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Kaleido Family Arts Festival3 o. n# r- w+ e% L
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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/ {/ i2 G5 N" VTales Storytelling Festival
9 y2 u0 w6 a+ GThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.' [* R+ m7 r* _
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Sonic Boom
, X" L2 Z, K6 X6 g4 Z" e; vSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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& W( s8 @1 T5 f6 M: XCorn Fest
! o: p7 _7 Y2 D* d3 v0 o$ ?4 R# jThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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8 G: n- A8 M0 u7 j: c- jSymphony Under the Sky! N( A% U+ z- F/ U: {9 U! N. D
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.( ?% T. \2 ^0 R& T9 X
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4 l0 L' K, U6 ?9 ^* nEdmonton Blues Festival' x: m8 U# h# J7 ~ E" `- r
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival, o8 s: A* t% {: B1 v
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.2 l. S, M4 p6 J8 U* H9 @: P
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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 – 19.9 O7 o& P3 J* }
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4 k5 _: L* X. u% z ^) C& qEdmonton Rock Music Festival
# S; c {( e1 V# c7 PThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.; z& b1 R% i: Z0 m9 m
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% E3 l( I" S5 DEdmonton International Fringe Festival
1 S% [! _, t& Z! E6 yThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.
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! M2 ?: v& W# }Cariwest Festival
7 | D% d6 N/ T- H* tThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.9 B" S1 o0 @' c
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$ U, y8 r2 c x/ T) M# x0 ~% K' o ?- }Animethon Festival
7 L9 o( M5 t+ n$ s' }' i4 y' hAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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Folk Fest. p2 |$ S7 ^8 @: ?6 d
The folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.; C9 V( l9 D* Y9 {; V# Y
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Rock’n August% K( q4 t: r8 V% R
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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& h5 ~# ?6 B. L7 S6 e2 Z. n5 v, UFairy-Berry Festival' E& e% d5 y7 u) P1 Z
Fairies, 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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Heritage Festival0 s( I& p& f- Q7 G+ \
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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9 p8 q4 P: b/ k3 f) C8 zBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival. o4 V) y5 v3 x2 O1 I! u
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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The Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
8 ^. N" Q# L' Z' IThe Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.; G* {# w8 i; h1 m% f' u4 A
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Capital EX9 k# d! `; r" X' z# B
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29. X6 Y! D; b9 H' U, O! N; @4 B
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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 – 22.0 }, G$ `& _/ G* H4 @+ m
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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 - 28.3 _: N. p7 n" L' m* w" y' K
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1 y1 E% S0 H& g, ORace Week Edmonton Festival# `# i7 d+ Z; C/ i% m# p
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.
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. y6 N+ u. s; v- `+ K4 A! y7 dWhyte Avenue Artwalk" v! M9 B$ d$ m# 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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' i. I+ _2 Q# C: A5 L9 r6 }( ?- ZTriathlon Festival9 {, w" y# k8 i& G! c
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.) y* `& j& d+ Z
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival3 E" M$ u( @( S- p
The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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5 ^, X2 O* D4 X3 kVocal Arts Festival
6 ~& K1 d3 J3 _# s; OThe Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.8 V- |! t0 n k: u# [3 U, a1 T+ x
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Improvaganza
! N( J. s0 \- gImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.1 C, l# j, i7 b$ @0 B' C
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) k& l! }8 C1 B4 N; `8 r/ t% n8 @4 |Edmonton International Athletics Festival1 Y& B7 U9 r# V0 ?5 y! B
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.; }7 V* W( O7 S/ Y4 V2 a, S7 _
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
4 |5 H- H6 z! A6 r+ k# OThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.- a6 U k2 k5 v2 a! j
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$ k1 c' l8 P6 H% _$ D4 C7 g1 _The Works Art and Design Festival
S8 E# j) f( f _' j( WThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
7 j5 `/ j% Q8 E, A* F4 ]The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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: y7 O1 G& Q5 C; w- f5 _, q/ UEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
, \ g6 s( J1 W3 gPets 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.' _+ i+ j8 p! Z( N0 o4 \
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& ~5 \/ s4 J) O' Y8 ]Freewill Shakespeare Festival6 W: J% r' z: r8 j2 C: y
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.2 L: C& s' s8 Z$ [& }
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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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