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a guide to the last twelve months

february | january | december | november | october | september | august | july | june | may | april

All events, notices and links subject to change.

February

• Family Day on the Square and in City Hall
  February 18, 2008.
• 17th Annual Edmonton Winter Triathlon
  Skate 10 km, ski 10 km and run 5 km on February 17, 2008 at Hawrelak Park.
• Silver Skate Festival
  February 16 & 17, 2008.
• Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival
  February 8 and 9, 2008 - cancelled due to extreme cold.

January

• Ice on Whyte
  Fun on Whyte Avenue for the whole family -- ice sculptures, a giant ice sculpture, ice and snow slides and an ice maze. January 17 through 27, 2008.
• 10 Days of Madness Playwrighting Festival
  Ten days of a battle "writing-style" -- January 11 through 20, 2008.

December

• New Years Eve Downtown
  A family-oriented New Year's celebration, featuring music, theatre, dance, street performers and fireworks at midnight. December 31, 2007.
• Bright Nights Winter Family Festival
  Hawrelak Park, Sir Winston Churchill Square and the grounds of the Alberta Legislature -- November 23, 2007 through January 8, 2008.
• Candy Cane Lane
  December 15th, 2007 through January 2, 2008 – 148th Street from 100th Avenue to 92nd Avenue.
• Jingle On
  Downtown's indoor Santa Claus Parade - December 2, 2007 (parade route map in .pdf format).

November

• Festival Of Trees
  November 29 through December 2, 2007.
• Exposure - Edmonton's Queer Arts and Culture Festival
  November 23 through December 1, 2007.
• Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up
  Downtown's Holiday Light Up - November 17, 2007.
• Métis Fest Fiddle Camp
  November 8 through 10, 2007.
• Canadian Finals Rodeo
  November 7 through 11, 2007.
• Northern Harmony: The Canadian A Cappella Festival
  November 3, 2007.
• River City Roundup
  November 2 through 11, 2007.
• Farmfair International
  November 2 through 10, 2007.
• Global Visions Film Festival
  November 1 through 5, 2007.

October

• Movies On The Square
  October 26 & October 27, 2007 - see also the City of Edmonton site.
• Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival
  October 19 and 20, 2007.
• Farm of Fear
  October 18 through 31, 2007.
• Scarecrow Festival
  October 12 through 14, 2007.
• LitFest - International Literary Festival
  October 11 through 14, 2007.
• Haunted Pumpkin Festival
  Weekends throughout October - see schedule in .pdf format.

September

• Edmonton International Film Festival
  September 28 through October 6, 2007.
• Accordion Extravaganza Festival
  September 28 through 30, 2007.
• Alberta Avenue Kaleido Festival
  September 28 and 29, 2007 -- a family-friendly celebration of the arts, community and creativity.
• Liana's Walk for Hope
  September 23, 2007 -- raising awareness of domestic violence in the Edmonton community.
• Leonard Cohen Festival
  September 22, 2007 - see details here.
• The Roar, Festival of the Spoken Word
  September 21, 2007.
• Edmonton Poetry Festival
  September 17 through 23, 2007.
• North of Nowhere Expo
  A multidisciplinary festival of independent media and underground art -- September 16 through 30, 2007
• Edmonton Firefighters Annual Remembrance Ceremony
  September 11, 2007 at Edmonton Firefighters Memorial Plaza - 10318 83 Avenue. Site not updated for 2007 event.
• TALES Storytelling Festival
  September 2 and 3, 2007.
• Harvest Festival
  Celebrate the sights, sounds and smells of bringing in the harvest at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. September 1 and 2, 2007.

August

• Symphony Under the Sky
  The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at the Hawrelak Park Heritage Amphitheatre. August 31 through September 3, 2007.
• Movies On The Square
  August 31 through September 2, 2007 - see also the City of Edmonton site.
• Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
  August 24 through 26, 2007.
• Summer Tours of the Winspear Centre
  August 20, 2007.
• Stony Plain Cowboy Poetry Gathering
  August 17 through 19, 2007.
• Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival
  August 17 through 19, 2007.
• Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
  August 16 through 26, 2007.
• Sourdough River Festival
  August 12, 2007 Cancelled.
• ING Edmonton Marathon
  August 11 & 12, 2007.
• Animethon 14
  Western Canada's largest & longest running Anime event. August 10 through 12, 2007.
• Cariwest: Edmonton Caribbean Arts Festival
  August 10 through 12, 2007.
• Cycling For Celiacs
  August 9 through 19, 2007
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival
  August 9 through 12, 2007.
• Front Yards In Bloom
  August 2, 2007
• Big Valley Jamboree
  August 2 through 5, 2007 in Camrose.
• Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival
  August 3 through 5, 2007 in Stony Plain.
• 2007 Western Canada Summer Games
  August 3 through 11, 2007 in Strathcona County.
• Edmonton Heritage Festival
  August 4 through 6, 2006.

