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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 5 S! E( R, \4 O/ h- Z5 E
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4 U5 R# M8 L! W3 I8 D2 Q+ uKaleido Family Arts Festival
# N( k6 y& L* j3 A5 @$ O1 ?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 – 9.8 B, [8 ~) _+ }2 X. b3 q' r x
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1 j$ a- H+ P$ L3 [, rTales Storytelling Festival
! o# d8 u5 N5 J4 U4 h2 }4 v* y8 ]/ IThe 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
K# |/ L4 B5 G$ d% |SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.( r2 |# ~: p3 i! x2 }1 m1 l
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Corn Fest
; P# |; r6 \+ \2 C0 Z* QThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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9 g, Y* @) m' n8 e/ t, p8 QSymphony Under the Sky
3 |; i5 C# e; ~. Z$ v6 }The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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Edmonton Blues Festival
/ |' N' r& `" qThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.+ j7 V& L( }. Q- y! Q- {1 r$ A
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$ ^! F) N0 ~ H% o, xEdmonton Latin Festival
6 x& w2 l# R# t' c: f2 n" fThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival3 y8 D/ R# V( }
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
$ v3 ?( R, p2 yThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.+ c( L. P# p& w- p& a
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival9 E$ f4 c% ?" O4 A5 p# l- L# ~. g
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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Cariwest Festival
2 F/ D8 |5 L( J: dThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.! \* B! B: O' g( T0 C
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1 w2 v' b# |5 b" L9 x. m. eAnimethon Festival' r9 n+ F u1 k0 u! [! ~- ?
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.2 h. ^- a- l/ g# Z- w
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Rock’n August: \7 w ?4 k1 x/ Z# J( W: 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.( j$ t8 t5 P: c7 `! G- O
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Fairy-Berry Festival; t' D4 l# ]/ H4 d- P4 R% }
Fairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.! Y, t P# D- |2 M# c+ ~, X
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8 M' A4 @3 r# c6 F: P; a: xHeritage Festival
2 D: s Y5 q' E& EServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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) A$ v+ }& c1 B- D/ N$ j' ?7 RBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
! u4 |) n* u5 i* ^# ^This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.$ [4 h- w+ C# H! q% a
- y. W7 Y0 l3 h# ?9 ZThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show9 l$ ~8 f% J- k: ]$ d
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.& S: K( O, b6 D
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Capital EX
4 j0 W4 j# ]+ o2 uCapital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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Edmonton Indy
; n* J- \" l& c; g1 A3 G8 t$ a% W" VWorld 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.& k! t* X: v7 q6 c6 K
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& R: S, {- \9 w M2 GTaste of Edmonton" \' q" p6 H" X1 h7 U! N8 @4 i/ h1 Z
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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Race Week Edmonton Festival
7 K0 `) Z2 N7 D. W$ g2 ^: T! B# [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 Artwalk3 A# s" u3 A# D- G! i
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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* F* s* e" ^% g0 |: m5 FTriathlon Festival
0 Z! C# G1 h. I+ RThe 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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1 G! f, X6 \8 m* M( pEdmonton Street Performers Festival
$ l+ x7 ~0 r* F0 U, m4 ?The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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; P( j7 U2 c( l( C3 D( ]Vocal Arts Festival
! v# C0 K |6 i8 ]" @) s d: Z" E0 ^4 u9 `The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.0 {2 n& J z# n d& [! p
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) m$ l6 f$ R( |Improvaganza
0 b! m; [& V7 `9 P# q9 ]! WImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.* Y: m6 f3 D4 f6 s
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7 ?0 _3 H5 R4 v( a4 Q$ [Edmonton International Athletics Festival
; ~7 \* \5 F$ [/ N3 j/ n2 o2 U. ^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.# P* _3 J- a$ G2 j: C- |' m1 w
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9 O! {( I5 w( R) IThe Works Art and Design Festival; n: n6 y, S( d7 y
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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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park, ~ f, I1 D- N" ~& q+ _5 ~& i
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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) @& C4 \3 O! ]1 MFreewill Shakespeare Festival
" N/ E: b+ ?) B8 V# SThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.8 w. D$ H P/ Z, R3 }/ H" Q+ O
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Boonstock
9 a- Y7 X5 v* KThe 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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