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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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& e2 I* Z, h1 j! cKaleido Family Arts Festival* v6 v: q% a3 ]& P' [2 l/ V
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
; Z4 V! c) p4 k* PThe 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.
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3 y. _. {8 w% sCorn Fest
- a+ {8 Z. `/ D( u9 m+ D3 y; RThis 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
E5 E/ e" |' P6 u1 LThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.1 c" Z, p+ K' z; F) _
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Edmonton Blues Festival
# a7 u: n- m8 b: _" g2 a; _6 a2 jThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.1 X6 [1 l) x: {
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Edmonton Latin Festival' j" Q7 u& r8 _7 F- Z
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival2 j! n" C7 ?# P, C: d; p: _
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.% X$ U2 U2 ^+ J; S" E# Y
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- i7 B R, S5 l$ KEdmonton Rock Music Festival
* d8 C4 o5 t: d: ~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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Edmonton International Fringe Festival+ l& z$ J6 I C6 C8 L
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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Cariwest Festival
$ Y+ e; K3 B& _0 C2 d& bThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.5 r' I0 m% \/ f4 a
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# j; g% B4 r5 b/ s% [8 T+ E5 ZAnimethon Festival0 u# Y$ f* F! p( C1 ] \
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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3 C3 {# z9 d! u( M8 YFolk Fest Y3 q4 {: { s6 V4 {: \* Q' v9 S; K
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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. O+ u& o# D. K) [# n ERock’n August
! `% d' ?7 @7 U4 j* bHundreds 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." F$ k9 T6 _! g. D# M& O
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Heritage Festival7 s# H: i3 w Q& X
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
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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 EX4 D9 r/ k! Q9 L! `5 K1 y
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29., r1 d8 D q3 u
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Edmonton Indy
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# I5 D. v3 W. x2 W/ Y8 _& t: yTaste of Edmonton" f6 l- d; A' Z& _- ]0 K' `
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.' {; `8 v& t6 L9 ~. C. B5 E
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Race 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 Artwalk0 h' z f% p- _8 _/ }0 c
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15., ]' h2 `: t2 }; i
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Triathlon Festival
) g1 L5 P3 U, Q: i# R" RThe 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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! @* q- V: L. s' P) uEdmonton Street Performers Festival
( A, A8 m m' l5 z Y1 h8 N& r5 YThe 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.+ y1 E. `- F- N @$ G5 u9 Z; k2 W9 V
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" j0 v+ c( W; M" o( G$ BImprovaganza7 ?) a" Q; g* T) ^; @
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.4 ` {- K; y* C, g, p1 N# H- U; u
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
; J( t. i5 o. n6 t# O# MThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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. Y0 H0 c4 |( [9 a! d$ A, FEdmonton International Jazz Festival4 A+ l7 i" O9 M
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.! l4 k, O6 x8 y. S
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The Works Art and Design Festival
V a+ M8 m$ t2 d: I! s2 D! LThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.# l- @& V3 o5 t* ~
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Turkish Festival
1 n$ H2 p2 X8 f w& QThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.3 ~& \7 o- N+ S! Z
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
& i( E+ \" D3 F. ePets 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 24.8 Z' W2 a8 E$ a; z4 q1 u4 t
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) h0 H$ A& ~' oFreewill Shakespeare Festival, q% A; j; D+ C: i8 Y$ c
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.+ F/ S, I( y$ n0 K
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2 U, V, ^$ |& RThe 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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