July

• Edmonton Corn Maze
  July 31 through October 21, 2007.
• Edmonton Cemetery Tours
  July 25 through September 27, 2007.
• Sunday in the City
  July 22, 2007.
• Edmonton & District Historic Festival
  July 21 through 29, 2007.
• Edmonton Grand Prix
  July 20 through 22, 2007.
• A Taste Of Edmonton
  July 19 through 28, 2007.
• Edmonton's Capital Ex
  July 19 through 28, 2007.
• Safeway Pancake Breakfasts
  July 19 - 21 & 23 - 28, 2007.
• Capital EX Parade
  July 19, 2007.
• Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
  July 6 through 15, 2007.
• Creation Arts Festival
  July 3 through 7, 2007.
• Canada Day Celebrations
  July 1, 2007 - a guide from the City of Edmonton.
• Edmonton Canada Day Fireworks Festival
  July 1, 2007.
• Historical Transit Tours
  July and August, 2007.

June

• Edmonton Hosts the FIFA U-20 World Cup
  June 30 through July 22, 2007.
• Spruce Grove Street Performers Festival
  June 30 & July 1, 2007.
• feats-Festival of Dance
  June 29 through July 8, 2007.
• River City Shakespeare Festival
  June 26 through July 22, 2007.
• Airfest 2007
  A celebration of aviation in Edmonton - June 24, 2007.
• Edmonton International Triathlon Union World Cup
  June 24, 2007 (see also Running Room site).
• 2007 Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic
  June 23, 2007 – Boyle, Alberta – raising funds for cancer treatment.
• Edmonton Chante
  Edmonton's urban French Song Festival - June 22 through 24, 2007.
• Celebrate Canada
  June 21 - July 1, 2007.
• National Aboriginal Day
  June 21, 2007 (local details available here).
• Global Country Festival of the Stars
  June 18, 2007.
• Edmonton Pride
  June 15 through 24, 2007.
• Discover Downtown Guided Walking Tours
  June 4 through August 24, 2007.
• Bikeology Commuter Challenge
  June 4 through 8, 2007.
• Little Big Run
  June 1 through 3, 2007.

May

• Coronation Triathlon
  Swim, cycle and run - May 27, 2007.
• Mitsubishi City Chase
  Part obstacle course, part scavenger hunt. May 26, 2007. Edmonton schedule here.
• Movies On The Square
  May 25 & 26, 2007 - see also the City of Edmonton site.
• Edmonton Radial Railway Society
  Ride the High Level Bridge Streetcar -- check their schedule here. May 18 through October 8, 2007.
• Visualeyez
  The only annual performance art festival in Canada. May 18 through 28, 2007.

April

• The 2007 Great Story Festival
  April 28 - 29, 2007.
• May Week - The Labour Arts Festival
  April 27th through May 5th, 2007.

Archived events - some links may no longer be active

• Balancing Act
  A disability arts festival. November 23 through 25, 2006 – see schedule.
• interFEAR Arts Festival
  Delving into the nature of fear with theatrical, visual and musical offerings. October 26 through 29, 2006.
• IMAX Film Festival
  September 14 through October 1, 2006 at the Telus World Of Science (Odyssium).
• Harvest Moon Music & Arts Festival
  Western Canada’s largest family-friendly performing and visual arts festival. September 8 through 10, 2006.
• Edmonton's Dark Sky Preserve Initative
  September 3, 2006 - grand opening of Canada's latest Dark Sky Preserve at Beaver Hills near Elk Island National Park (more information here).
• Expo Latino
  Returning in 2008.
• IRB Women's Rugby World Cup
  August 31 through September 17, 2006.
• National Transplant Games
  August 8 through 13, 2006.
• Beat Beethoven 8k Run, 4k Walk
  July 16, 2006. No event scheduled for 2007.
• Yardbird Jazz Festival
  June 23 through July 2, 2006.
• Barclays Churchill Cup of Rugby
  June 17, 2006.
• Picture This Canada's first International Disability Film Festival -- May 10 & 11, 2006 in the Prince of Wales Armouries.
• National Fair Trade Week's 2006 Fair Trade Film Fest
  May 6, 2006 -- presented by the Edmonton Small Press Association.
• 2006 CIS Men's Hockey Championships
  One of Canadian Inter-university Sport's biggest draws. March 23 through 26, 2006.
• River City Roundup Cattle Drive
  October 14, 2005. No dates set for 2006.
• 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
  October 1, 2005. No event listed for 2006.
• Edmonton Tattoo & Arts Festival 2005
  September 3 through 5, 2005. No dates set for 2006.
• Alberta's Centennial Celebration
  September 1 through 4, 2005.
• >> The Alberta Time Capsule
• Arts District Walking Tour
  August 25, 2005. No event listed for 2006.
• Play On! The Official Canadian Street Hockey Tournament
  August 12 through 14, 2005. Next event scheduled for 2007.
• 2005 World Masters Games
  July 21 - 31, 2005. Next event: Sydney, Australia in 2009.
• Klondike Days
  July 21 - 30, 2005. Now re-named Edmonton Capital Ex

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