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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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& c2 x6 Q0 y/ M7 j4 cKaleido Family Arts Festival
9 M6 H" H' \) J. f9 }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 r- h2 _, b: ?4 f# U
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6 R x. K+ A* n8 d: W2 G4 d1 iTales Storytelling Festival
( f, P: b/ o# e6 bThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.$ K) P6 T. T2 f: X8 F
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Sonic Boom
! a0 L% V$ G6 c& v7 CSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.5 t1 I- T. d- O
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9 H3 D6 ~1 n j' x7 p5 m7 @& JCorn Fest
6 Y9 ?: X; Q# v7 v2 j9 FThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.6 s. B/ }& D2 Z& N$ G% w# P$ ?
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Symphony Under the Sky8 F1 l) E7 R) ^1 T1 [/ l5 i1 ^
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.1 F& J, D% M7 Z5 R. h
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}# b: K7 K) n' GEdmonton Blues Festival
% a; ]' a _, \3 LThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival
8 Z* U$ V1 d( kThe 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
8 n$ L' y+ M# V/ _. EEvery 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.* ^* _; U' I0 A$ J7 d- K0 y
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
9 ?: [3 S) f' J' ^3 I0 w# nThe 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
0 @2 G+ v5 ]! iThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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% ^7 L( c7 o% ~8 K# [2 j. kCariwest Festival
, B# O L& Y% _4 z8 _$ Z+ M/ cThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12. W7 C4 Y* y. s2 S+ F- n3 }3 p5 l- W0 B
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Animethon Festival
2 b$ T2 i7 |7 ^9 H3 y; C$ iAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.0 C% @$ m" J/ q/ n3 M- \$ l
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8 w: I9 v H3 a7 A. l sFolk Fest
" d9 n* M$ Q8 y7 r# oThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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( ?; k! s; u& e" [& O' w2 PRock’n August
; W5 @7 L; j/ j: Q% c4 |' UHundreds of classic cars makes Rock'n August one of the largest events to take place in the province of Alberta. It runs August 7 - 11.3 U0 c. v$ V+ Q; K( w
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Fairy-Berry Festival5 Y: a$ R4 J2 w8 Z4 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.! C3 O1 w4 a; k' Z! e- L2 w0 ?* {
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5 W, Q6 f0 E5 |/ }+ O$ HHeritage Festival r1 N6 }: _0 I' T
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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This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.* F% W- e1 o' n* E. M8 g# G/ o( k) s
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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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Capital EX
" x# r6 O2 r* d# Q' j2 RCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.9 `( ?; ?4 b" s0 r9 }
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: @7 w9 \' F7 {+ ]. y3 |Edmonton Indy7 L# B/ O* A6 S8 m0 @
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.. g, v! T; j) d! c! \$ }4 E7 y/ F
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) M$ I" @* m; Y( o" _Taste of Edmonton' n6 ^4 p; n T+ {
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28., {" K! m! w6 r8 S& s0 n
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Race Week Edmonton Festival" I- m$ Z" j8 I6 a- D
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.1 J+ r j8 d# p) O! V* Z
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: N, {& S% ~4 t( i8 RWhyte Avenue Artwalk
# \+ q9 Q+ ^& }- t4 r. B2 nWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.7 A* f( o8 O1 E; {* f( ]
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Triathlon Festival
. t5 h! F3 _1 X; BThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.$ T0 {# C3 s. U9 K( c- @( q' T# Y( q$ x
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
9 ^; X2 {/ s& U$ LThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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9 Y, Q' Z0 |9 x" KVocal Arts Festival" B2 j4 M: Q' X" D* w: _, F& i8 ]
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.3 c5 i5 o6 O3 y9 g6 `- @
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Improvaganza
5 |7 R( \6 f' L; S* f$ A, FImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
. v: R+ J$ Z) U" r- K+ jThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival1 a+ ]4 P; s, V$ O$ P% h: T
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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. j) T5 J; r7 g1 R+ t0 I1 |! |6 T* qThe Works Art and Design Festival
2 x8 W8 E: v: P6 {+ ZThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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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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, j! ?% r; X9 W n2 nEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park; b- u/ ^9 P5 s' D, Q0 x& y
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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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
: U6 a* ]; B; ]' p+ O% XThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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Boonstock
$ v: J$ h9 @$ ^$ i9 m' u' P' SThe 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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