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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 $ T- N% n$ k0 M4 I
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
5 i% a+ j0 g" [6 Q9 S7 LThe 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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7 E: l( f' z# Z' E1 [7 p0 t' Z( kTales Storytelling Festival
# K: ~9 D: K& |, `' B3 iThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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8 ^7 Y' g' x. i9 c* U0 iSonic Boom
6 y7 Q3 R1 M9 N- nSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.9 o& f7 m' G8 ~0 r8 i4 ^: v
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. c: U% W3 A: c6 i# J) oCorn Fest
% C4 O2 h- [4 h! [+ fThis 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
+ X# O, S. t9 L; Y c. t) SThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.5 e, t/ j( R5 I4 o* n" U$ t
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5 Q, ~: K8 F+ LEdmonton Blues Festival
% C" m8 K6 ^$ mThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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( }3 n7 M: a8 Q! G. a) R& eEdmonton Latin Festival8 b$ B1 L: g8 @" V# l% {5 ~
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
0 T; ]( @, ~- V1 v) K4 REvery 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 – 19.8 X9 h0 P' T" k- r
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
2 ^8 X Z" P% y' u: ]1 W! ~5 CThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.4 j. b6 o' Y; t# H- @" Z
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
2 _9 O$ l% V2 g9 ?- v3 oThe 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
& `6 O. \$ t" I8 U7 _/ @: P: cThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.
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/ p+ H) h4 B4 {Animethon Festival8 Y) }( S1 |( A, ~
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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" Q3 v+ o5 C- K0 e9 T$ P1 SFolk Fest
) c2 L; B0 y: ]* H$ Q9 ]+ vThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12., J" G( _$ c. K* d* A
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) X$ k3 \1 x+ t) P. _) O% y9 mRock’n August( ^+ l m8 c2 C
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 - 11.7 y" F0 y# h B$ L6 x4 q' w
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Fairy-Berry Festival
0 c6 F6 H! S! r9 x6 ZFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6., {' a- o5 K4 t& U7 q6 ^
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$ l$ v( Q2 A4 R cHeritage Festival ]6 Y8 r% W8 T' b# V: c
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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- y, h+ \% m3 |7 H- _9 RBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
$ d( l; E1 U* k% O$ jThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.6 w; }5 S' j- V; l3 [6 K
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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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; W! ]+ w- H/ K, wCapital EX1 A+ z7 {5 y. e* o) d
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29." ?. F D! } M2 m8 Q
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2 y; C$ I* C3 K5 H% y' l* b$ ^Edmonton Indy& k5 \9 D) R+ M9 ^' ?1 ]$ {
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.: X: L, o5 D5 L n
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5 m. s, v4 A5 g' eTaste of Edmonton" U, z7 l1 l: Z. f! b6 Q! g
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.6 s+ x. S* R( k- f a4 K
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7 A5 q4 r$ s6 E. b, C: }# eRace Week Edmonton Festival% f, F& z! ?& d- U" z+ }$ S& d
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 Artwalk2 Y3 l+ u6 `9 F, A$ 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
, ^, U0 w; P0 N/ n6 E9 IThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.) x+ X7 T+ t7 P1 K# d
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
9 s% H9 a- v7 n& [The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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/ M: R, M% E' q4 P% z n9 q LVocal Arts Festival
5 U; x% E9 a6 a( @5 jThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.6 d! K. i+ M/ a0 Z- I( V$ z
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Improvaganza
( P+ h; a% d, z6 ?- p6 O+ nImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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0 {& ]! y: t* X' TEdmonton International Athletics Festival0 K( _ F3 y5 T, S! c
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.+ f% ?: V" A4 L! k* K" l& L$ r* j
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival3 d: @! u- H# A& i( s! m2 @
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.( {/ a( T+ ^8 |2 _' V+ L$ w5 q
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The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.2 {& L) B8 H# s6 e+ j
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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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% ~' x _' e( z, B: pEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
" w# U/ t. h+ CPets 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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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
# ]3 I8 F0 `. w+ h# SThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.5 n% B$ P4 C7 {
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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.( w& B1 p$ @9 w' v$ s) i
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