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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 9 b4 Q# J& r4 R0 z: n+ b2 R5 U' v
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0 E, i/ t& |2 l z8 |9 r% }1 PKaleido Family Arts Festival
- v0 c/ {# K5 z0 O+ J, VThe 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 – 9.2 \+ i7 q! m' R2 W) G% _- i7 w! W
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2 v9 {- L9 u+ z$ }Tales Storytelling Festival
- c3 G& }. j, u4 T( T& A, ^The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st." l4 i$ {7 J1 S! z2 E" `( d
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Sonic Boom
( R1 [- p4 H0 z$ J bSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
. T( O7 L& S8 U7 a* ZThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.* l% v z( h. ?' T. L. ?+ ^: G
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Symphony Under the Sky
( A) d \9 x1 q- h' v. M3 A& dThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival
3 Y3 Z' g# K2 d, zThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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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
* h( G- d" S/ Q, D$ WEvery 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.# Z! L: t. c0 v
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9 i6 \( a$ ^: C" Q; X2 w" L' r% A, FEdmonton Rock Music Festival
% W- S5 z& H: u2 q7 ZThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.7 d* g0 Z7 n0 ]( @! A* c7 ?
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" ^9 B' ?! W0 B5 n T' ^, @2 uEdmonton International Fringe Festival. i4 T; q1 d8 w
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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Cariwest Festival! y1 D5 H9 q" i+ @
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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' J+ W8 g# L6 z# a/ s, I9 xAnimethon Festival% y& ]6 K1 K" g! i- T
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.. G0 I: h( W- P% p: g) Z
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+ f+ v4 B2 `; P8 N6 yFolk Fest
# X% j' c7 R4 i. s' Y& V# U" qThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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Rock’n August
# g4 ?% r9 `0 ~5 IHundreds 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.* Q' K; @8 U& i) h6 W. U- c
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Fairy-Berry Festival
/ m( `. h7 Y# R" SFairies, 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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Heritage Festival
) V* ]* L* r+ @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 Festival3 X3 I! _( E% B: L& ^- Q, S, c
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.2 J- a/ a) {$ W! e+ G
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
; X- O4 _8 b0 s L0 \The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.. I3 T W) y2 v) {6 m, [$ N
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$ o f) K6 {: H9 U E# }5 rCapital EX
' [) h- |! Y3 s4 y0 F7 UCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.6 e# Y: U: Q# V' c
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4 u: m- X0 g) [/ J# D; |Edmonton Indy
# P& ^6 ?5 i. M3 t g! [$ ~0 y/ L6 a- OWorld class open wheel racing has been a mainstay at the City Centre Airport each July since 2005. This year, the Indy runs July 20 – 22.4 f- A1 u* m. X% N* E3 D
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8 B1 q3 Q" d% O! B+ y# DTaste of Edmonton" W/ Z, O1 ]2 @ I
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.6 u9 T7 {, ]) C8 A
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# w" `- P1 N" \1 {" O" v L$ TRace Week Edmonton Festival
7 j/ {/ E2 `* @4 `* Y8 Z4 y! \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' I5 Q/ z! t$ a, b# a
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.' f( T# f# W( ]* V0 Z
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Triathlon Festival7 {* M- i1 W% H1 c- U! a
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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The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.. I/ n8 z9 v7 b$ n: L1 l
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.9 V) a/ _% v5 {- ] n
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.& R, n( p: ]& U) H" O/ P' V
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+ B0 o' S4 B& n6 f7 s4 j5 NEdmonton International Athletics Festival
7 v/ J- |" P& N7 d( N6 xThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.; Y) ^4 H' h: [7 a6 o/ v4 g" ^& l
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
+ z6 n- q' ?+ _0 k# Y' s3 wThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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% i( I0 ]/ B H( c8 s4 OThe Works Art and Design Festival3 \" F* ]2 O; f) x; s6 Z
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.; b! ]6 _8 ~/ c3 v7 \& r
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4 D! Z4 `4 S. [: I* w# A. ~Turkish Festival
4 g% c8 Z3 L% g' @1 DThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
5 k {; F4 S2 y1 ?3 ~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.! x! e7 e8 r* L- L. F; F! M, t
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
3 v$ @/ Y( g1 c8 Z1 e7 n5 E8 aThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.; g9 K' b% n7 ?2 V' {0 Z
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Boonstock
0 P7 p+ ?. t3 g* W' T: u) FThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.# E! F: b/ ?5 O. s" |/ Q* c
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