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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
" O8 D( O" `- p! V. wThe 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
1 D. V: ?' g9 V1 f- R1 SThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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+ Z" n$ J( c& F0 B4 l0 u1 l6 mSonic Boom7 i" Z6 b7 z3 S& f; P P! [, v
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.. j5 k2 A$ x% U5 [6 V) C o
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Corn Fest% S* s F( G6 e) 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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Symphony Under the Sky
& B# z% e7 a5 y/ g6 }$ ]The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3. l' i$ k: z" a& ]* T: H3 `0 e4 Y2 e
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2 S7 d6 D1 z7 x" Q1 sEdmonton Blues Festival
- o; @3 U. {. { R2 |The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival" c. S7 |. L* X. w6 r' O1 {% L
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.* h; q7 @) j" u
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. `! t, [" ?% UDragon Boat Festival
0 r- o8 A3 }( H% A2 g0 E8 SEvery 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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1 F) c2 ` n" O- l3 Y7 gEdmonton Rock Music Festival
* m- x* Z4 A+ z( Q1 C g9 PThe 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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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
! I2 _8 W7 B& T, i8 I$ p6 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* C% t) V) q$ K0 C' Z
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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* k4 z3 k. q/ h; S2 Q/ mAnimethon Festival
) m$ K1 i$ x! [7 ~Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.% O) a+ ]! s3 x" Q
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Folk Fest
C- v, G. W8 }$ XThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.. t" t) F. M) i0 Z( v( T
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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 - 11.4 B6 {8 v* `# O! V% K/ w9 `) J
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Fairy-Berry Festival; A4 h. i; N! u3 s( D# q4 S! 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.
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" }0 g6 H* w! zHeritage Festival" C* q7 Y2 K' C2 q7 R- Z: { b
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
# f; w; X u+ {. o' dThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.2 ?' y2 @7 M' t/ x; J$ I* b) Z
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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.! c7 \/ A M3 P2 [0 n
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Capital EX
- N" i; }9 o( F# h. o; dCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.* C) v) E: P% t6 Q+ p6 n5 x! `
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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.$ g7 g% w$ A C: Y6 k
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Taste of Edmonton
: h1 t$ I: t* y& |" a3 MA 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 (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.5 d5 e; Y3 z7 |- T, k* z
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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.- k! M2 H% |/ }' @1 R
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+ s) d$ m3 J' ^Edmonton Street Performers Festival
$ N; @+ I" H* |( o6 LThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.8 v3 V( z5 F) g+ n" V
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Vocal Arts Festival$ H) A0 a+ H& Y! r
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.; m% V# J; v: i, B
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
/ n# r+ G1 [ e5 @( K+ k& x) H3 ZThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.' x2 D$ D: A5 u& q# f7 n" P( [- @
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The Works Art and Design Festival
5 U# B' u! \% J, n+ Q% wThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5./ ~- x! U0 ? Y9 l$ w& E. C5 A
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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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0 o) f. `- T, s2 k$ I; VPets 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 24.7 s& n" n% s6 V! `; C
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
/ {! R6 n; o7 K S9 C" J8 uThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.; z, P9 X4 N! k/ G
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8 a/ D4 L3 x' i' oBoonstock
5 n7 @% y3 x$ g0 ?The 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.7 F' P$ d( q6 A! i$ c& n7 l/ s7 m
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