region |edmonton & area
lessons, and demonstrations. Heritage
Park, Stony Plain, blueberrybluegrass.com.
Aug 4 - 6 Edmonton Heritage Festival
Outdoor pavilions house non-stop music
and dancing, arts-and-crafts displays,
cultural demonstrations and delicious food
representing over 85 cultures. Hawrelak
Park, heritagefest.ca
Aug 9 - 12 Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Global stars of folk, rock, blues, bluegrass,
and gospel genres from around the world
come together at this open-air festival.
Gallagher Park, edmontonfolkfest.org
Aug 10 - 12 CariWest: Caribbean Arts
Festival A celebration of Caribbean
culture with colourful costumes, calypso
music, dance, a parade and steel band
competition. Various venues, cariwest.ca
Aug 11 - 12 RiverFest Float down the
beautiful North Saskatchewan on one
of 400 dingies that will be launched to
celebrate the city’s natural landmark
at this free event. Whitemud Park,
rivervalley.ab.ca
Aug 16 - 26 Edmonton International
Fringe Theatre Festival Over 1,200 shows
are performed by over 200 international
theatre companies. Various venues in Old
Strathcona, fringetheatre.ca
Aug 17 - 19 Edmonton Dragon Boat
Festival Competitions and celebrations by
impressive athletes and the city’s Chinese-
Canadian community. Louise McKinney
Park, edbfa.ca
Aug 24 - 26 Edmonton Blues Festival
Top local and international acoustic
and electric blues acts from around the
world rock the house with everything
from funk to zydeco. Various venues,
bluesinternationalltd.com
Aug 30 - Sep 2 Symphony Under the Sky
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
performs favourite scores in the great
outdoors. Hawrelak Park,
winspearcentre.com
Sep 27 - Oct 6 Edmonton International
Film Festival Celebrate independent
cinema at a string of premiere screenings
of new films from around the world.
Various venues, edmontonfilmfest.com
Nov 7 - 11 FarmFair International
Livestock and agricultural show,
western shopping, entertainment
and rodeo competitions. Northlands,
farmfairinternational.com
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Downtown Ring
in 2019 at the largest New Year’s Eve
event in the city. Enjoy live music, family-
friendly activities, roving performers,
ice-skating, fireworks and more. Alberta
Legislature Building, eventsedmonton.ca
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