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+ W9 \0 V+ G+ r, MKaleido Family Arts Festival
4 D) Z7 U/ Q: X: y- HThe 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 – 9.5 j& d- ?2 o1 _7 U2 K+ z3 \. H
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4 I: Z& T! p; m$ R* gTales Storytelling Festival
+ q" C, ]. }; H: r: nThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.3 {8 c% \* Q( U. J
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SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.% \+ k2 Y; N2 X( T7 N6 M
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Corn Fest$ J7 ?- G7 ]$ ^9 d6 l# [
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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0 t6 D, f9 {, G: GSymphony Under the Sky3 D8 ^: b# |+ |
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.& w. p* @8 y2 P% q& r8 Z
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8 }! D& Q: [- l0 z& U0 w) ^Edmonton Blues Festival4 s$ z; @4 J1 ^
The Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.: v& V1 {: c P4 N) p6 j5 g9 o7 c
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7 {5 M1 u# ~% @* H& I* f# g7 L* LEdmonton Latin Festival3 w# T$ G8 b* K9 |" p& I
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.5 T7 o6 @ s% v. ^0 \
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" {+ D7 k: ]; J$ Q3 P2 ? JDragon Boat Festival, g8 K' Y! |& X) }
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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' p5 C6 T8 s& N3 U bEdmonton Rock Music Festival s2 u q! e/ U
The second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
+ j! `" X2 K. l1 S0 B! sThe Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.# h$ X# Y _, T$ t1 U5 l
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# b6 ~' U4 z A) E* E dCariwest Festival9 L1 J; B2 g3 ]: G
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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8 l6 d. `; z y7 V$ HAnimethon Festival% g; p6 A. v `. z' H b3 U& a
Animethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.) V* u2 h5 I6 a1 _, u
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Folk Fest
# q q; L4 Y! e+ A1 bThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.4 r- i. W( J, O7 E. z2 C' P
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Rock’n August, I" S8 E5 J4 ~; G2 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.
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1 M9 _+ K0 m+ FFairy-Berry Festival
0 ?; g) s& o- w% M% jFairies, 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 Festival
' l' m/ Z( p' n* W5 m1 x8 E: ^, vServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival5 W6 g4 M- @4 s; D
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 Show3 t B5 \* F- U2 F
The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21.3 J0 r2 x3 ?7 z# j0 }6 I
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Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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Edmonton Indy
) u& }! }- @0 u; e0 }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 – 22.8 V( t8 f9 j' G6 J+ G6 F% s
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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./ Z; f# h) T1 t. f, l
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3 ^. R, O# G9 y$ h: x- bRace Week Edmonton Festival
4 A+ h% ^! O2 w& n7 l7 NRace 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 Artwalk5 h& k/ ~7 ]: v+ ^ O; j1 U; J
Whyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15." O9 O% E6 l' C8 x
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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.' |9 V$ h! m \
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Edmonton Street Performers Festival
0 _% W# `3 ?( D& f/ z) jThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.1 p$ p( V$ v0 K5 Y
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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6 x9 m+ M: { W0 JImprovaganza5 N: y- G4 V/ n' |
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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, f5 ~- r: g$ a; uEdmonton International Athletics Festival
( o; j% g' D) W0 `/ ^This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.* \! e4 r9 W# d8 Q" s
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
2 W7 p* `! n5 I* PThe Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.1 A. T. ~9 a: W: I% o& G6 }
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The Works Art and Design Festival
1 S# [4 m0 v* @ JThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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8 h" {4 I# M6 _4 J, B0 E% W/ @5 mTurkish Festival
8 l4 @4 n" d+ _2 r. s- Q! sThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.
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6 m6 K7 g& S3 Q1 E R. nEdmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park5 U: a1 c0 G( w! `; |+ |/ X2 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., ]; ^; h- N' Z, ]- S
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
4 M4 i0 d b' J, mThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.' B' P6 L. g3 V- E0 Y" x: F; K
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- u0 G( Z" X4 @' U0 C2 v) o! x/ r) SBoonstock
) p8 z8 `6 l9 _/ Q6 ~; wThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.) S, E5 D8 p3 V, |0 @
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