Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Edmonton, Canada

Topdrukte — Ice on Whyte, Christmas Day closures

• Festival

  Ice on Whyte

  24 jan – 8 feb · meestalIJsseizoenDruk

  International ice carvers compete along Whyte Avenue with an ice bar and fire pits outside, an Old Strathcona tradition since 2003 recently rebranded as Chiseled. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr), Deep cold snaps (1 dec – 28 feb), Christmas Day closures (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Ice on Whyte

• Festival

  Silver Skate Festival

  5–25 feb · meestalGroot festival

  Ten days in Hawrelak Park in the middle of February built on skating, snow sculpture and fire pits, and the city's answer to a month nobody would otherwise spend outdoors. Free to walk into. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ice on Whyte (24 jan – 8 feb (meestal)), Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr), Deep cold snaps (1 dec – 28 feb)

Druk — March break / semaine de relâche in Canada

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer break in Canada, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Canada Day, Edmonton International StreetFest

• Feestdag

  Canada Day

  1 julNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  1 July is a statutory holiday across the country, moved to 2 July when it falls on a Sunday. Banks, government offices and many shops close, towns put on daytime concerts and parades with fireworks after dark, and hotels and ferries fill when it makes a long weekend. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Edmonton International StreetFest

  10–20 jul · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  Ten days of buskers and street performers from around the world fill Churchill Square, an institution since 1985 that draws crowds in the hundreds of thousands. Bron ↗

• Festival

  K-Days

  15 jul – 2 aug · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Ten days of exhibition, midway and nightly fireworks starting the third Friday of July. It is the city's big summer fair and the one time the Northlands grounds are the centre of everything. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Heritage Festival

  1–3 augGroot festivalDruk

  The August long weekend in Hawrelak Park, with pavilions for a hundred-odd cultures and food paid for in tickets rather than cash. Go early; the queues for the popular pavilions get long by noon. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — K-Days, Heritage Festival

• Festival

  Edmonton Folk Music Festival

  6–9 augBoek vroeg

  Four days on the ski hill at Gallagher Park in the river valley, with the city skyline behind the main stage and candles lit across the slope after dark. Weekend passes go in a lottery months ahead. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Cariwest

  8–10 aug · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Edmonton's Caribbean arts festival: a costume parade, live soca and calypso, and a Caribbean Village, grown out of Klondike Days into its own independent event. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Edmonton Fringe Festival

  13–23 augKunstenfestivalDruk

  The oldest and largest fringe theatre festival in North America, eleven days taking over Old Strathcona with hundreds of shows and a street of buskers. Tickets are cheap and the queues are the social part. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: K-Days (15 jul – 2 aug (meestal)), Heritage Festival (1–3 aug)

Druk — Summer break in Canada

• Natuur

  Aurora season

  1 sep – 10 apr

  Edmonton sits far enough north to catch the lights on active nights from September through the spring. City glow kills all but the strong displays, so it means driving out past Elk Island or north of the city.

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr)

Topdrukte — Christmas Day closures, Winter / Christmas break in Canada

• Risico

  Deep cold snaps

  1 dec – 28 febExtreme kouSluitingen

  Arctic air settles over the city for stretches of a week and extreme cold warnings become routine. Cars need block heaters, exposed skin has minutes, and the pedways downtown exist for a reason. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas Day closures

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Day is a statutory holiday nationwide: most shops, museums and many restaurants close and transit runs a holiday schedule. Boxing Day brings sales crowds to the malls where it is kept, and 1 January is another quiet, mostly closed day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr)