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! Festival !! Month !! Description |
Animethon[{{Cite web|url=https://animethon.org/|title=Animethon 2024 - Welcome|first=PSICORP Web >> Martyn|last=Bampton|website=animethon.org}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Western Canada's longest-running Japanese animation festival is held in Downtown Edmonton in Edmonton Convention Centre. Animethon has been running since 1993 with attendance at over 15,000 people. |
Bikeology Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://bikeedmonton.ca/|title=Bike Edmonton|date=April 12, 2024|website=Bike Edmonton}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | Cycling culture |
| Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival | {{sort|07.9|late July / early August}} | Bluegrass and country music festival |
Blue Quill Party in the Park Music Festival[[http://www.bqpartyinthepark.ca/ Blue Quill Party in the Park Music Festival]] | {{sort|09.5|September}} | free, family-focused, and community-minded 12-hour-long non-stop live performance music festival |
| Canada Day | {{sort|07.5|July}}
| Celebrated with a pancake breakfast and other morning events at the Alberta Legislature grounds, and fireworks. |
Cariwest[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cariwest.ca/|title=Cariwest Festival|website=cariwest}}] | {{sort|08.6|mid-August}} | Caribbean carnival |
| Chinese New Year | {{sort|01.3|January/February}} | Celebrated in many locations including Bonnie Doon Mall, West Edmonton Mall, Kingsway Mall, and Chinatown, Edmonton. |
Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival[{{Cite web|url=http://www.deepfreezefest.ca/|title=DEEP FREEZE: A BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL |website=Deep Freeze|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-03}}] | {{sort|01.5|January}} | Arts and winter games celebrating Ukrainian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-African, Indigenous, and Acadian/East Coast communities. |
Dreamspeakers International Film Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://dreamspeakers.org/|title=Dreamspeakers Festival Society|website=Dreamspeakers Festival Society}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists |
| JULY- 16th DANCING IN THE PARK
|Edmonton Accordion Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmontonaccordion.com/|title=Edmonton Accordion Society |}}] | {{sort|09.5|September}} | Accordion |
Edmonton Chante[{{Cite web |url=http://www.acfaedmonton.ab.ca/edmontonchante/en/festival/program |title=Edmonton Chante |access-date=2011-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202061338/http://acfaedmonton.ab.ca/edmontonchante/en/festival/program |archive-date=2012-02-02 |url-status=dead }}] | {{sort|09.5|September}} | Francophone music festival |
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmontondragonboatfestival.com/|title=China's Ancient Dragon Boats: Racing, Ritual and History - Ancient Chinese History|website=www.edmontondragonboatfestival.com}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Dragon boat |
Edmonton Folk Music Festival[[http://www.efmf.ab.ca/ Edmonton Folk Music Festival]] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Folk music |
Edmonton Heritage Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritagefest.ca/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207135307/http://heritage-festival.com/|url-status=dead|title=Celebrating Canada's Multiculturalism|archivedate=February 7, 2009|website=heritagefest}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | This ethnocultural food and heritage festival takes place in Hawrelak Park on the Heritage Day long weekend. |
Edmonton International Beerfest[{{Cite web|url=https://internationalbeerfest.com/|title=Edmonton International BeerFest The Edmonton International BeerFest 2024 event tickets are here Edmonton International Beerfest -|website=Edmonton International Beerfest}}] | {{sort|03.9|late March – early April}} | Craft beer and food festival |
Edmonton International Film Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonfilmfest.com/|title=EIFF|website=EIFF}}] | {{sort|09.9|late September – early October}} | Independent film |
Edmonton International Fringe Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.fringetheatre.ca/|title=Fringe Theatre | Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival|website=Fringe Theatre Edmonton}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Held in Old Strathcona, this is an exhibition of alternative theatre and is the largest fringe theatre festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world. |
TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmontonjazz.com/|title=Edmonton, Jazz, Music, Festival | Edmonton International Jazz Festival, Presented by TD Ready Commitment|website=www.edmontonjazz.com}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | Jazz music |
Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonstreetfest.com/|title=Home|website=Edmonton International Street Performers Festival}}] | {{sort|07.5|July}} | Busking |
Edmonton Latin Festival[{{Cite web|url=http://www.festivalseekers.com/edmonton/latinfestival|title=Edmonton Latin Festival}}] | {{sort|08.6|mid-August}} | Latin culture and music |
Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.emsaf.ca/|title=Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival – 116 years of Music & Speech Arts in the Edmonton Region}}] | {{sort|04.18|mid-April – early May}} | Started in 1908 - First Festival, of its kind, in North America - Classical Music (Piano, Strings, Voice, Guitar, Band, Choir, Brass, Woodwinds, Harp, Orchestra), Musical Theatre, Speech Arts - for Ages 5–85+ |
Edmonton Poetry Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonpoetryfestival.com/|title=Edmonton Poetry Festival | #YEG's annual celebration of poetry and spoken word|website=edmontonpoetryfestival.com}}] | {{sort|04.5|April}} | Poetry |
Edmonton Pride[{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmontonpride.ca/|title=Edmonton Pride|date=May 23, 2024|website=Edmonton Pride}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | LGBTQ+ and Gay pride |
Edmonton Rock Music Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.edrocks.ca/|title=Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton|website=Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Rock music |
Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://rockymountainwine.com/|title=Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival - Home|website=Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival}}] | {{sort|10.5|October}} | Wine, beer, spirits, food |
Edmonton Short Film Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://esff.ca/|title=WELCOME FILM MAKERS AND FILM LOVERS!|website=Edmonton Short Film Festival}}] | {{sort|09.9|3rd week of October}} | Independent film |
Edmonton Ukrainian Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://ufest.ca/|title=UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival - May 24 & 25, 2024|website=UFest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival}}] | {{sort|05.20|late May}} | Ukrainian culture, food, music, visual arts, crafts and dance |
Found Festival[{{Cite web|url=http://commongroundarts.ca/found/|title=Found Festival|website=commongroundarts.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-09-03}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}}
|Edmonton's only multidisciplinary found space arts festival. Find art in unexpected places! |
Freewill Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival)[[http://www.rivercityshakespeare.com/ Free Will Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival)]] | {{sort|06.90|late June – early July}} | Shakespeare plays |
| [https://greatoutdoorscomedyfestival.com/ Great Outdoors Comedy Festival]
|July
|Outdoor comedy festival produced by [https://trixstarlive.com/ Trixstar LIVE] |
Hip Hop in the Park festival[{{Cite web|url=http://www.hiphopinthepark.ca/|title=Hip Hop in the Park is HEALING|website=www.hiphopinthepark.ca}}] | {{sort|05.5|May}} | Musicians', performers' festival to celebrate a hiphop declaration of peace |
Ice on Whyte Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://iceonwhyte.ca/|title=International Ice Carving Competition | Chiseled|website=Chisled}}] | {{sort|01.5|January}} | Winter festival, skating, ice sculpture |
Improvaganza[{{Cite web|url=https://rapidfiretheatre.com/|title=Rapid Fire Theatre: Edmonton's Longest Running Improv Theatre|website=Rapid Fire Theatre}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | Improv festival hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre |
| [https://www.ifwc.ca International Festival of Winter Cinema] | {{sort|02.3|February}} | Films about winter, polar, or alpine topics; projected outdoors on a snow-screen. |
Kaleido Family Arts Festival[{{Cite web|url=http://www.kaleidofest.ca/|title=Kaleido Festival|website=Kaleido Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-03}}] | {{sort|09.5|September}}
|Arts festival of free performances on Alberta Avenue |
K-Days[{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalex.ca/|title=Klondike Days in Edmonton |Information about Amazing K-DAYS|website=Capitalex}}] | {{sort|07.5|July}} | Provides rides, music and other entertainment. Originally Klondike Days was an annual fair and exhibition which eventually adopted a gold rush theme. Activities include chuckwagon races, carnival rides and fairways, music, trade shows and daily fireworks. |
