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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 8 h0 F# X7 D% c; \
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d! ]% h3 F# p8 o9 IKaleido Family Arts Festival
5 o' F8 ~6 u; V) ? x/ T5 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.
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Tales Storytelling Festival
0 b1 Q5 y$ L+ zThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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Sonic Boom
! o3 a$ ~/ S. w& L& c s4 F1 gSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.# ~: b# w5 l, m8 O h
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3 ]% d0 ?, e$ F5 C) [Corn Fest
! c( y+ B' b+ L& a0 }; Y' SThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.. d x. ^3 D5 l, C$ M) I1 ?
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8 I. C, W7 O6 Q+ O! S( rSymphony Under the Sky3 x, w. J! K. [/ O& z
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.6 Q2 d% e. o1 l) H2 L3 b1 X" ^
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; c4 I1 |6 b! i+ `" [ h' gEdmonton Blues Festival
9 R7 O2 k+ c3 D6 T( k( I& TThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.. t1 [: Q2 D1 ]4 \
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+ i; a3 Y# L9 V2 r& J" dEdmonton Latin Festival
" o: ]( D/ W7 o, GThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival6 [5 `/ J; Y) U1 E( S1 A, }+ B3 k
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- ], ^( U+ V! r7 S- V
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/ O4 ?5 Z0 \1 j' Y k0 c* iThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.8 {* |8 u* D4 }
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# x, N7 }" q* DEdmonton International Fringe Festival; j) D- v' b5 Q2 M7 r* v! o
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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2 c$ \7 k8 k( A2 Y" ?/ H4 J% MCariwest Festival, t1 r' t! z" z8 {) M1 ]3 o
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 Festival3 \4 e3 v7 }$ B! d, v. l7 e
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest( w" X! {- l# d" ~, E6 G8 Z+ V( ^
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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1 d# @8 J$ h. Y" ^$ bRock’n August2 x5 U% z2 s7 C
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." p9 Z- o' r1 V4 B( W
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2 j+ @# E J+ LFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.$ d1 z2 H" L. h' Q& T/ K( V" y
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Heritage Festival
1 G. @. @$ j: R$ x* eServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.& v+ n7 T+ W: A4 l" w1 x6 Y J
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival# d' _- w9 q) a; i
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.6 c+ g: P) w2 t5 j( r; s/ d
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show0 C9 @8 U' |* R3 }( g7 M
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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8 c/ I5 m5 W( y4 yCapital EX8 p% U v; ?' z! ~
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.( l3 A x5 R0 q* D: ~+ ]6 W
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Edmonton Indy
0 t0 r( f! A8 @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." L/ l+ Q! ?% e2 y& p1 s
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$ d; V! n9 P, S2 R+ ETaste of Edmonton1 |7 C) n& N/ J$ _9 [3 e) O/ P
A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.0 |& a; t: [, Z6 L
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! o, w7 z: e6 f; G8 U1 c& LRace Week Edmonton Festival
- x& N4 q7 h& n0 z, k6 WRace 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# R4 f' Y4 H$ o: o9 Y
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.
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Triathlon Festival4 x- H G$ |; g
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. ]; g6 q7 T9 n# C
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
6 M- {4 V/ d* |" P& mThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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) u* r7 k$ v: SVocal Arts Festival1 V- x" D9 {: B& t k2 V
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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Improvaganza
, y; S p8 \- H6 r1 n; PImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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) @8 K9 Y4 k! _' z2 f. A2 ^" |% q9 aEdmonton International Athletics Festival
! E+ m& R0 E$ H u. I& ]2 eThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival* X) d, i% V+ a8 L6 s2 q
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.' V; E, ?1 b- t E3 g- z9 z
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/ ~. c" D% N. z1 A/ Z0 eThe Works Art and Design Festival
! F% N6 ~" M, l6 M( Y: yThe 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 23.8 V3 [& u: M2 y0 ~% s4 e& q
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park5 f, d/ C1 f3 g: F F% }3 I9 V, [
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.: r3 W6 R. l$ k; @
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2 r) W3 | \( I: ]% lFreewill Shakespeare Festival! T7 M5 m) g0 \
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.9 K4 x/ ^; z0 I; ~0 l$ M
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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.; c! z, M8 E$ g/ Z0 l( F
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