| Festival |
Month |
Description |
| Animethon [1] |
August |
Western Canada's longest-running Japanese animation festival is held in downtown Edmonton in Grant MacEwan College. Animethon has been running since 1993 with attendance at over 4000 people. |
| A Taste of Edmonton [2] |
July |
Food and restaurants |
| Bikeology Festival [3] |
June |
Cycling Culture |
| Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival |
Late July/Early August |
bluegrass and country music |
| Canadian Finals Rodeo [4] |
November |
National championship Rodeo |
| Edmonton's Capital EX (formerly called Klondike Days) [5] |
July |
Provides rides, music and other entertainment. Originally, Klondike Days (or K-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. |
| Cariwest [6] |
Mid August |
Caribbean Carnival |
| Dreamspeakers Film Festival [7] |
June |
Aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists |
| HipHop in the Park festival [8] |
May |
Musicians, Performers festival to celebrate hiphop decleration of peace |
| Edmonton Accordion Festival [9] |
September |
Accordion |
| Edmonton Chante [10] |
September |
Francophone Music Festival |
| Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival [11] |
August |
Dragon boat |
| Edmonton Folk Music Festival [12] |
August |
Folk music |
| Edmonton Heritage Festival [13] |
August |
An ethnocultural food and heritage festival that takes place in Hawrelak Park on the Heritage Day long weekend. |
| Edmonton International Film Festival [14] |
late September/ early October |
Independent Film |
| Edmonton International Fringe Festival [15] |
August |
In Old Strathcona, is an exhibition of alternative theatre and is largest Fringe Theatre Festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world. |
| Edmonton International Jazz Festival [16] |
June |
jazz music |
| Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival [17] |
July |
Busking |
| Edmonton Poetry Festival [18] |
April |
Poetry |
| Edmonton Pride Festival [19] |
June |
Gay pride |
| Free Will Shakespeare Festival (formerly called River City Shakespeare Festival) [20] |
late June/early July |
Shakespeare plays |
| Improvaganza [21] |
June |
Improv festival hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre |
| Labatt Blues Festival [22] |
August |
Blues music |
| LitFest: Edmonton's Nonfiction Festival [23] |
Late October |
Non-fiction writing |
| Nextfest [24] |
June |
Musicians, actors, poets, visual artists, dancers |
| Pure Speculation [25] |
November |
Geek and fan culture |
| Silver Skate Festival [26] |
February |
Winter |
| Sonic Boom Festival [27] |
September |
Rock music |
| Sourdough River Festival [28] |
August |
Raft Race |
| Symphony Under the Sky Festival [29] |
Labour Day Weekend |
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's annual outdoor concert. |
| Vocal Arts Festival [30] |
May/June |
Opera / Art song |
| The Works Art & Design Festival [31] |
late June/early August |
Showcases Canadian and international art & design from well-know, award-winning artists, as well as emerging and student artists. |
| Winter Light [32] |
January |
Winter festival, skating, ice sculpture, and triathlon. |