Labatt Blues Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluesinternationalltd.com/|title=Blues International Ltd.|date=December 7, 2023|website=Blues International Ltd.}}] | {{sort|08.5|August }} | Blues music |
Latino Heritage Month September 15 to October 15[{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/YEGLatinoMonth|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}] | {{sort|09.7|September – October}} | Cultural roots and education |
LitFest: Edmonton's Nonfiction Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://litfestalberta.org/|title=Home|website=LitFest Alberta}}] | {{sort|10.8|late October}} | Non-fiction writing |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | {{sort|09.3|September}} | Chinese cultural performances, activities, and a lantern parade including floating water lanterns on the pool in front of Edmonton City Hall. |
Nextfest[{{Cite web|url=https://nextfest.ca/|title=Nextfest | Music, Theatre, Dance, Visual Art|website=Nextfest}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}} | Celebrate the work of emerging artists: musicians, actors, poets, visual artists, dancers |
| Northwestfest | {{sort|05.5|May}} | Documentary film festival at the Garneau Theatre |
Pets in the Park[{{Cite news|url=https://www.edmontonhumanesociety.com/support-ehs/sponsorship-and-fundraising/pets-park-2017|title=Pets in the Park 2017|date=2017-04-10|work=Edmonton Humane Society|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en}}] | {{sort|06.5|June}}
|Fun for animals and humans in Hawrelak Park |
| Play the Fool Festival | {{sort|09.8|late September}} | Theatre festival focusing on clown and physical comedy |
Pure Speculation[{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070729143508/http://www.purespec.org/ Pure Speculation]}}] | {{sort|11.5|November}} | Geek and fan culture |
| Purple City Music Festival | {{sort|8.25|August}} | Multi-day, multi-venue live music festival in downtown |
| Rainbow Visions Film Festival | {{sort|11|November}} | LGBT film festival at the Garneau Theatre |
| [https://www.rockinthunderfest.com/ Rockin' Thunder Festival] | Second weekend of {{sort|11-12|July}} | Rock & Alternative music festival at the Edmonton Exhibition Grounds |
Silver Skate Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.silverskatefestival.org/|title=SilverSkateFestival – Winter Sports Experts|date=February 23, 2024}}] | {{sort|02.5|February}} | Winter |
SkirtsAfire, herArts Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://skirtsafire.com/|title=SkirtsAfire | Featuring the work of women in the arts in Edmonton|website=SkirtsAfire Festival}}] | {{sort|03.5|March}} | Edmonton's only multidisciplinary arts festival celebrating and elevating the work of women. Includes musicians, dance, spoken word, theatre, film, cabaret and more. |
Sourdough River Festival[{{Cite web|url=http://www.sourdoughraftrace.com/|title=Home-2}}] | {{sort|08.5|August}} | Raft race |
Strathearn Art Walk[{{Cite web|url=https://www.strathearnartwalk.com/|title=Strathearn Art Walk|website=Strathearn Art Walk}}] | {{sort|09.7|September}} | Free, family friendly art and music festival |
Symphony Under the Sky Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.winspearcentre.com/|title=Winspear Centre|website=Winspear Centre}}] | {{sort|09.1|Labour Day weekend}} | Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's annual outdoor concert |
Taste of Edmonton[{{Cite web|url=https://eventsedmonton.ca/|title=Home|website=Events Edmonton}}] | {{sort|07.5|July}} | Food and restaurants |
Vocal Arts Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://operanuova.ca/vocalarts/|title=NUOVA Vocal Arts|website=operanuova.ca}}] | {{sort|05.9|late May – June}} | Opera NUOVA's Opera / art song festival, performances, workshops, and elite study opportunities. |
Water For Life Festival[[http://www.waterforlifefestival.org Water For Life Festival]] | {{sort|06.2|early June}} | The all volunteers-directed Sunshine Treeshade Humanitarian Charity presents "water for life"-themed multi arts, science, and recreation events in support of clean healthy water commons and saving the estimated daily global average of over 4000 children and others currently projected to be killed by contaminated water related conditions (World Health Organization, UNICEF data). Held week of World Environment Day, June 5; and World Oceans Day, June 8. |
The Works Art & Design Festival[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworks.ab.ca/|title=The Works International Visual Arts Society|date=March 19, 2024|website=The Works International Visual Arts Society}}] | {{sort|06.99|late June – early August}} | Showcases Canadian and international art and design from well-known, award-winning artists, as well as emerging and student artists |
