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Kaleido Family Arts Festival O# q# R4 n* C& e7 y& m1 C5 f9 E8 \
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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. {8 l6 l9 }# q m9 K7 ETales Storytelling Festival/ o% y. j8 J& a5 k
The Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st." D& F; y. P' U( N; X. W
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Sonic Boom, t1 T9 z7 p/ l7 _! ^4 y9 T
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
$ H* i$ e* W3 E9 S( GThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.% H2 a" |+ P* M: s6 y" ~3 z
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" v; Y4 T# E) T/ sSymphony Under the Sky) q0 C5 G# u/ E x! q
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3./ _' i/ J# r! y$ d! K2 n
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3 u+ D' ^9 M+ k- y z* P2 FEdmonton Blues Festival1 g! f3 g( E6 R# Y
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival0 A# l- y3 A. p8 u
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.+ g0 A% g* o* B% ]) t
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Dragon Boat Festival
4 \4 ? j/ b7 d+ iEvery 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
) z, B/ d7 @/ B; g: RThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.* f& g. }1 s9 c
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+ C2 T2 ?/ u0 T1 a% s: X5 ]Edmonton International Fringe Festival: B: d& ~1 S" C7 l! M# O: S
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.' d$ v( U3 R+ Y: H7 m/ T& x
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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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3 c5 D2 B0 X" j# p; |Animethon Festival0 B( w: d+ t1 l: M* y: R* b
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.
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+ Y1 W4 v$ p; f" R' SFolk Fest
3 f8 C5 R* h& y: SThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.
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' x7 E' {$ n/ G% S1 O+ s$ VRock’n August
" r# z/ h4 H' q: S- T% J3 F j- [5 P. l% w" IHundreds 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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+ \% K1 L, f' [" c# Z" ZFairy-Berry Festival
; D4 O6 h; m$ I1 K; E/ DFairies, pirates, fairy-strawberries, shortcake, folk music, the Mindbender and Kidz Corn Mazes are part of the festival, which takes place August 4 - 6.$ Y$ ]3 g$ g8 t! T5 T4 ^
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4 R% f. u* L5 c: s, k7 N% |' J! rHeritage Festival3 U5 k1 {7 H* ^8 p4 c
Servus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.3 Z( p5 Y9 L9 ^6 \
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
; P3 i# h: M% S n y1 w# ]This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.3 l5 d- `6 s& g* C2 p
4 I+ u. n# \- b" k8 k. wThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show `8 n1 I, W3 c2 p
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.' f/ S; X& P, ^* q$ ]: ?6 @0 c
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" D1 q* C* k- H j0 `Capital EX! c: w7 P7 e+ y" p$ l
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.* p; k2 w! l3 t) G
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4 B* @" y7 ~4 Z& O5 o# sEdmonton Indy# o! } o& P2 g) D' v# c
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.* u4 v& [0 q/ Y( Y; g4 g( B
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# H9 p" U+ s+ M. R1 m: K/ a4 tTaste of Edmonton
' Y6 N8 X# p4 `) y6 ?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
R* g9 \: F, R( _* L! L% xRace 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
' x3 T' R% Y, q# p6 xWhyte 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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) Z: n' [6 W: }' y, RTriathlon Festival
! d8 L8 I& Z. |- T; p9 A( TThe 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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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
! B H; g8 k( mThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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Vocal Arts Festival
9 a/ u+ z* H7 U; ^The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.2 ^5 h& M" e& ^+ Z# Y5 ~
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- b& D5 R! x) Z( r( {) YImprovaganza0 M/ m" Q2 u6 ]: X
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival9 J4 V9 c5 @/ O! e/ v* I+ D
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25. p/ D* T) E* A4 O
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
. d" h5 L+ S" y- `* PThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.3 Z" A: j: e! d+ p1 L
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` R4 n" R6 B4 Y* fThe Works Art and Design Festival$ b; \# H6 R* q6 R
The Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
) o- o9 N6 g5 [; jThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.6 V! {: n. x3 d$ d5 W) I
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park7 k* @ q$ P8 l9 x: X+ q6 d5 @4 _, ~
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.( L7 W2 C4 m2 X3 W+ c; V, \/ M
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
5 y' r- x! I# tThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.8 f/ X. C$ r- {3 p
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Boonstock
' f+ G( s9 k: r; X; P8 A8 `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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