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Kaleido Family Arts Festival: @+ Z0 o$ i K6 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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6 s$ m: ^# x1 \9 n3 M OTales Storytelling Festival5 ?6 |! B% r" z% i# p8 S/ s
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: i/ l5 G2 u% Q1 X' Y
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest) j" X) l5 Q' O9 r1 C+ i: }
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.6 d, I" U& E7 H
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Symphony Under the Sky3 |. l5 d( N: @; r. S
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival$ R! u$ t) c+ X
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.9 a4 u( J4 c% s0 @0 U
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Edmonton Latin Festival
5 P( y! t- a% [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 Festival# R4 [$ x+ _/ t4 g8 e( N; i* M
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.
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- x3 f! y+ M A' C: @" b! REdmonton Rock Music Festival; X+ R9 t4 ~% F: x0 N: k
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.: Y% H5 a" \* ^' f" ?
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival# }* s- h P9 ~/ L! F
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.6 R2 F7 x1 j6 u& e* W: q2 n( k
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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. t& W& D- R5 B9 K) W& M
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6 V8 q6 ~8 }- g' o5 fAnimethon Festival
4 W3 C7 Q0 u& J3 \& z: RAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.% O1 M/ R4 }* \" O; F& I5 j; ~
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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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( M) H* }' b, h3 J+ YHundreds 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.% w! P9 T1 Y2 W
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Fairy-Berry Festival0 H0 J9 Z& B \% e
Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.3 ]" n! R- l/ p: [) a' F
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Heritage Festival" ?; d2 [; _9 r1 D$ R; {
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.1 s" @ z/ y" Z; z
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
6 G) `, j+ m6 oThis 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 Show7 ~( Y. ^2 H" G! d) M' K: p! [
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.7 y1 |2 h+ m8 d, Z1 c7 Z/ I% {% M
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Capital EX
- j' [/ D$ l5 o3 xCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.( G a0 S. V3 k8 ~
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: h8 I+ i/ p& E4 @" d" sEdmonton Indy
% e% Y1 h e2 PWorld 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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0 d0 v" }# E% n& x# C) PTaste of Edmonton/ H5 u6 B! v# F5 q; z! U3 Q
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.* f! O; b2 h( j- e( @+ c
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+ Z1 P/ O' e$ G. Q$ LRace Week Edmonton Festival) x3 I; m' {( F! ]! e) X, G/ K
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 Artwalk$ e6 [4 z# C9 D0 ~0 {* t2 N" u5 Q- w
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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: D7 S* s6 h8 f; ~( d; YTriathlon Festival( B4 G: S' q# [' f7 j. f6 B; B7 \/ ?) L
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 Festival
" q' ?7 \: a4 Y. A3 ^* K3 hThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.8 o/ b+ z) i* d' I1 |) k
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Vocal Arts Festival9 Y+ v% C1 b( Y. G+ L! T
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza
" d5 d4 V3 U- s! wImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.9 o! i6 W0 d) V( D, \
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( A+ m! c: W+ U" B! ^Edmonton International Athletics Festival; a! J/ a" P' J* J+ J
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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! k- j# E, p- c/ h2 eEdmonton International Jazz Festival
+ v9 K0 }/ h1 {, I: m: r9 b: wThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1., J- y7 l* \: G- Y6 j% }( e m
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The Works Art and Design Festival
9 M/ `+ E) v% M2 r9 P6 ]8 a+ DThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.2 v, q, L ~8 g1 D
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Turkish Festival
/ |* S( P4 L+ f, bThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.+ C& |6 e& H' m+ h
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
/ e! N( }5 D' w1 P# C3 bPets 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 24.5 O* H/ U3 m) P- |' V0 I
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/ J1 y: t% u1 c/ [ Z' b# ?$ _Freewill Shakespeare Festival
, Q8 Z& c. c2 q# W1 e0 HThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.* t4 B, J# X8 e& f4 ]
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5 k8 S- H' d. ~- t. a+ O+ \# S+ Y4 j) pThe 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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