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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 U. Y. _9 m/ s7 D
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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. K7 t8 z+ X% ]# sTales Storytelling Festival
) m1 ?. r7 I9 M5 G+ d- T' wThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.3 J/ \* h h) N
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- O# {. T7 N% Z# k! uSonic Boom
% v9 d' V U8 uSONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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6 ?# S6 c5 Q* ^% f" kCorn Fest3 ^7 k+ P r @
This family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.5 Z1 ^, [9 {6 v8 H. i; e9 @
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Symphony Under the Sky
5 w: ^9 ~# Q/ e- V [! ^The 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3./ C4 P/ f6 [7 n3 F/ @
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Edmonton Blues Festival
! x. K9 Q# l$ r! L( xThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival
. i: _! I I2 u- W: @: yThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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" W& o& d( f/ h' iDragon Boat Festival% G# c* {. T8 g0 I1 o- O& F
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.* P- w0 N, F& u; a2 z" g* L1 j
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: e9 h0 K1 r* l" e0 m% b" Z& R JEdmonton Rock Music Festival
" D0 k% B; d. }1 Y# Y5 OThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.2 [6 E% p! v- b( y! P5 a
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival0 _8 J! r Y! P7 z+ H4 t
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.0 V( i: P# t' F% w4 n: b' O9 I8 @, S6 R2 x
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Cariwest Festival
; i) Q1 A2 { o1 n; P+ N. g! TThe annual Caribbean Arts Festival proudly showcases Caribbean culture through musical entertainment, food and a carnival parade from August 10 – 12.3 A1 y4 k) k& o; o7 U+ Q: r
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6 ~8 |/ p4 M' p, _; n9 ]7 k& _$ mAnimethon Festival0 }$ Z. X. Q& [7 w* Q- c# K. E
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.- |, g. ^+ E$ ?2 D* j1 m
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5 @2 x7 e8 D) b* _, c; f, ]Rock’n August _9 {) `9 }! Q0 p9 y; A' d* I" F
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.# v# Z% O6 Q1 M: c! C; M Q& t
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Fairy-Berry Festival) c# L) |1 I7 \) W
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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4 f e) k1 G' z8 wHeritage Festival
6 T' {/ H7 r7 n+ h; X OServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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! P+ Q( C8 P( ?Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
, v) i7 f/ P2 g9 a( O; VThis year's Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival takes place August 3 – 5 in the Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
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2 F; v! _( X+ @; S }& ~/ a0 MThe Sherlock Holmes Pub’s Charity Car Show
7 q9 c3 M; b6 ^8 G9 tThe 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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Capital EX; u8 m8 m! y/ ~# f6 ?
Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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: y1 H) d2 `" H" L. c; T0 \, eEdmonton Indy1 S* @. V5 f! [' r9 [
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.. y* ^/ X( I0 y, F9 n
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. G6 I3 G' c* I8 x0 o; HTaste of Edmonton
7 ]; b+ j( B" N3 n* ?A Taste of Edmonton Festival is a dazzling array of tastes and sounds that fill Churchill Square. It runs July 19 - 28.7 F- W( _ F& o% {! ?
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Race Week Edmonton Festival) x$ A0 W0 s2 X
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.9 g5 Z5 g1 Y. w0 H) v: u+ [& x
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Whyte Avenue Artwalk
( x" N9 G- O* w0 N M9 aWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.$ t$ v4 ]; p1 ^ \* z* Q3 |
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Triathlon Festival7 @! `0 {! G) {+ {
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.
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7 L) A0 h' A' w! sEdmonton Street Performers Festival
w/ ?1 Q% L3 d& I4 MThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15." t9 s/ J7 U4 ]) A
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The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.
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, i3 s2 ?' @5 f- QImprovaganza# Y A/ s( @" x0 ]& ]
Improvaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival" @& s+ l d& M m, p) Q
This series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival8 U: k" v/ W# R" Y0 M( R7 a7 P
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.
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The Works Art and Design Festival
9 j: S6 f; S5 j7 P& WThe 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; s; a8 Y0 y! Q8 ?& ~" Q$ @7 Y
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.- j$ X% G9 T# t( h
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; n4 B, u _% C1 w: P. n4 uFreewill Shakespeare Festival: [( p( t5 Q, h0 s0 m' J+ L Z
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22.
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p- o U% p1 J4 MThe 8th Annual Boonstock Music and Arts Festival takes place this year, with four days filled with band performances from June 29 – July 1.& w8 i; _5 o2 S
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