Edmonton-Best-of-Summer-2020

edmonton summer The best of

distinctly edmonton experiences.

where every season is festival season.

Soak up the sun & some culture.

• Tour the city with Big E Tours or ride a 15-passenger bike through the city’s brewery scene with Urban Pedal Tours. explore north america’s largest urban parkland @ The North Saskatchewan River Valley • Take a free tour of the Alberta Legislature. • Take a historic ride on the 110-year-old High Level Bridge Streetcar . • Spend a day in Alberta’s past at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. take the parkbus to Elk Island National Park • Take a canoe tour down the North Saskatchewan River with Edmonton Canoe or Haskin Canoe . • Shop Old Strathcona (one of Canada’s top 5 shopping neighbourhoods). visit the Neon Sign Museum @ 104 Street + 104 Avenue • Take a ride into the river valley trails on the 100 Street Funicular. • Sip your way through the city’s breweries and distilleries with an Alberta Craft Tour. Go home a proud traveller by trying some of the best experiences in the city

Royal Alberta Museum - With 82,000 square feet of exhibition space, this is the largest museum in Western Canada. Journey through millions of years and thousands of objects to discover a history of Alberta you won’t find anywhere else. Art Gallery of Alberta - One of the architectural

Festival hop your way through the summer 1. Indigenous Peoples Festival | June 13 2. Freewill Shakespeare Festival | June 16-July 12 3. Improvaganza | June 17-27 4. The Works Art & Design Festival | June 19-July 1 5. Soundtrack Music Festival | June 26-27 6. Boardwalk Sand on Whyte | June 26-July 5 7. Edmonton International Street Performer’s Festival | July 3-12 8. Whyte Avenue Art Walk | July 10-12 9. Taste of Edmonton | July 16-26 10. K-Days | July 17-26 11. Edmonton Heritage Festival | Aug 1-3 12. Edmonton Folk Music Festival | Aug 6-9 13. Cariwest | Aug 7-9 14. Alberta Indigenous Games | Aug 13-20 15. International Fringe Theatre Festival | Aug 13-23 16. Servus Edmonton Marathon | Aug 15-16 17. ITU World Triathlon Grand Final | Aug 17-23 18. Edmonton Blues Festival | Aug 28-30 19. Symphony Under the Sky | Aug 29-Sept 2 20. Kaleido Family Arts Festival | Sept 11-13 21. Kaleido Family Arts Festival | Sept 11-1 Note - For the most up-to-date information on festival dates and cancellations, please visit the individual festival websites.

jewels of Edmonton, featuring anything from Renaissance masters to modern art stars.

Telus World of Science - Venture to the outer edges of the universe and explore science like you never have before in the brand new Zeidler Dome, a world-leading planetarium experience.

things best served with a side of summer

Local Brews – Live like a local and try one of these well-loved, home-grown breweries: Alley Kat, Yellowhead, Analog, Bent Stick, Blind Enthusiasm, Sea Change, Town Square, Polar Park, Campio or Situation. Green Onion Cakes – Popular in China, but perfected in Edmonton. You’ll find these at just about any summer festival. Patios – Get amazing views of the ICE District from Alchemy Bar, sit high up on Craft’s rooftop, get cozy in the French Quarter at Café Bicyclette, hang out on the edge of the river valley at Courtyard by Marriott or spice things up at the dog-friendly El Cortez patio.

Your quick guide to North America’s northern-most metropolis.

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