2,600 participants gave their all in the cross-country ski festival. Apart from the 55 km endurance races and the 31 km Journal Tour, there are shorter distance events
like the 2.5 km Ole's Two-Bit Tour, the 5 km Dow Snow Shuffle and the 15 km Celanese
Mini-Birkie. (780) 430-7153
early April | | Canada's Largest Holistic Lifestyle Consumer Show, where you can sit in on lectures by several experts, experience and sample healing sessions, products and services and much more. 403-246-0668 or 1-877-560-6830. Shaw Conference Centre |
May | Edmonton International Airshow | |
May | Dreamspeakers Festival | An annual celebration of aboriginal culture through the arts |
May - June | Kinsmen Festival Days | In nearby Sherwood Park |
June | Antique Wheels Festival | Fort Edmonton Park |
late June | Jazz City International Jazz Festival | Hot jazz every night during the Jazz City Music Festival, with musicians from around the world playing at various clubs around town. (780) 432-7166 |
late June | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Celebration for all francophones in the Edmonton area. Call (780) 469-4401 |
late June to early July | The Works |
The Works Art & Design Festival attracts artists and patrons from around the world, boosting the energy and imagination of Downtown Edmonton at the start of every summer. The Works is a free event that draws an audience representing all ages and interests, offering over 200 exciting exhibits and special events to the public. (780) 426-2122 [More] |
late June to lat July | River City Shakespeare Festival | An annual presentation of Shakespeare plays in Hawrelak Park. (780) 425-8086 |
early July | Whyte Avenue Artwalk | For three days in July 130 visual artists from all backgrounds transform Whyte Avenue into an outdoor studio and marketplace. Come experience art-in-action in Old Strathcona. (780) 432-0240 |
July | Highland Gathering | Scottish heritage festival at Fort Edmonton Park |
early July | Edmonton International Street Performers Festival | Come downtown to Sir Winston Churchill Park and see the Musicians, Clowns, Jugglers and Magicians as they put on a giant show for the entire family. (780) 425-5162 |
mid July | Capital EX (formerly Klondike Days) |
watch for announcements about the re-theming of this popular mid-summer fair. |
late July to early August | Third Annual Historic Edmonton Week | The Historic Edmonton Week is Edmonton's newest community-wide festival, with over twenty special events including the history show and a heritage trade fair.
(780) 434-9145 |
early August | Edmonton Heritage Festival | Enjoy food, crafts, dance and song from around the world at the world's largest celebration of multi-culturalism. Free admission, but no parking at William Hawrelak Park. (780) 488-3378 |
mid August | Annual Fringe Festival | The stranger-than-life Edmonton Fringe Festival showcases street performers, great food and hundreds of theatre events. This is the largest "Fringe" in North America with more than 1500 performers from around the world. Both indoor and outdoor events for all ages, with admissions ranging from free and up. (780) 448-9000 |
mid August | Edmonton Folk Music Festival | A mix of Folk, Blues, Worldbeat and Pop artists perform on the many stages set up at Gallagher Park. Small workshops let you enjoy your favorite artists on a more personal setting. (780) 429-1999 |
end August | Labatt's Blues Festival | Great music and great fun in Edmonton's scenic River Valley in Hawrelak Park at The Heritage Amphitheatre. (780) 708-7230. |
late
August-early Sept | Enbridge Symphony Under the Sky | This Labour Day festival, presented by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
, includes mainstage performances, recitals, workshops, a Pub in the Park, a Teddy Bear Picnic, Children's concert and fireworks. |
early October | Edmonton New Music Festival | The very finest in
contemporary classical music, recorded and broadcast nationally on CBC Stereo’s Two New Hours. New work by local and international composers. Performances range from piano solos to chamber music ensembles with some of the country’s most accomplished musicians. (780) 434-4521 |
mid October | Edmonton International Film Festival | A ten day celebration of independent film and video - a feast of imaginative, quirky and beautiful movies that you won't see at your local movie-plex. Includes premiere screenings of international feature films, new Canadian dramas, and imaginative short films. (780) 423-0844. |
early November | Canadian Finals Rodeo | Thousands of cowboys compete in the last (indoor) rodeo event of the season. (780) 471-7210 |
mid November | Farmfair International | Annual Agricultural Fair. (780) 471-7210 |
December 31 | Edmonton's First Night Festival | Ring in the new year with the thousands of families for entertainment, fireworks and fun at various NO ALCOHOL locations around the downtown area. Purchase your First Night buttons in advance. |
