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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival G6 X+ u# j, {: n3 v, B
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 Festival9 R4 {7 W# f4 W; _6 i7 i( R# z4 q
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.8 L. ^3 L/ |2 V) y. y3 h
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9 O" a$ \" f0 X# c4 x `9 TSonic Boom: x @5 i- `+ x+ U: m; ^! x! e
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
# l) P1 d* m: ~% O2 IThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.; V0 ?$ P a* X; U/ M+ d1 ]
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, _, `# u4 U1 V. ySymphony Under the Sky
7 U/ k9 f& W% m' ]The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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3 F1 {! W5 g# REdmonton Blues Festival& [# p1 Z5 D6 g, X) Z% M: [/ l
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.! a2 p8 F$ h: ~( s- q' r
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; g ~: g1 N i5 LEdmonton Latin Festival: c3 e( n; x8 e' k& Y4 d, ?
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.7 _* e- A& e1 i9 K& }& D+ I. B
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% ?6 i& J) _3 h/ ^ o- l! K- mDragon Boat Festival
* {) o- `+ e+ UEvery 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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, I; [# C* r3 x6 b& ?Edmonton Rock Music Festival
1 @5 S5 I9 j3 j! rThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.4 F8 B6 M5 d0 u, k; _% r9 U3 \- N2 v! t
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival0 b& |* n0 i. B& g+ ~
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.' k: V% J' m m: A0 e% _
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9 B2 B6 X1 Z- \# F) E% c. LCariwest Festival# |( @- K5 ]% N. E% 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 Festival/ f3 ?' \! b& O; _- l8 @
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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2 A1 q4 H8 V2 K6 {. Z# A' gFolk Fest
2 \- [7 @( U9 }. Z4 S1 j' @The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12., N: s3 W$ D! D N6 Q
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Rock’n August" X0 _' J# j* J# l! n
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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{ v- G( x6 X) N) l6 WFairy-Berry Festival
; S6 c9 ?0 q9 R+ _' g3 g- F9 lFairies, 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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# Y o) x# r8 T" a# L- D) _. oHeritage Festival
1 y# `% G( j0 J, \6 TServus 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
# V- ?1 a. Y- o; t8 B; w8 G2 QThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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0 J+ S# C+ n! f; \The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
& ~# n- q/ [7 H4 GThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21." B- Y1 o6 I% z2 W) X
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Capital EX
7 m, K) h9 q( a% c5 j aCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.4 }3 Z0 M8 o n% ], J, i, h% a
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Edmonton Indy8 @8 ?( Z6 r/ f1 L6 M' @2 z1 s
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.( t0 B* ]4 p- ?& g1 p% p
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A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.- ^# D. A8 ?1 B. L- d" D
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% m: u U6 H: H nRace Week Edmonton Festival% A3 e: e; N. a# f
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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. K, w% \2 B' L, g) F6 ] R- LWhyte Avenue Artwalk9 Q% y' z) v1 F$ U' z# r
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.! z# M: e6 L" @ W
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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., _% E# W% Q: I9 A
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The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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% Z; P5 n2 X6 ]Vocal Arts Festival \2 Y" Z, [$ m# Q% r
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.6 G) X+ \# `. N) G- W* I& W
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+ I+ ?. F' I" R* iImprovaganza% ` T6 v( h5 Z1 {7 ? t* ~7 K8 e
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
- o# ?- |( G1 `* ]: D( jThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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& a6 [% d$ {! e+ W5 ?- \* CEdmonton International Jazz Festival# S$ z# |" V% m1 O; Y$ A s: r
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival4 S, K; ~3 w; p' Q I
The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.) m2 O5 Y# m( E6 D
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( K" c0 C* T* P# @Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
7 Q j1 U/ Y5 @: e8 K& n4 qPets 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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The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.: y' ]6 T. i; Z! y& k P
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# Q c2 u, k3 s0 s, R4 PThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.6 `# p, z* n3 J L: c- y+ n; `
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