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, _" d$ u3 u# l3 f( c! x9 rKaleido Family Arts Festival1 ~* G |! C1 R8 |2 W+ ^* F
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
+ x4 P- T- B" H3 z1 l wThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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Sonic Boom3 Y( f' u7 a2 T/ W
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.2 ]- d) S6 e$ ?/ e1 u6 R3 z
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U: C" | f, v- Y$ R% X4 g7 cCorn Fest
' n: k; R+ b+ z7 I: xThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.9 f2 c1 i( f4 w! j+ x
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& g* a6 k& u, M# A7 Y; W) R0 o( GSymphony Under the Sky1 t/ R+ D5 X$ G5 `# o
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.' w/ f7 a% {1 o# x/ j
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5 Z( K' A; C; N9 G8 w3 A- cEdmonton Blues Festival
\- z2 I" a7 ?3 aThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival
8 P' H9 I6 O- O# p5 n! O: bThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.& V5 d2 L z: \' E
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2 E0 ^3 U/ W. ]' r$ c7 |Dragon Boat Festival
w; l" \8 g' k0 s! T) _7 dEvery 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
6 f: [+ h+ c+ Q3 ?2 q0 wThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.: ?4 Y+ x, N( j& P6 Q
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7 j0 J+ @. p" fEdmonton International Fringe Festival7 z( g: K/ o J# |2 @
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.8 f+ u2 N# ~1 o E/ P0 ^+ N( Q: @2 n
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/ D4 o3 s/ U5 U. ~% m) H1 |Cariwest Festival
* v+ J5 f# b, w6 c$ E( h9 xThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.1 m# T. r) z! S) T: q/ s# y
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Animethon Festival
+ s3 F! w: \; L, U4 `Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.# F" u% |8 k# q1 P3 W3 j7 `) k8 X# C
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Folk Fest
4 {. T- `9 | T- DThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.# z7 ~5 s8 d+ l
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Rock’n August0 }/ D+ K& S U+ I
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.; {$ O& \/ C( h( d
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Fairy-Berry Festival
' o7 t! D) J, @1 E: kFairies, 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 c2 g! F3 ~) ~; |Heritage Festival
) x6 s2 D2 I: }$ w) IServus 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 Festival7 f0 I0 U5 y$ X' e3 ~
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
9 a' R$ N* v& k" Z% H$ W5 wThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.7 f2 W R7 P1 Q/ b( t
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Capital EX+ a8 }# F G1 t# E0 M0 X
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.( t) @: _; g- s
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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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Taste of Edmonton
0 S' b& x4 ~( i4 Y$ `A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.! a: B1 D+ n# [0 t" |
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4 h2 \$ D; H9 f# A* K0 ^3 fRace Week Edmonton Festival
) p9 ?$ E) m& Z: |1 k+ ZRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.2 ~ Q$ X! Z. `; V( {7 _
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
" i6 B4 I# M9 w3 M( ]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 Festival7 c( i5 L# [$ x: u- m, @
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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7 D3 e( O4 n3 \+ I$ L( }Vocal Arts Festival$ P/ G% |1 L; o L
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1." T! [- h& d4 ]% V
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( m7 ]# Q* Y: j8 D) c8 CImprovaganza
, P" _/ c+ D; P; C$ H8 fImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival! d9 Z9 M) n: H
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works Art and Design Festival
1 x% W8 n$ n! T3 [) {1 j# |The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.1 u+ P9 J6 E r2 x
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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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: F0 ~# f) [2 f$ S7 V6 A; GEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
5 `. j. Z. G, F. [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.! G7 E. ^8 L5 j/ F+ z' N2 M B" V
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5 c, E. N! {; m$ O' cFreewill Shakespeare Festival9 f7 \8 R7 `% W; c" @
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.7 J. ?% M- @# X# R' R& Y
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" s. c+ _; i: ?6 c$ J6 KBoonstock
" h0 {! ?9 W5 I, M( l% AThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1." ~) X0 c' ? D# k/ V
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