Festivals & Special Events

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Festival City gives you up-to-date information on all the festivals and events throughout Edmonton.

FEBRUARY
Family Festival Downtown

MARCH
Downtown Dining Week

APRIL/MAY
Edmonton May Week Festival of Labour Arts
Kiwanis Music Festival
Visualeyez
Edmonton Poetry Festival

JUNE/JULY
EPCOR presents Nextfest 2008
Dreamspeakers Festival
Edmonton International Jazz Festival
The Works Art & Design Festival
Feats Festival of Dance
Canada Day Celebrations
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
Edmonton Grand Prix
A Taste of Edmonton Festival
Capital EX Parade
Open Doors/Historic Edmonton Week
Windspiration Edmonton Organ Festival

AUGUST
Cariwest: Edmonton Caribbean Carnival
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Litfest – Edmonton International Literary Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
Annual Chili Cook-off

NOVEMBER
Global Visions Film Festival
River City Round Up
Farm Fair International
Canadian Finals Rodeo
Christmas On the Square

DECEMBER
Jingle On! Downtown’s Annual Indoor Santa Claus Parade
Festival of Trees
New Year’s Eve Downtown

Events listed in blue are hosted by the Downtown Business Association of Edmonton

NOTE: This list primarily represents festivals or events occurring in downtown locations and is by no means a comprehensive listing of all the events taking place in the Capital region.