www.festivalcity.ca
I really wanted to do a thread on just how amazing summer festival season is in Edmonton and simultaneously show off the vast rivervalley and skyline.
Enjoy.
FOLKFEST
THE FRINGE
DRAGONBOAT RACES
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
THE WORKS VISUAL ART FESTIVAL
CANADIAN FINALS RODEO
CAPITAL EX
SILVER SKATE FESTIVAL
SYMPHONY UNDER THE SKY
BRIGHTNIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL STREET PERFORMERS
FEATS DANCE FESTIVAL
ICE ON WHYTE
JAZZ CITY
NEXT FEST
RAINMAKER RODEO
RIVERCITY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Birkebeiner Festival
CARIWEST
LABATT BLUES FEST
Canada’s Festival City
The people of Greater Edmonton are physically connected to each other by streets, sidewalks and bridges. We are also united culturally through our sports teams, the arts, local media and — uniquely to Edmonton — by the range, depth and variety of our festival scene.
Canada’s Festival City, Edmonton has more than 30 established festivals each year devoted to:
* Music: Edmonton’s live music festival lineup includes Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival, Symphony Under The Sky, Yardbird Jazz Festival and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, which is one of North America’s leading folk festivals.
* Performances: Celebrate live theatre, dance and film, including the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, which is the world’s second-largest fringe festival, feats Festival of Dance, the Edmonton International Film Festival, and many others.
* Visual Arts: Edmontonians with an artistic bent embrace The Works Art & Design Festival and the VisualEyez festival of performance art.
* Family fun: There is year-round entertainment for families with the International Children’s Festival, Edmonton's Capital EX summer exhibition, the Santa Claus Parade and much more.
* Sports: Lace ’em up. Compete in or watch your favourite sports event. Whether that’s the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival or the Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival, there’s something for everyone.
* Cultural: Edmonton’s cultural diversity is on display at the multicultural Edmonton Heritage Festival, colourful Cariwest, the Canadian Finals Rodeo and at powwows that celebrate our Western Canadian roots.
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