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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 7 q0 {( F& d4 e
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$ |, x; t" ]3 v$ v3 m* u9 DKaleido Family Arts Festival; ^. ?* x, k# \
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.
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Tales Storytelling Festival
6 X4 B; k+ e, W7 wThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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Sonic Boom, X# j% Q/ N! }; Y9 S, K
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.$ F' S, J4 u7 I& S: q; C2 ~
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Corn Fest* u5 _; c- `' B9 e) {' N8 I* f0 u# S
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% b2 S& G9 x6 f
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival
O F% r* a/ p( \The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.. `7 R8 K' B4 E" n
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0 j1 R: k0 c* T4 Z+ _" U5 d$ w* vEdmonton Latin Festival: [: N" i9 G. E" p* `, @
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.5 ?+ @' g4 \. l+ [: N
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Dragon Boat Festival: U' u2 X1 F$ T' j: ?1 L
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.
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1 R. T t6 |2 H! N2 g7 @! y5 ]Edmonton Rock Music Festival1 _( D; t) p4 L& O z$ h& T
The 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
: o" D6 m% w, } d7 fThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.2 u: L. ]4 v! d7 {4 P( p; X
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Cariwest Festival6 p' \9 w- k2 Z( p- x: p
The annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12." L3 m- U. \+ ~! n0 M3 v h% t
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Animethon Festival: P% L0 z0 ]+ R9 `. y L
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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# r! |8 P/ l5 q+ \2 OFolk Fest
0 f; u2 o( s7 u |7 Z4 SThe 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
1 C& K* f R6 m y2 B& X6 `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.' K7 o1 \: p. D/ o. E
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Fairy-Berry Festival
. G D# D( F+ y# `$ P2 z- yFairies, 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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8 O _ L& a- m u+ P7 V5 GHeritage Festival
' t, _. Y& z; k9 y1 {Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.) l0 ~9 I6 n7 p. h9 Y
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( G& S$ d0 r" V* b9 x' G+ a. k- U$ xBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
- L* y7 V s! W' CThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.! [% C. R. { e$ q& w
# A( t' @- K, W0 j0 oThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show- G9 u) l; A! x2 a
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 is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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3 s7 w! V+ |; e pEdmonton Indy2 U0 O/ v$ A8 `4 T( b, e/ _5 a! l
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.
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7 u0 u6 X0 D3 a( i: r8 bTaste of Edmonton' E5 t0 Y+ W/ n5 ~
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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Race Week Edmonton Festival
( f2 }- Z; n2 [4 r; Y- R; T: u3 {( dRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.& ~3 J! C7 W# a5 d8 q$ O
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
" I* V4 r/ S4 @5 K9 ~* K& HWhyte 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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: Q9 ^1 t R% s) u' NTriathlon Festival4 l* l5 _" `& d5 o/ b
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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. r: ?, l3 I2 {2 r* f4 n1 n4 jEdmonton Street Performers Festival
# T6 G& v6 P/ }3 E4 JThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.% f+ ?" v7 T$ ^3 N! m
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% L' W8 V5 H% W! G5 `% D+ V8 OVocal Arts Festival
/ Y U/ {' }! x+ r* @The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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! y7 |- F' `3 F1 lImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23./ O$ R% O x5 U2 ^" }6 S* h e2 K
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7 ^6 e- Y2 d5 a( g% s3 H$ |Edmonton International Athletics Festival
/ M9 J) r8 E( f$ e: \ zThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25. U( m5 P' Z9 a$ V+ T' ^! Y% L9 n) @' f
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival( p- \( c5 s/ W& n" T" t
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.: a" q2 C1 I' Q6 M, w0 n
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' R& M. L$ E- yThe Works Art and Design Festival1 v! |4 ^/ ^ j9 L
The 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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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
2 {2 O% h/ J' @# ]7 [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# D/ Y/ ^+ V# l0 }
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
4 R* m1 \$ Q, rThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.0 f3 Y7 t1 i, D3 a) O$ s3 {# C, e; h
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Boonstock
8 `4 Z* ^- b) P1 @The 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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