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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
+ x# R7 I1 Z0 O V4 d8 }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 – 9.7 u1 J4 O" U9 }. G! E: q
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Tales Storytelling Festival
! y8 {4 I9 K5 v2 E- RThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.( Q+ j M, W1 A& [ ?
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Sonic Boom
0 b& ]: n3 e% ` m2 ASONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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4 Q# I u+ ]1 {0 o+ r6 r8 eCorn Fest( G) Z. |/ p9 v
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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( A5 @9 R3 T0 z. N8 d; j. wSymphony Under the Sky @2 X- N+ k8 L* l
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.7 r8 l! S! D5 z+ O: G
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0 [* w% r0 Z/ g& KEdmonton Blues Festival
0 U3 A" `. w. p3 F- |The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.2 X L' Y* C& R. V
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: h4 s: |* ~9 R) V$ LEdmonton Latin Festival3 p0 a* R2 C+ V
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.0 I1 s+ ?+ Q6 ]1 }7 t( U9 E
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Dragon Boat Festival; O2 L) [" u$ F3 k% F' W* n4 O# e
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 – 19.2 X6 F! v+ w& o# r6 R; L; b
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
' \1 e, W) h( i9 \ lThe 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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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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The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12." D( N- _/ C% \8 d1 W: r+ q
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4 x0 _% l# m( l; R8 L7 \3 `- b+ y1 cAnimethon Festival
. ]# O2 V5 `9 n3 ^Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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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.; N) z. A O& w; O# i6 s6 h$ t
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Rock’n August
: ? X6 [7 }3 S* {$ GHundreds 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.
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$ W4 r6 z9 o4 O# z# U( WFairy-Berry Festival
- W' X! Q* E) G6 N) Q% {6 ^Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.9 v6 B+ G7 G/ L: ~( k6 t( x
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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
( _; s) e2 b# g# ?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 z* ?: ]/ i2 i G& K3 F# fThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.# b$ V0 n% q, I% ]- ?
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Capital EX
- l3 Y2 L, e x; V7 {Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.7 X: p1 t9 T; v b1 [- N1 K& F- ]
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. S+ B/ S7 j0 ~! ?+ OEdmonton Indy; l# ?" |- e+ O4 g& \
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 – 22.5 [% ?# r# K9 k0 J- w2 _; _! v
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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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C1 d9 _/ l4 s' x1 S. @Race Week Edmonton Festival( h% S! m/ h! k% l
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.( ~" c! c9 [2 B- l; c
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- y0 R; l7 K6 \* eWhyte Avenue Artwalk7 {; P h# r1 I% ?) f7 o- U0 H
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
) f" ^& `4 ]) ~! C7 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.
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
a% b0 T2 X2 J9 N4 w, R, M" TThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival
, g: a$ L5 s5 d) Z& ~4 o' n. x [The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.& [. }9 \9 D' i0 L b
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5 F1 {( A! ]" gImprovaganza
) _/ N+ W6 U- M+ H" zImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.# r' I0 ~' r6 x3 h
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
8 }1 V) l8 ~! G: ^/ KThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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. D; V* S( j3 o+ O8 p9 lEdmonton International Jazz Festival
* C8 k: V$ n4 W: v, I& Q1 }: tThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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1 {' c, s) E$ z; l" `The Works Art and Design Festival( e3 E3 l( a2 P# N7 S- V
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
- Z$ s: ? `+ S$ H4 Y1 g3 f' XThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.1 R* w8 _6 S5 E+ X% x( I- {4 |
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# K: E: \7 Y5 |2 a3 h$ eEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park' K# u, m! C. H( r
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.
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Z3 _7 U, S& F$ y; ?3 p4 P, n7 I" |Freewill Shakespeare Festival
; N K; d: R( aThe 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.( U% ~/ Q6 C. Q4 O% d# J
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