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Alberta
Alberta’s capital city, Edmonton, is home to more than 30 annual music, arts and cultural
festivals with an option for every enthusiast. Whether you’re a foodie, sculpture lover
or drama buff, Edmonton offers year-round events and festivals not to be missed.
Bring the family and experience Edmonton’s Capital EX (July 17-26), one of the country’s
largest exhibitions with daily performances, games, fireworks, parades and shows for all
ages. Capital EX attracts more than 800,000 visitors to the city’s Northlands Park
complex, just to the northwest of Edmonton's downtown district, and this annual summer fair
is a perfect opportunity to let loose.
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Drawing world-class performers, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival (Aug. 6-9) showcases the
best celtic, bluegrass, blues, gospel, roots and singer/songwriters and takes place outdoors
in downtown Gallagher Park. The festival, paired with some local cuisine and a picnic blanket,
makes for the ultimate summer evening of enjoyment with family or friends.
Get dramatic at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (Aug. 13-23) and choose
between 1,200 shows and performances from 207 companies in 27 venues. Established as the
first fringe festival in North America in 1982, it’s also the continent’s largest
and performances feature every form of art and entertainment (juggling anyone?) for festival-goers
to enjoy. Edmonton’s Old Strathcona neighborhood lends its many permanent theatres
(Walterdale
Playhouse, Transalta
Arts Barns, Varscona Theatre, Catalyst
Theatre) as well as converts other venues into temporary theatres to host Edmonton Fringe
events.
Or head to the Canadian Finals Rodeo (Nov. 11-15) and watch real cowboys wrestle snorting
steers into the mud, rope lightning-fast calves and hold on for life atop buckin’ broncs.
The CFR has been held in Edmonton every
year since 1974 and offers one of the richest purses in Canadian rodeo.
Alberta offers a plethora of year-round festivals and events. Visit www.GoCanadianRockies.com to plan your visit.
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