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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival
r) [2 m: f' 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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5 E, k: ^% X) T' M6 w, Z7 Z1 ITales Storytelling Festival
* b$ S& I7 J- W0 m2 mThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.' N4 i7 v( \4 M$ t1 u
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) b4 g% W" d$ ^) ?5 Z/ M3 U$ E( GSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1. E' k4 Y% |4 j7 G
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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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. X' W5 ~0 m4 B( T& b% gSymphony Under the Sky/ R4 {% S7 h1 k# z, J1 W1 @0 A- Y
The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.: c& F% P& O8 B/ T5 B
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- G9 Q* P3 |6 SEdmonton Blues Festival
! U" E$ W& M S5 X8 ~+ s9 wThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival( O1 R; B; h: E k- ^+ |6 a- {
The Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival0 V4 e1 j' ~' L5 F" |# i8 c/ _
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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4 G9 v \& X. _( l/ CEdmonton Rock Music Festival
- o* l( Z$ A- A% q" J0 ?2 G' OThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.4 r' q6 I! m& D8 p
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" E! P' G' W) A3 hEdmonton International Fringe Festival5 ^- P0 H; }; S: \+ h1 E f
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
" d6 {! H# l# {7 S8 ]/ }2 pThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.8 y" r7 i/ G# I# r
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' }2 B) t& D3 h- Q; h2 wAnimethon Festival
3 V4 [3 X; ]2 d: D/ }0 AAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12./ D" Q& t4 Q: f" {( E9 r5 B' T
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Folk Fest
9 b% `- R# m% n6 }1 b$ [* S5 ?3 OThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12. J [6 Q& @8 s, u
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4 ^6 i& E1 p' r( Z6 `Rock’n August
2 w* {* h6 K r' N2 `& lHundreds 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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Fairy-Berry Festival
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. n1 M9 O8 b: Q$ j2 `Heritage Festival
% B+ ^, K v* K( _# B, N PServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.4 [, W7 O. u3 F0 F# A
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! w! q5 H* f% c% e+ E5 l) kBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival3 v2 W9 m! n. b2 ^! a
This year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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\# S& b, M' O3 g0 UThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
, c5 M& l2 f$ A: OThe 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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/ [$ E7 e# g' |1 [5 b# o. wCapital EX' s& p* a' ^& E4 h- W" s+ s
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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& g' M5 \7 f0 Q/ WEdmonton Indy- O9 {" a- h; ~& }9 `* ~4 M
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.
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" y: z& y" ?% P; t8 e) k$ n4 pTaste of Edmonton. X7 t0 v* i* a/ q, z! ?' v7 ]# m, p
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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, o, L7 E- C. o+ NRace Week Edmonton Festival. \* I5 X+ e n# \2 ^8 q' V5 k: t
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 Artwalk
( N+ @* \. J3 t/ H: W2 LWhyte 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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% D! l8 m9 i0 t, BTriathlon Festival5 V% u3 |4 U" I6 s1 n
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., Y1 g4 ?- E4 e
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The 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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9 A6 c$ @7 D: ^* jVocal Arts Festival; @/ S. Q% N& c* G: C% N
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.4 L8 G5 } j" k' ~( U5 A; R
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Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
2 z8 M$ W! L" |) nThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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5 x) @& q! ]0 W, [2 H1 v* K: nEdmonton International Jazz Festival: Y6 R* H6 ?* j+ K) j
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.) g H1 s6 k; x3 P
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7 W a- {) Y+ N. _7 ]- E# _The Works Art and Design Festival
( M! m! w6 Y: a2 ?) c* t. d1 {- eThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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Turkish Festival
8 c M* J! S; q. p- @The Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23./ Z( q* g3 m0 j* ~7 ^
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Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park
4 J) s) v; C$ F- _( j+ ^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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2 u- C* _ w* k+ m" N* RFreewill Shakespeare Festival
3 P- ?' T. j8 {! qThe Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.8 ]7 Q) c( S$ U, N) u1 e2 E- M
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, ^! \3 {* J! `' KBoonstock
; ?7 s4 \' O) e& ]3 C% H+ D2 V, VThe 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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