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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 * d9 @# d5 r; W! e
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8 Q* `. ]& w) s! e: x1 A( X; kKaleido Family Arts Festival
' b% r: n: G% P4 D) GThe 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' C2 k3 V5 A, R
The 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
' T- _3 t+ ^" M* G" P" M1 t" YSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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% x% r% D3 _; |/ ~Corn Fest: v- \* }4 u1 a9 k$ S
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1., E" [4 l) b& l& S- ]0 v) i" O' b
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% M' n$ O& b, V# jSymphony Under the Sky, g. b; I+ N4 e1 r9 B
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.: ?# h: M$ N# N( j% e: O) c
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3 Y5 w3 ^9 q/ P0 REdmonton Blues Festival
1 V9 h# H G7 A; t+ }$ YThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.9 U4 H) u0 c/ }- Y6 B
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Edmonton Latin Festival
' \, M D: J& o/ S, e: g% XThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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, R9 o! ^& L6 r7 ?" v$ Q7 P$ Z( W+ |Dragon Boat Festival3 }* S8 h9 d( d3 u9 S8 _
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.( k6 ~8 ]5 V; g) A" b8 k. r/ G3 g
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
9 ?& t; r" F& C0 EThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.! {* G U# M/ P
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival4 [5 z7 X- o9 J$ \3 \% e0 J0 }
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days., a0 i% n1 B I8 h% }' |& n
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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.
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L6 i1 C. j0 Q! m: v# yAnimethon Festival
0 U4 }' w% t6 uAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest
1 k9 f( Q/ `! A2 K& M2 P3 vThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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- z* ~9 P4 `. j3 v/ S, t9 s+ xRock’n August
* J* y; @( D& h: B! u' t5 ?/ dHundreds of classic cars makes Rock'n August one of the largest events to take place in the province of Alberta. It runs August 7 - 11.5 T1 i1 ^% J0 X
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& ]5 [8 f3 U: c- r2 k/ X/ RFairy-Berry Festival1 o% q, a+ ~, W( a/ ]
Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6./ M1 a2 g( R' o8 R9 N
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u5 j' ?: T; H @& |Heritage Festival N/ c: n0 t( x
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.5 _! l- H. C) U1 S. d$ V3 [7 Q
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
; l$ `3 |4 s0 `$ JThis 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% q; G; A0 }2 }' T. u6 X' m
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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/ H& b1 v# p6 E4 t6 U& X* nCapital EX
3 t( O/ G- H* U/ {2 Q4 jCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.1 d1 g: }- I3 @" Q: J. {
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4 [1 h8 z0 h' `% E6 ?, F: UEdmonton Indy
+ }2 w, \! Y3 X( i2 j; TWorld 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.+ ^' W+ u4 _5 ?
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Taste of Edmonton- {$ c7 j- O) q) d0 G' r4 E; b* u
A 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 Festival8 H& l) y& W- p7 x) z! ~& {
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.- t8 h: a' d1 C: _8 f; N: z; n
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3 k' Z7 P1 n N$ y5 vWhyte Avenue Artwalk- q# w$ p' ~" _5 [
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.1 j$ Y. D& y: B/ Z5 T
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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.! P+ n3 Z$ v. l8 d7 }2 Z- ~
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4 @, W+ C4 a: {' b/ z/ \Edmonton Street Performers Festival' k o0 @3 S2 U8 H/ x# Z
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.1 t1 G0 t( a4 q" ?' {8 `" h& f
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza
) u0 V# M6 V V5 n; }Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23./ o3 \. d0 W& G! R& Q" g) @
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) K2 @- n$ n3 B) a6 D7 P8 GEdmonton International Athletics Festival) H. W, j s5 ?
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.1 b& e5 r r: j+ l8 V! V# f0 i' h
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' K' |; u6 W xEdmonton International Jazz Festival
, O) l1 u6 s6 I+ AThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.( ?9 z& n/ p& x( u, X( u- n
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q z3 t& J: j4 e2 R4 s1 [, d# m; @The Works Art and Design Festival# \- x# W# ]: Q1 k& N( _" b, L
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.! a7 o L. w* \# G
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Turkish Festival
3 W( W" w7 Q r, RThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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# D) g1 k$ U4 Y: t, xEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
: @' z0 h" u% m# K6 WPets 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 24.3 l- X) @; F# B' s, S7 i
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The 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.
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