List of festivals in Edmonton
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This is a list of festivals in Edmonton. Edmonton plays host to several large festivals each year, hence its local nickname as 'the Festival City.'
List of festivals[edit]
Festival | Month | Description |
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Animethon [1] | August | Western Canada's longest-running Japanese animation festival is held in downtown Edmonton in Grant MacEwan College. Animethon has been running since 1993 with attendance at over 4000 people. |
A Taste of Edmonton [2] | July | Food and restaurants |
Bikeology Festival [3] | June | Cycling Culture |
Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival | Late July/Early August | bluegrass and country music |
Canadian Finals Rodeo [4] | November | National championship Rodeo |
Cariwest [5] | Mid August | Caribbean Carnival |
Edmonton Latin Festival[6] | Mid August | Latin culture and music |
Dreamspeakers Film Festival [7] | June | Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists |
Edmonton Accordion Festival [8] | September | Accordion |
Edmonton Chante [9] | September | Francophone Music Festival |
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival [10] | August | Dragon boat |
Edmonton Folk Music Festival [11] | August | Folk music |
Edmonton Heritage Festival [12] | August | An ethnocultural food and heritage festival that takes place in Hawrelak Park on the Heritage Day long weekend. |
Latino Heritage Month September 15 to October 15 [13] | September/ October | Cultural Roots and Education |
Edmonton International Film Festival [14] | late September/ early October | Independent Film |
Edmonton International Fringe Festival [15] | August | In Old Strathcona, is an exhibition of alternative theatre and is largest Fringe Theatre Festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world. |
Edmonton International Jazz Festival [16] | June | jazz music |
Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival [17] | July | Busking |
Edmonton Poetry Festival [18] | April | Poetry |
Edmonton Pride Festival [19] | June | Gay pride |
Edmonton Rock Music Festival [20] | August | Rock music |
Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival [21] | October | Wine, Beer, Spirits, Food |
Free Will Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival) [22] | late June/early July | Shakespeare plays |
Hip Hop in the Park festival [23] | May | Musicians, Performers festival to celebrate hiphop declaration of peace |
Ice on Whyte Festival [24] | January | Winter festival, skating, ice sculpture |
Improvaganza [25] | June | Improv festival hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre |
Interstellar Rodeo[26] | July | Folk and rock music festival |
K-Days[27] | July | Provides rides, music and other entertainment. Originally, Klondike Days was an annual fair and exhibition which eventually adopted a gold rush theme. Activities include chuckwagon races, carnival rides and fairways, music, trade shows and daily fireworks. |
Labatt Blues Festival [28] | August | Blues music |
LitFest: Edmonton's Nonfiction Festival [29] | Late October | Non-fiction writing |
Nextfest [30] | June | Musicians, actors, poets, visual artists, dancers |
Pure Speculation [31] | November | Geek and fan culture |
Silver Skate Festival [32] | February | Winter |
Sonic Boom Festival [33] | September | Rock music |
Sourdough River Festival [34] | August | Raft Race |
Symphony Under the Sky Festival [35] | Labour Day Weekend | Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's annual outdoor concert. |
Vocal Arts Festival [36] | May/June | Opera / Art song |
Water For Life Festival[37] | early June - week of World Environment Day June 5 and World Oceans Day June 8 | All volunteers directed Sunshine Treeshade Humanitarian Charity presents water for life themed multi arts, science, and recreation in support of clean healthy water commons and saving the estimated daily global average over 4000 children and others currently projected to be killed by contaminated water related conditions (World Health Organization, UNICEF data). |
The Works Art & Design Festival [38] | late June/early August | Showcases Canadian and international art & design from well-known, award-winning artists, as well as emerging and student artists. |
Canada Day is celebrated with a pancake breakfast and other morning events at the Alberta Legislature grounds, the Silly Summer Parade in Old Strathcona, fireworks, and the Great Divide waterfall over the High Level Bridge (Edmonton).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Animethon
- ^ A Taste of Edmonton
- ^ Bikeology Festival
- ^ Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival
- ^ Cariwest
- ^ Edmonton Latin Festival
- ^ Dreamspeakers Film Festival
- ^ Edmonton Accordion Festival
- ^ Edmonton Chante
- ^ Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival
- ^ Edmonton Folk Music Festival
- ^ Edmonton Heritage Festival
- ^ [1]
- ^ Edmonton International Film Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Jazz Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival
- ^ Edmonton Poetry Festival
- ^ Edmonton Pride Festival
- ^ Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton
- ^ [2]
- ^ Free Will Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival)
- ^ Hip hop in the Park Festival
- ^ Ice on Whyte Festival
- ^ Improvaganza
- ^ "Interstellar Rodeo launches in Hawrelak". CBC.ca. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ Capital EX
- ^ Labatt Blues Festival
- ^ Edmonton International Literary Festival
- ^ Nextfest
- ^ Pure Speculation
- ^ Silver Skate Festival
- ^ Sonic Boom Festival
- ^ Sourdough River Festival
- ^ Symphony Under the Sky Festival
- ^ Vocal Arts Festival
- ^ [3]
- ^ The Works Art & Design Festival