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Edmonton Festivals
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Festivals in Edmonton, Alberta.
Freewill Shakespeare Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Jul 13 to Jul 25 The Freewill Shakespeare Festival is hosted by the Free Will Players, a not-for-profit, professional theatre company devoted to producing Shakespeare in Edmonton. Every year they put on two different shows in the quaint Hawrelak Park setting. Address: Hawrelak Park Amphitheatre: 9330 Groat Road Edmonton AB Tel: 1 780 425-8086
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Edmonton International Street Performers Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Jul 13 to Jul 18 Performers in the annual Edmonton International Street Performers Festival include everyone from jugglers to acrobats, hip hop dancer to sword-swallowers. The festival features over 1500 outdoor performances from an international cast of street artists. Tel: 1 780 425-5162
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Race Week Music Fetival More Info
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+ My Favorites Jul 16 to Jul 25 The Race Week Music Festival is live entertainment in the clubs and at street parties and events all around town. Featured music includes blues, retro classic rock & roll and a 13-piece Salsa band. Special guests include dangerous guitar slingers Brent Parkin, Jim Guiboche, Greg Demchuk and Alex Harriot.
A Taste Of Edmonton More Info
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+ My Favorites Jul 23 to Aug 01 40 restaurants from around the region come together to offer examples of their menus all in one spot. Sir Winston Churchill Square is the place to bring your appetite. Nibble to your heart’s content while you enjoy free performances on one of the two stages or kick back in the open air licensed area. Address: Sir Winston Churchill Square, 100 St. and 102 Ave. Tel: 1 780 423-2822
Blueberry Bluegrass And Country Music Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Jul 30 to Aug 01 Held at the Stony Plain Exhibition Grounds in Stony Plain, this festival offers a weekend full of activities for the whole family including workshops, a Kids’ Korner, Slowpitch Jam and a whole lot more!
Stony Plain Address: Located west of the city on hwy. 16 or 16X
Edmonton Heritage Festival + My Favorites Jul 31 to Aug 02 This annual festival showcases the many cultural groups within Edmonton's community. Over 75 different cultural groups are showcased. Ethnic foods and activities can be experienced.
International Fringe Theatre Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Aug 12 to Aug 22 Edmonton's International Fringe Festival attracts playgoers and performers from across Canada and the world. The celebration of arts and entertainment occurs over 10 days each August. Theatrical performances are put on at various venues throughout the Old Strathcona district. Tel: 1 780 448-9000
Edmonton Latin Festival! More Info
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+ My Favorites Aug 14 to Aug 15 The Edmonton Latin Festival celebrates Hispanic culture and features authentic Hispanic food, salsa and flamenco dancers and traditional live music.
Open Sky Music Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Aug 28 Seven Strings Music Entertainment presents the first annual Open Sky Music Festival. This full-day, all ages event features nine of Western Canada's best reggae, acoustic, Island and surf rock acts. Healiners include Mobadass, and Current Swell, who will be joined byy a breadth of local and national talent including Souljah Fyah, Goodbye Beatdown, Makeshift Innocence, The Soulicitors and much more.
Symphony Under the Sky More Info
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+ My Favorites Sep 03 to Sep 06 The summer festival season ends on a suspended high note with your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra filling the river valley skies with the sound of music. Symphony Under the Sky returns for its 16th annual outdoor music festival at Hawrelak Park from September 3rd – 6th, 2010. The always charming conductor Bob Bernhardt returns to lead the orchestra for his fifth consecutive year. With special guest artists Karen Gomyo and Jim Witter, guest conductor Claude Lapalme, and Edmonton’s own Knock School of Irish Dance, the ESO’s concert repertoire will range from Celtic to Canadian, John Williams to Elton John, and Bach to Brahms.
VisualEyez... A Festival Of Performance Art More Info
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+ My Favorites Sep 15 to Sep 21 VisualEyez was developed to create opportunities for artists and audiences to experience and interact with performance artists. This interdisciplinary, trans-media, paradigm-busting event focuses upon performance and time-based art. VisualEyez is the only annual festival of performance art in Canada and it brings together over fifteen artists from Canada and the world to Edmonton for ten days of cutting edge and innovative programming. Various Locations. Tel: 1 780 423-5353
Edmonton Chante Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Sep 23 to Oct 02 Edmonton chante is a music event that has been presented in Edmonton for the last 5 years. This year, the festival will be held in the fall at various locations of the Old Strathcona neighbourhood. An impressive range of concerts will take place in many bars, restaurants, bistros and lounges. Francophone and bilingual artists from all over the country will be performing.
This event aims to showcase French music in accessible places. Over the week, two or three free concerts will be presented in each location.
The Edmonton International Film Festival More Info
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+ My Favorites Sep 24 to Oct 02 For nine days and nights, movie fans and filmmakers from across Canada and around the globe gather to eat, sleep and breathe all things cinematic! With an emphasis on "discovery", EIFF presents a fascinating mix of feature-length films, documentaries and short films gathered from all corners of the world.
Address: Various locations Tel: 1 780 423-0844
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Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival - Edmonton More Info
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TBA Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is one of the largest wine and food festivals in Canada. This ever popular festival offers consumers an array of samples of international wines, port, scotch, liqueurs, beer, coolers and other spirits, as well as delectable food samples from local restaurants and hotels.
New this year, Dairy Farmers will be hosting complimentary Cheese Seminars throughout the Festival.
Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival donates a portion of total ticket sales to NAIT School of Hospitality to create scholarships for culinary students.
Edmonton Ski & Snowboard Show More Info
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TBA The Edmonton Ski & Snowboard Show offers shopping and information on resorts, skis, snowboards, prizes, giveaways, lift tickets, coupons, hill info as well as live entertainment (including the Jib Jam — Western Canada’s largest indoor rail jam).
Northlands Address: 73 St. & 116 Ave. Edmonton AB T5J 2N5
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival More Info
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TBA This celebration of musical talent is the longest running festival in Canada and has seen the growth of many international music stars including Jens Lindemann, Juliette Kang and Robert Goulet. 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of this musical festival. Tel: 1 780 488-3498
Nextfest More Info
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TBA Nextfest is a multi-disciplinary festival that celebrates sexy new discoveries in dance and body based performance. The festival features an explosive line up of dance, physical theatre, circus slapstick, performance art and site specific performance, ignited by a workshop, event and late-night party series.
Roxy Theatre Address: 10708-124 St. Edmonton Alberta
Feats Festival of Dance More Info
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TBA This celebration of Alberta’s dance community features a plethora of dance genres with performances, special events and educational programs. Address: Various locations Tel: 1 780 422-8107
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