Festivals
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A list of the >100 events that make Edmonton a fun place to be.
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Ice Castles December 15 - March 31
Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival January 14-15
Edmonton Whisky Festival January 18
Ice on Whyte January 26-February 5
Aboriginal Round Dance on January 28
Rubaboo Festival January 30-February 4
Winter Roots Roundup February 1-4
Flying Canoe Volant February 3-4
Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Event February 10-11
Silver Skate Festival February 10-20
Valentine's Day Disco Skate February 14
Family Day at the Legislature Feburary 15
Rabbit Hill Family Winter Festival February 19
Snowman Festival, Morinville February 19-20
Steele Heights Baptist Church Family Day Festival February 20
Coldest Night of the Year February 25
Riverbend Family Winter Festival February 26
Cure Cancer TIM bit Tuesday March 7
SKIRTSAFIRE Festival March 9-12
Winter Warrior Challenge March 11
Western Canada Fashion Week March 23-April 1
Kiwanis Music Festival April 10-30
Edmonton Poetry Festival April 16-23
Resilience Festival April 22
Dig In St. Albert's Horticultural Festival April 29-30
Dance Strong May 3-7
Butterdome Spring Craft May 5-7
Royal Bison Craft & Art Fair May 5-7
Northwestfest May 5-15
What the Truck from May 14
Early Music Festival May 5-7
Shredmonton Metal May 12-14
Jewish Film Festival May 17-29
NUOVA Opera & Music Theatre May 20-June 20
Nagar Kirtan Parade May 19
Tales Storytelling May 25-28
NextGen Month June
International Choral Festival June 1-4
NextFest June 1-11
Festival of Health June 3
AfroFest June 3
Children's Festival of the Arts June 4-5
Craft Beer June 2-3
Bonnie Fest June 4
100In1Day June 3
Sprouts Festival June 3-4
Heart of the City June 3-4
Kurimoto Japanese Garden Spring June 5
Sustainival June 8
Festival of Big Ideas June 9
Pride June 9-18
Filipino Fiesta June
Porkapalooza BBQ June 10-11
Strathcona Heritage Day June 11
Improvaganza June 14-24
Latitude 53 Patio Series June 16-Aug 25
Mercer Super Party June 17
National Aboriginal Day June 17
Thousand Faces Festival June 26-28
Beaumont Blues & Roots June 16-18
Highlandia Festival June 17
Scottish Highland Gathering June 18
Summer Solstice Music Festival June 21-25
International Jazz June 23-July 2
Freewill Shakespeare June 20-July 16
Edmonton Opera Al Fresco June 23
Works Art & Design June 22-July 4
Common Ground Arts June 22-June 25
Found Festival June 22-25
North Country Fair June 23-25
Feats Festival of Dance June 26 - July 9
MADE Street Furniture Competition June 27
Feats Festival of Dance June 26-July 9
Sand on Whyte June 30-July 8
Canada Day Fireworks July 1
Blues on Whyte Block Party June 30 - July2
Historic Festival July 1-8
Street Performers July 3-12
Whyte Avenue Art Walk July 7-9
Seven Music Fest July 8
Alberta Pianofest July 8-23
C'mon Festival July 14-16
India Film Festival July 14-16
Astral Harvest July 14-17
Sourdough Raft Race July 22
Taste of Edmonton in July 20-29
Global Fusion Youth Cultural Arts Celebration July 21
K-Days July 21-30
Interstellar Rodeo July 21-23
Rust Magic Street Mural Festival July 21-31
Carnaval July 22
Blueberry Bluegrass Aug 4-6
Mile Zero Dance Aug 5
Servus Heritage Festival Aug 5-7
Rock'n August Aug 8-12
Folk Festival Aug 10-13
Animethon Aug 11-13
Cariwest Aug 11-13
Rock Music Festival Aug 18-19
Latin Festival Aug 19-20
International Fringe Theatre Aug 17-27
YEG Lebanese Festival Aug 24-27
VeggFest Aug 25-26
Blues Festival Aug 25-26
Dragon Boat Aug 19-21
Stony Plain Cowboy Aug 18-20
Edmonton Marathon Aug 19-20
Symphony Under the Sky Aug 31-Sept 2
Edmonton Burlesque Fest Aug 31-Sept 2
Tour of Alberta Sept 1-5
SONiC BOOM Sept 3-4
CureCancer TIM bit Tuesday Sept 5
Strathearn Art Walk Sept 9
Bermuda Fest Sept 9-13
Kaleidofest Family Arts Sept 15-17
FISE World Edmonton Sept 15-17
RiverFest Sept 15-17
BreakOut West Festival Sept 15-16
Route of Our Roots Sept 15
Moonlight Carnival Sept 16
Edmonton Community League Day Sept 16
Edmonton Design Week Sept 22-30
Comic & Entertainment Expo Sept 22-24
Nuit Blanche Sept 23-24
Free Admission Day Sept 24
Gotta Minute Film Festival Sept 25-Oct 1
Visualeyez Sept 26-Oct 1
Play the Fool Sept 28 - Oct 1
Film Festival Sept 28 - Oct 7
Alberta Culture Days Sept 29-Oct 1
Oktoberfest Sept 29-30
Haunted Pumpkin Festival Sept 30-Oct 31
Short Film Festival Oct 14-15
Litfest Oct 12-22
Comedy Festival Oct 12-14
Up and Downtown Oct 6-8
Pure Spec Oct 15-16, 2018
Dedfest Oct 17-22
Farmfair International Nov 8-12
Indie Handmade Nov 16-19
All Is Bright Festival Nov 19
Festival of Trees Nov 29-Dec 3
Make It Edmonton Nov 23-26
Hand2Hand Market Nov 25
Indigenous Artisans’ Holiday Market Nov
Butterdome Nov 30-Dec 3
Luminaria Dec 3-4
Royal Bison Craft & Art Fair Nov 24-26 & Dec 1-3
CureCancer TIM bit Tuesday Dec 5
Christmas Reflections Dec 9-28
Zoominescence Festival of Light Dec 9-18
New Year's Eve on Dec 31
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People have gathered here for centuries to share stories.
We'd like to help continue the tradition.