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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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' x6 g' G) \3 B0 i/ [ S. @Kaleido Family Arts Festival5 ]' U$ K I* J# C* j! F, w
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. k0 @/ m6 M1 u' Z! N
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.& f$ a+ g; P$ B) N
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Sonic Boom
. w: o3 W$ O* u" K0 P: wSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest& r" s: C* L- t" N' t/ x
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.; D+ _& Y9 V1 G9 t. f. R
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+ `/ I/ X* }$ ^The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3." U+ N$ K; F, ]' R
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Edmonton Blues Festival
" }1 m+ l# R' wThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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% o. B+ R# a& U% PEdmonton Latin Festival
( B8 X5 r) _+ rThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.7 `6 H0 p- P; O- }! Z+ z% _( g
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Dragon Boat Festival, G0 l2 X) F6 i0 J9 @% P# \0 ^
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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Edmonton Rock Music Festival
: v+ F& p4 P! t8 h2 z3 B$ t& HThe 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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0 k- R0 s. {) c- I, QEdmonton International Fringe Festival4 V, ~: n. k9 j: Y3 x7 Y% F7 ?
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.6 m/ R. N9 z3 ~% |/ b/ L( }
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/ Y$ B+ K( c" GCariwest Festival
; l( ~# X! W2 Z$ BThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.& O1 X* Z; P6 c4 U; N6 N* p
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+ b/ J7 K$ j2 K% LAnimethon Festival: F. c6 x3 }% E& c$ x5 x, ~
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.' e8 Z2 r( W4 a3 Q6 a0 r
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Folk Fest
3 F) E& n: ^; t' ?0 V$ R2 JThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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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 - 11.3 ^7 L0 U3 x" P G, \4 k3 k
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Fairy-Berry Festival
/ Z8 I2 r* F( eFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.5 h9 O2 ]+ h4 i" T4 V
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9 ?1 y& C0 O% _* DHeritage Festival* {' @1 X, `) W$ `. j! 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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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival3 o- U1 V- Y& i- s: x( |! y
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain., Y2 }$ W8 y! f& `) A" Y, K
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
! S. F. V% s) XThe 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 20-29.8 |' H0 c4 _0 c+ I3 D5 H' i7 O
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$ W8 b1 u% _7 Z* z8 pEdmonton Indy
+ T" N0 n5 `+ ^ ?, wWorld 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." c& G& D7 J0 f" a
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+ N$ y1 P: D) qTaste of Edmonton
; } Y. ?# z, s0 C% c8 O& nA Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.0 T4 t$ S5 ?3 q) G {) r3 D& g
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! u; g; p# E+ B7 RRace Week Edmonton Festival
! {6 {0 K4 _4 W, a `0 PRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.% T$ L! C; l* A( H. R) Y
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" Q ^! X L5 f& @ U+ G! M) c) q- o4 aWhyte Avenue Artwalk7 n) K. [( }% ?" y! x1 D3 h
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.# Z! U! |- f0 b" M5 ~. c
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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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Edmonton Street Performers Festival" D0 c8 V( \, q& F( a- s4 D
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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" B \/ @! G5 E; }5 o" XImprovaganza3 P2 _6 Y3 C/ ^7 s( q. I, E; s/ w
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.0 N. @6 ^0 g6 x# ^
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1 O0 |, A: B& Y6 {0 UEdmonton International Athletics Festival
( r$ t3 l& M( |; f& jThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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4 L( B3 v* I! Y7 Z- xEdmonton International Jazz Festival
, b1 L" x% A+ y3 QThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works Art and Design Festival
' `4 m! B8 m! m+ X3 aThe 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.& T7 H$ u2 l7 a3 \4 A( q
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: d, X+ m4 w% ?1 p8 c; i9 |5 JEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park- g5 Z$ j; k& A, |& H' @0 l
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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% x( F" [% [& Y3 _. PFreewill Shakespeare Festival
0 c ~/ j6 X7 D ~$ m% x! _The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.6 N1 B! p( f" G4 k* v- a
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7 a$ `7 B4 r* X8 gThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.3 v& f( U0 W" L1 C: K
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