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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 ; p& ~1 w, C' L! s5 b9 Y
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- k* [, t8 W" {: q: x& A0 EKaleido Family Arts Festival
: t5 O6 W9 L! K) y% M, `3 u& L9 lThe 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.' x: i. F ~' i7 O9 w
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Tales Storytelling Festival! H" b- P2 X: W( R
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.1 Z% N/ F0 H* ^7 I" ~/ h% H6 B
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0 D8 l5 ^* O" E# M1 xSonic Boom6 l9 s7 N! P8 j3 X# X) ^/ c
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
* o5 C6 o* h$ g% N" ]This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1., i+ Q: }" t. B9 G8 M" ?9 N
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Symphony Under the Sky
3 {) a4 o* W& a3 q D" x5 \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' M8 _$ r, T7 r; V# H0 L
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.0 X/ a- M0 S+ V' O# Z
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# o4 @. Y2 e. _Edmonton Latin Festival
) N4 r, s: S+ J5 s9 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
1 }0 Y+ o$ U% v5 X: i7 e) O) 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.
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival/ D4 Q; i; Q* W- [: r+ I
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18., W5 }8 O/ L4 Y
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
9 e5 {# i: F) L# e# d" B3 \The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.! N9 ?) V5 R l: o1 u k5 N
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2 u" v X: k& t2 l; \/ J5 XCariwest Festival2 V9 J- C9 h: ]: w( D! P9 d& {# B) d3 k
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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Animethon Festival
- b8 ^. @7 T. \: \/ J( T0 R& UAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.; c9 z# z3 S% q; z! p! S" G
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' Q0 T% W0 u6 m7 ]6 F3 p+ d. b; NFolk Fest
; U' G) O% M2 X( AThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12." h+ X E7 |7 B" e' _
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5 W4 `6 @ ?% a5 s' U( KRock’n August
0 |4 P% U# r1 t) T- E4 Q# e7 DHundreds 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.' M' A1 ^' u7 O1 G [4 R
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Fairy-Berry Festival
6 z9 Q/ A( K# @' K5 \7 Q1 TFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.3 j8 o1 }2 i& Y
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+ v; b, y1 G" g/ r5 C% wHeritage Festival5 B/ W& w9 L, G# m; \
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# o4 _0 I) e7 h, N) w. {% _
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 Show8 e1 j" Z1 S8 t4 C! k
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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$ x8 F1 Z* S5 \Edmonton Indy
. h3 F2 X [; LWorld 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.* @+ z3 o; J4 Z
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; |' o: N: \& P/ I( eTaste of Edmonton! g/ d1 p- c4 K4 \' i
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' p N+ f2 i( z0 X7 j
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.# q) V0 D: z4 v8 B7 V6 h- n
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5 L; G2 D5 y8 u, q- v; [" nWhyte Avenue Artwalk
! k6 ]7 { D8 o, j/ MWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.5 |9 P5 `% X- Z( U4 v
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% o6 X, Z' g9 E$ M: T8 NTriathlon Festival
3 k2 q! b# s e# h9 a' l: n2 UThe 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.+ x' x- v/ b! ]' ~. o
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival# }3 o# }, A" q) b" M
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.% h* X6 M& y1 s0 v
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Vocal Arts Festival
4 s0 S: p- l9 _7 nThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.: N/ I' O( A5 k; d" \
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Improvaganza
- L! p6 \2 F; @1 M+ g, n2 y- dImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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9 g% k, f7 F G0 }6 j# z8 j$ REdmonton International Athletics Festival9 n5 D& R9 p+ }8 G% A. h
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.7 t3 r3 u) k$ A+ i0 ^! S) L8 S
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" X; y0 `4 A! U$ BEdmonton International Jazz Festival
# T' e, \7 J$ ~4 d; G: mThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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6 ]/ t" k- v2 a! [, ?The Works Art and Design Festival
7 n! u9 E! Z; z9 n% vThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.+ z7 w2 [; B( y0 B1 d7 n/ E, `6 x7 `& w u
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Turkish Festival
2 Q$ N" V- K! n0 Q2 FThe 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
1 e3 l7 H; n# d! R3 x) m IPets 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., R$ z% A4 N, ^5 b: R( p
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: o8 v- k x2 o- MFreewill Shakespeare Festival
! u( O( i5 J- p3 D- v3 |, XThe 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./ H0 J% C* D. z
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