Edmonton is definitely a festival city, and the summer time certainly has a lot to offer in that department.
Here’s a list of what festivals are happening when and where in and around Edmonton this summer (feel free to bookmark it for your convenience).
Many are brought to you by Global Edmonton, so make sure to tune in for your chance to win tickets to some of these events.
And if do attend a festival, don’t forget to snap some pictures and then send them to EdmontonPhotos@globalnews.ca. From there, they might be featured in an online photo gallery or shown on-air.
May 28 – June 1: International Children’s Festival (St Albert)
May 29 – June 1: Dreamspeakers Film Festival
June 1: Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life (Parkland Track and Field behind Ross Sheppard High School)
June 7-16: NextFest
June 7 -16: Edmonton Pride Festival
June 8: Walk for ALS – (Hawrelak Park)
June 8-9: MS Bike Tour (Leduc to Camrose)
June 9: JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes (Edmonton Garrison)
Kids with Cancer Walk/Run (Hawrelak Park)
World Partnership Walk (Legislature Grounds)
June 15: Underwear Affair for Cancers Below the Waist
June 19-29: IMPROVAGANZA Festival(put on by Rapid Fire Theatre)
June 20-July 2: The Works Festival
June 21-30: Edmonton International Jazz Festival (Winspear Centre)
June 22: Racing for A Cure for Stollery and Kids with Cancer Race Day
June 25 – July 21: Freewill Shakespeare Festival (Hawrelak Park)
June 28: Blue Mile Road Race (Whyte Ave, 7pm start)
June 29: Athletics Alberta Festival; International Track Classic (Foote Field)
July 1: Canada Day events happening in and around Edmonton
July 5-14: Street Performers Festival (Churchill Square)*make sure to send your photos of this festival for your chance to win a prize!
July 7: Pets in the Park (Hawrelak Park)
July 8 – 14 Syncrude Boreal Open pres. By AECON (Fort McMurray, Alberta)
July 19: K-Days Parade 10 a.m. – 12 noon (broadcast live and streamed online by Global News)
July 19-28: K-Days (Northlands)
July 18-27: Taste of Edmonton
July 25 – 28: Alberta 55+ Games(Barrhead/Westlock)
July 26- 28: Interstallar Rodeo (Hawrelak Park)
August 3 – 5: Heritage Festival (Hawrelak Park)
August 4 – 8: Alberta Indigenous Games (St. Albert)
August 8 – 11: Edmonton Folk Festival (Gallagher Park)
August 9 – 11: Cariwest – Caribbean Arts Festival (Churchill Square)
Aug 15 – 25: Edmonton International Fringe Festival (Old Strathcona) *watch for our Fringe Reviews from Todd James!
August 16 – 18: Edmonton Blues Festival (Hawrelak Park)
August 16-18: Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival (North Saskatchewan River)
August 19-25: CN Canadian Women’s Open LPGA (Royal Mayfair Golf Club)
August 24: The Mosquers video contest
August 30 – September 2: ESO Symphony Under the Sky Festival (Hawrelak Park)
August 31 – September 1: Sonic Boom Festival
September 6: Global News will be live on location at the Edmonton Eskimos game
September 8: Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope (Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park)
September 13 – 15: Kaleido Festival (Arts on the Avenue)
September 22: Soctiabank Aids Walk for Life (Churchill Square)
September 26 – October 5: Edmonton International Film Festival
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