Edmonton is host to over 50 festivals each year– meaning that food, music, arts, and culture are taken very seriously. Be a part of the celebration by attending one of these seasonal events:

Summer ☀️

• Taste of Edmonton: An ode to the city’s food culture, this festival features over 170 dishes from 50+ locally owned restaurants and food trucks.
• Edmonton Heritage Festival:  A sharing of music, dancing, fashion, and cuisine between people of all nationalities living in Edmonton. Catch performances on stages in Borden Park!
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival: Bring a picnic blanket to Gallagher Hill and enjoy the soulful sounds of folk music as you overlook the city skyline.

Fall 🍂

• Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo: A pop culture convention celebrating comics, sci-fi, fantasy and more, this event draws tens of thousands to the Edmonton Expo Centre.
• Edmonton Comedy Festival: A tradition 15 years in the making, comedic acts take over different venues in Edmonton for four days out of the year.
• Rodeo Week: Music, breakfasts and tailgates, and people dressed in Western wear preclude the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rogers Place arena.

Winter ⛄

• Deep Freeze: A Byzantine festival celebrating The Olde New Year by highlighting the cultures of the Alberta Avenue District, which include Ukrainian, French Canadian, Franco African, Indigenous, Latin American, and Asian traditions.
• Winterupption YEG: A music and arts festival in the dead of winter, setting ablaze multiple downtown venues with new and upcoming talent.
• All is Bright: Experience music, holiday lights, crafts including ice-carving and cookie decorating, and roaming performances all along 124 St. between 107 and 109 Ave. 

Spring 🌷

• International Children’s Festival: A carnival on the banks of the Sturgeon River where kids and their families can interact with performers, artists, storytellers, and creators.
• Western Canada Fashion Week: Since 2005, this nine night festival has combined runways with design competitions and performances.
• Thousand Faces Festival: An arts festival where storytellers and creatives of diverse cultures engage in theatre, dance, poetry, improvisation, and visual arts which are inspired by mythology.