O que acontece em Edmonton, Canadá, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Ice on Whyte, Christmas Day closures

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  Ice on Whyte

  24 Jan – 8 Fev · normalmenteTemporada do geloLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr), Deep cold snaps (1 Dez – 28 Fev), Christmas Day closures (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Movimentado — Ice on Whyte

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  Silver Skate Festival

  5–25 Fev · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Ice on Whyte (24 Jan – 8 Fev (normalmente)), Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr), Deep cold snaps (1 Dez – 28 Fev)

Movimentado — March break / semaine de relâche em Canadá

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em maio.

Movimentado — Summer break em Canadá, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em junho.

Lotação máxima — Canada Day, Edmonton International StreetFest

• Feriado

  Canada Day

  1 JulFeriado nacionalFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Edmonton International StreetFest

  10–20 Jul · normalmenteFestival de artesLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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  K-Days

  15 Jul – 2 Ago · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Heritage Festival

  1–3 AgoGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — K-Days, Heritage Festival

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  Edmonton Folk Music Festival

  6–9 AgoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Cariwest

  8–10 Ago · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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  Edmonton Fringe Festival

  13–23 AgoFestival de artesLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: K-Days (15 Jul – 2 Ago (normalmente)), Heritage Festival (1–3 Ago)

Movimentado — Summer break em Canadá

• Natureza

  Aurora season

  1 Set – 10 Abr

  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.

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em novembro.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Christmas Day closures, Winter / Christmas break em Canadá

• Risco

  Deep cold snaps

  1 Dez – 28 FevFrio extremoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Christmas Day closures

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (1 Set – 10 Abr)