" N% |- n8 ?The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.6 v3 l8 }- Q9 I1 ^5 p! Q$ t" d: i
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9 z' B1 a/ H1 {- e/ l" FAnimethon Festival
! C1 q3 b& u+ I; E% DAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.0 E+ h# ?& r9 u2 _
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4 \7 L6 J. A/ N0 y; w2 eFolk Fest
1 R7 K ~! t9 n- ~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
9 H" Q8 u2 d4 V4 M: [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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, s! D) ^5 P3 G5 q; V# z5 ^4 _Fairy-Berry Festival
9 J0 u- V/ a$ m* A5 ~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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Heritage Festival
2 g* ~2 t$ |* kServus 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
, d% W5 U5 a/ @/ r* i. HThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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: h* R6 I! O; X/ `The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show$ z/ q3 Z# Q4 H. O9 C! K( ^3 H
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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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29., J4 N6 g' p2 \9 J% P
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Edmonton Indy
- J# B, g. w0 H: [' VWorld 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.+ l3 U: T: e+ i$ s5 t
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Taste of Edmonton
4 O, z5 m9 w7 r+ Q3 hA 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
8 I, w$ j D6 C) RRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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9 y" p- @. I hWhyte Avenue Artwalk `4 I3 F7 M8 r' e: u
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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Triathlon Festival
" ~$ B7 @7 C5 r' GThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.) \8 v6 Z6 a: B+ K
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" H# Z7 g( I! q& t* M0 u8 ?7 nEdmonton Street Performers Festival2 j. u( a* q1 o2 W
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.+ d6 w9 J2 i3 H1 P0 c @1 ~
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Vocal Arts Festival' H( j+ p2 W* s V5 j: P) U" C
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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2 k( D u/ w2 VImprovaganza
. x! w O4 O/ _" v5 qImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.$ Y' E/ n/ e$ K, A/ e) X$ j$ R: s( W
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival* O( R7 ~4 Z8 _7 M: S3 e7 s
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
2 a# f2 r2 s% Z2 e) S' I( DThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.. y7 Q1 t5 k+ f% y
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& |, w4 r0 d9 R* \1 k# AThe Works Art and Design Festival# F; ]$ V% Z6 L# C: I% ^( u. K
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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9 q# c. G9 o e" m' I2 M% ETurkish Festival
0 r- ^' q6 B6 g$ d8 uThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.) T* T% L8 ^# X' ^
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
5 i1 t1 D7 _8 [- t$ lPets 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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U( A) T+ d9 j8 M k; sFreewill Shakespeare Festival
b6 c0 E% v6 L. x' i" u9 VThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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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.+ t* T( w; @' B) w" v; s6 P
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