Starting this evening, the Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival will run all weekend. My team, Platinum Ratz, is racing on Saturday and Sunday. There will be entertainment, food and lots of stuff to see and do. Come by Louise McKinney Park if you are looking for something to do this weekend! The Edmonton Queen Riverboat is proud to support […]
Summer Festival Listing
by Bertha on 05. Jul, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
Did you know we are the Summer Festival Capital of Canada? We are also the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2007. I got a list of the festivals happening in and around Edmonton and I thought I should put them here! July 6-15 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival July 15 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Presents […]
Start of the Summer Festivals
by Bertha on 22. Jun, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
This weekend marks the beginning of the summer festivals in Edmonton. The Works – Art and Design as well as the International Jazz Festival are both held at various venues downtown. The Works is mostly free. From what I remember 5 years ago (the last time I went…) there was a main display part in […]
Ice, Ice Baby
by Bertha on 22. Jan, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Went to the Ice on Whyte Festival on Friday. The ice sculpting competition was still in progress so we were able to watch the teams in action. Had a real laugh watching one team take a car snowbrush and scrub the groin area of their statue. Here’s a pic of one of one of the […]