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本帖最后由 sweetlele 于 2012-6-29 16:52 编辑 " W$ O7 L3 B8 U# y1 E4 Y7 _
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+ |0 I$ l8 Q9 A0 b: B% R3 m' dKaleido Family Arts Festival& y* X; }! G7 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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2 a" l$ M" G2 W. _! b7 |Tales Storytelling Festival
6 ]( F, y$ M' e0 W4 KThe Tales Storytelling Festival promotes the tradition of oral storytelling with many different story sets taking place on September 1st.
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Sonic Boom3 M" U( @8 c- ` C9 h: X4 Y# R
SONiC BOOM is Edmonton's Modern Rock music festival. It takes place September 1.
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Corn Fest
& J; w7 V( w; J( I pThis family festival has many activities including corn eating contests, corn mazes, face painting, and veggie art all on September 1.
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Symphony Under the Sky
$ l6 D+ L* H5 o' iThe 18th annual Symphony Under the Sky Festival will take place in Hawrelak Park August 31 – September 3.
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* C* d" ~& V5 H) @Edmonton Blues Festival
$ q5 @% C. y tThe Edmonton Blues Festival is bringing the best in blues to the Heritage Amphitheatre from August 24 – 26.
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Edmonton Latin Festival
6 Z/ ?0 k+ [5 T( U7 W% `+ qThe Edmonton Latin Festival shares the beauty of Latin heritage, culture, food and music. It runs August 18 - 19.
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Dragon Boat Festival3 ?9 v4 Q: j% ^) E! F0 A
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 – 19.6 m' J: A% J5 ?" z+ q. z
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9 x+ j6 s8 t* `' o2 rEdmonton Rock Music Festival
6 S: E' l: ~, NThe second annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival boasts a famed line-up that will excite all classic rock fans. It runs August 17 – 18.3 z5 I3 c3 F* v- p+ l
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Edmonton International Fringe Festival
! a# G* ^# R% @! G0 `0 q6 ~, ^The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs August 16 – 26, and features more than 1,600 performers and 220 plays over 10 days.+ z5 @3 D% A, Q+ B
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: K% e% B5 ^- D; r- f' OCariwest Festival) E# Q" {4 \9 A8 \* 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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7 T# @/ b. `9 { AAnimethon Festival
! X2 C! R' s7 r* e' j9 S" o1 kAnimethon is a Japanese Animation themed festival held annually in Edmonton from August 10 – 12.3 t. b$ ~4 Z( ?( d1 O, J) C2 o9 m
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. M2 b3 D. k# j- p K% zFolk Fest
( Y: m+ p; K. N0 RThe folk music festival is famous for offering world-class music at affordable prices. The Folk Fest runs August 9 - 12.% @4 m; W( @6 o5 U
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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." K+ L) t/ S: C; `: S6 u& W1 R
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Fairy-Berry Festival
& [3 j }2 l9 MFairies, 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
1 B) Y! E# _. WServus Heritage Festival will feature 63 pavilions representing over eighty-five cultures from all over the world from August 4 – 6.
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8 |) ^% q8 M% FBlueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
. }, _1 Y: a5 p) ZThis 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
. o! z* N1 D, G( p# {The Charity Car Show, which is part of Race Week Edmonton festivities, showcases more than 150 classic cars on display July 21., ?& j' ~! r, W: A
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Capital EX
9 j7 L3 D( o; a% h. {Capital EX is Edmonton’s premier midway fair, with games, rides, concerts, shopping and food from July 20-29.
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- j8 T i7 q7 z" R1 EEdmonton Indy
( t$ N8 E) a0 ?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 – 22.7 e. X y. u% A8 T+ |# Q& B
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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.+ q; i8 P# D! T+ F3 y
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1 O) M& A3 y+ j$ O& v0 PRace Week Edmonton Festival# @0 s8 e+ ~# V$ G( s- R
Race Week Edmonton (RWE) happens July 18 - 21 this year, but is an annual event centred on the Edmonton Indy.8 G7 @; {+ I2 w8 p5 I" b: Q
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9 s" p& e. X& A/ @Whyte Avenue Artwalk
- w) \5 C: t+ p- V8 N v) m! M+ XWhyte Avenue Artwalk is an opportunity for artists and art lovers in the community to get together and celebrate art July 13 – 15.9 \$ q1 G0 q; i. ?1 z# o* O
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$ v( z, ~" x& h* STriathlon Festival
6 c' F, Y1 |5 w/ F5 Y* M. _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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# f! X2 t! [! d! ?' M: x8 SEdmonton Street Performers Festival
/ [: W; S' o. N8 l) h5 W# zThe 10 day event boasts a variety of international acts, and takes place July 6 - 15.
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3 U( v5 X1 H& g3 g9 J: L5 J& xVocal Arts Festival4 F% i/ T& i' g6 C4 K( O* H
The Vocal Arts Festival celebrates Canadian vocal artists and runs from May 25 – July 1.0 l) i b' O) i
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Improvaganza
I/ h0 `! d5 E- FImprovaganza is billed as Canada’s largest improv festival. It runs June 13 – 23.
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Edmonton International Athletics Festival
/ _ A3 A* v% Y' J4 N2 v1 iThis series of athletic events and conferences takes place May 25 – June 25.
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. S$ j2 N' p' PEdmonton International Jazz Festival# |! J9 X* o' o. m5 U3 @) |
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society exposes audiences to all kinds of jazz music, and runs June 22 – July 1.3 }+ P' e/ N; ?5 u
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8 ^) H+ R5 R! V) W/ R8 mThe Works Art and Design Festival
+ b& L& ~" W* ]4 q* J0 V2 e9 PThe Works festival attracts visual artists and patrons from around the world and runs June 21 – July 5.
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* X& V0 V! n* _7 V. u' Q( YTurkish Festival
3 ~# v( N6 E9 D# y+ vThe Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture and heritage through cuisine, art, dance and music. It takes place June 23.- a5 J4 b, F- Q! K
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! g. c3 S% ^8 X3 ]Edmonton Humane Society Pets in the Park/ g r- z* t! i* ^$ n: u+ G
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.* f r3 E6 @4 e. g) `! U3 u4 J1 V" i
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Freewill Shakespeare Festival
9 A3 i. \* }* V# ^The Freewill Shakespeare Festival features professional productions of two plays by William Shakespeare and runs June 26 – July 22./ P3 a7 T# b& E9 \7 P& r* W- h$ ~
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Boonstock
! n8 B& S) ^' h1 |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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