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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
) ~6 j4 F* j% E8 }2 U$ |( @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 F/ Z- T$ w: m h* JThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.9 ~* H# D6 D: M! c; I( P
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Sonic Boom
7 O8 x$ i6 [2 L0 u/ R, X/ `/ ASONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.( s6 @( z' t; \: ^
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Corn Fest
- n, B+ S/ l8 w! o2 Y I# F& O" IThis 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
8 Y1 \4 v/ q9 PThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.0 V( z- {# ?* M' ~9 f5 y# \
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* ]* c+ F; `7 L5 q" oEdmonton Blues Festival
) _- ^3 g4 `- @& V8 ]3 KThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.6 p* l( I& j* p$ F% s' u
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" S) U5 r4 S8 {6 X; }Edmonton Latin Festival% M1 a* r) r, ?9 ^1 x+ r
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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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.- o( S) N9 @* o* ?# Q
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival. }0 E5 q2 v1 w) z- ~; j
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.# D/ a- I% L k2 y4 I5 Q$ g
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
$ Q1 y I3 U) d. [4 p$ V- LThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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* V$ p" N' |6 S$ H' _0 GCariwest Festival! q- ~2 x5 `8 b/ {, c
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
; c* f: q$ M, R# h; r4 f; xAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest
! [7 z0 d- `! {# E5 ^The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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) T$ H: E- ?1 Y) l. k2 g0 pRock’n August. [/ J$ s5 t* ~4 H
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 - 11.8 S3 E! w5 t! Z* u* ~% J. c; R( Q
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6 [% q5 U4 E F r' l5 U6 {2 x9 {Fairy-Berry Festival
" P# H0 A3 d; `Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6./ l- m$ T: G0 f$ {
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4 P. O3 ?) P. o. b# m$ K+ uHeritage Festival
; Y% }2 H/ E( F0 ~/ ]Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6." Y# X% B9 w' g
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
2 ^* ]) p& P$ a3 Y, G- P$ C, LThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.$ d7 I8 u3 A7 X6 I
' {0 [( [3 h6 P% w1 ]The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
2 X0 d! J6 C3 X0 N0 S/ dThe 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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* `- k4 I7 x) i! D" a E% aCapital EX$ `, l$ \ _8 Y" R, u, a# c' z
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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2 R6 f) {/ ]0 z& yEdmonton Indy
' W' U( x" c6 N+ }8 X) i) ]1 [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 R5 h: `1 I9 p/ r% g0 X7 h. h8 Y* rTaste of Edmonton
9 b; P$ o. S, N; ~: U HA Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28." w: w, p9 w) \
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. i4 J8 Q- S: @# M9 hRace Week Edmonton Festival
6 L' m( q; v% @) t$ wRace Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.5 g1 ~2 }% T/ a4 z. ~5 K
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$ V7 y! q9 `) N) u; NWhyte Avenue Artwalk. O: u1 Z. ^9 _
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.0 W, q s9 N+ }' ?+ I
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- A& e! R) M, K, [' ?! k* {& KTriathlon Festival
( f1 g) a# w7 h4 GThe 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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6 }" p; \. C0 _$ wEdmonton Street Performers Festival) J- S; k" o6 S4 S7 \
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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6 A! S' ^5 p0 g( ]& D i5 C7 tVocal Arts Festival
5 O! A! n4 r4 ~The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.7 Z% J% ]/ t+ V; c! ` ` `+ r% f
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
; q9 `9 [1 C# w3 N% [2 n. JThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25., ]' q0 @7 R k( ~$ y% \
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
' }5 T6 t( x, B+ O: `6 h. G/ AThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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3 Z6 M& p$ y$ `2 A5 gThe Works Art and Design Festival* N7 f. S7 W6 v3 y" S
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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/ U' c3 H/ L, {0 GTurkish Festival
. a+ ^7 ^( c; I, H# NThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.: ?+ a* K) \/ U" x; x7 T
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park4 k! Q- |4 J0 I1 d1 |
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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\. K! r$ x0 }9 K; XFreewill Shakespeare Festival% H% Q: Q1 ~* z) B; u9 a1 t. S
The 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.
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