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Festivals

Edmonton’s festival season runs from May until October each year with many Festivals celebrating everything art, culture, music, friends, family and food!

Family Fun Edmonton Events
Jump and Wave at the 40th Annual Cariwest Fest

Cariwest Fest is one of Edmonton’s most colourful and vibrant summer festivals! It is three days of fun as Caribbean Canadians share their music, cuisine, and carnival culture. Introduce your kids to amazing dance, music, and fun during the parade on August 10 and free family-friendly activities in the Caribbean
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Fringe Theatre Festival 2024

The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival returns to the heart of Old Strathcona this August for 10 days of all-new live theatre and improv adventures. Come on a journey at North America’s largest and longest-running Fringe Theatre Festival – all you need is your backpack, festival guide, walking shoes and
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Edmonton International Cat Fest – 10th Anniversary

Celebrate cats, cat culture and cat people, and help raise money to support local cat rescues at the Edmonton International Cat Fest! Shop cat-themed vendors, meet celebrity cats, purr-ticipate in cat yoga, and join in a variety of CATivities like crafts, puzzles, boardgames, contests, and so meow-ch more! Edmonton International Cat
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Savour the Latin Flavour at the Edmonton Carnaval!

Life’s a party at the Edmonton Carnaval! Enjoy all the best of Latin culture with live music, salsa dance classes, children’s activities, delicious Latin and Mexican food, and some great market vendors! Edmonton Carnaval: When: July 20 & 21, 2024 Where: Alberta Avenue Community League Address: 9210 – 118 Avenue
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Play a Mean Pinball at YEGPIN – Pinball and Arcade Expo

Get your flippers flapping at the 6th annual YEGPIN – Pinball and Arcade Expo! The event will be held from June 20-23, 2024 at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park and will feature more than 250 pinball machines and 50 classic arcade games, displays and vendors, and a “free play” area.
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Grove Rotary Ribfest

Enjoy delicious barbequed eats and fun family activities all weekend long at the Grove Rotary Ribfest in Central Park. This fundraising initiative of Rotary Club of Spruce Grove brings together world-class barbeque in a competition to see who makes the best ribs! This will be served up alongside a healthy
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Get a Taste of the Best at Taste of Edmonton 2024

Sample delicious eats from some of Edmonton’s top culinary artists at Taste of Edmonton from July 18-28, 2024. This year’s Taste of Edmonton will return to Sir Winston Churchill Square in Downtown Edmonton with daily entertainment, live performances, and of course, the best of Edmonton’s culinary scene. Sample-sized portions of
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The 40th Annual Edmonton International Street Performers Festival 2024

Every July the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival transforms Churchill Square into an outdoor 3 ring circus! This year they are celebrating 40 years of bringing in some of the world’s best local, national and international street artists to perform in the incredible circle-show and rove among the streets. It
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Dog Gone Fun at Pets in the Park

The Edmonton Human Society’s annual Pets in the Park event is a day of fun for the whole family, including the furry, feathered or scaly members. This year the event will return to Buena Vista Park to celebrate with plenty of paw-some events for animals and the people that love
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Alberta Circus Arts Festival 2024

The fourth annual Alberta Circus Arts Festival returns to our city’s French Quarter (Bonnie Doon) on June 20-23, 2024. Hosted by Edmonton’s own Firefly Theatre and Circus, it will be four days of world-class Canadian contemporary circus on an intimate scale, with equal parts inspiration, education and entertainment. Watch in
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