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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 5 q( J+ O {4 t' ^% R/ W
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9 F% B7 w! n+ m! T$ M5 F6 [4 ZKaleido Family Arts Festival8 K0 ~! K: C" ^( B/ y
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 – 9.5 O* H' k. i1 j' ?+ K4 V7 j6 n6 A; Z
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Tales Storytelling Festival" Z+ ]- D1 }' L9 |" E0 i; z/ @
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.; P4 s5 X% o: N% M* Y5 w) K; j
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Sonic Boom
! m% ^$ F' g# Q# Q4 ^- fSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.( P6 j/ N4 `0 ?$ a7 M% G
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3 M1 L1 @; Z- j P4 d5 TCorn Fest( j4 T" q2 R7 a& x! A+ N9 @* F% ^5 B
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.# }* f7 X9 B& [
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7 ]$ ?) o1 P8 e8 Q8 Q Z1 k! bSymphony Under the Sky
$ B( m+ A$ g6 F- k1 G- D1 X0 lThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival5 a! _1 t8 L' {; r; |6 s
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.8 x/ }" I- {4 g
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Edmonton Latin Festival
" v3 T) A5 m6 y. BThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.( e& e. f( h' A: v3 [0 v" Z
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; i. E' z; W# b! v2 {Dragon Boat Festival
' j) D4 ], |! g& a+ S) `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.# J% p, G% k! D
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
" o; B8 ?8 O; p" M$ D J" t- kThe 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
3 } Y }' e2 |8 i9 w/ u0 H1 {; ~& LThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.. s' l8 o7 [8 l0 L9 @
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Cariwest Festival
# F. [. Q! [; }: ]+ X1 ]- d$ ~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 is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest8 Q+ v6 W9 [" @) g1 @
The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.: j5 Q5 w% B. {$ K7 e6 A
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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.
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Fairy-Berry Festival6 i0 _ J% N0 @) n6 k8 x0 N
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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% f2 J1 S3 f" iHeritage Festival
" F; @) V' o& @4 RServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.4 I' G# o7 }8 q4 F4 c) [
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4 Q9 z- o: L$ J2 JBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival. ]( I) ^, T( b# |, h2 m
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.; F2 ~0 r% h& [' d: o) B' s
/ K/ \4 Y1 M! V- a& S4 R1 C; x4 SThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
9 j6 v' R5 V( x' [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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4 \. ]: n6 _5 LCapital EX
; H2 u4 ?3 U2 Z; o0 S( b% k9 G' RCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.5 m" q8 T# T8 V
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9 P* B9 Z+ X: P ?Edmonton Indy8 t4 ~1 t1 W" j
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.# d* \7 f, N) b2 P1 K
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h" O3 w9 X4 {; }) {Taste of Edmonton6 B3 k! X( ?! [% D+ c8 v4 [* t
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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8 o2 t' h8 n$ V. G( o" c6 Y- nRace Week Edmonton Festival P! C& ]4 R6 M% J4 x* P! n: ]
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; x' L7 ?# A5 H6 g4 C. Y2 H! b. L
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.( s" @9 u0 s5 S* h7 m& }0 k
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Triathlon Festival8 N/ C9 Z! I2 @& x( `; x5 ?
The 2012 Edmonton Triathlon Festival will be a weekend of fast-paced races for all ages and skill levels. It runs from July 6 – 8.8 C& H2 T4 g: c# L$ Q
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival" Y# e/ N# x5 I
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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0 ^4 B/ p- M: i; o. mImprovaganza
2 ]3 C" O5 H# q/ M! hImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.- w$ F& @: k% }' A
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival! k5 @. S% m) v0 ^: q6 d* j. B: B! V
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.% ~; B1 N6 h% G' G
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1 p! `% y8 j- }& Z' \/ G p& B6 NThe Works Art and Design Festival! s$ a1 k3 i! o+ S
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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2 @8 c$ V2 u$ l8 d$ FPets 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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$ ^# Z6 a6 @# {# [5 `- Y P, ?5 DFreewill Shakespeare Festival
) P3 c( c" c4 ^' K" n) z+ PThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.0 v4 t; o; l: F" n; ^7 N# s
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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 1.6 y: Q2 G/ I" j1 j
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