Edmonton summer festivals

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Not sure about anyone else here but I have never listened to blues and have no friends that do. Perhaps it is struggling due to a lack of interest as its usual fan base shrinks? I’d say genres like jazz are more widely popular than blues, as an example, but maybe I’m wrong on that too.

Or just don't stick hard and true to the genre. Ottawa's Bluesfest is probably the biggest music festival in the country and it is ten days of the most popular artists in nearly every genre.

 

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Most successful large music festivals in Canada like Ottawa's Blues Fest or Montreal Jazz Festival have reached out beyond those genres to appeal to larger audience.

 

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Edmonton festivals struggle to stay afloat amid ‘economic pressures’ - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

The Edmonton Blues Festival announced they will be taking a pause in 2025 due to high operating costs and the loss of their usual location.

globalnews.ca

I have a real ongoing beef with the accuracy of newspaper headline writers these days. The story is about one Festival, with only vague comments about others, so this headline should not say Festivals.

Yes, a lot of things are struggling post COVID, but most of the others are continuing.

 

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Some wild and wacky stories here:

Fringe historian to document Edmonton theatre history

Gerald Osborn, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival's first official historian, told Taproot that he always lies that he was at the first festival in 1982.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

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JUST ANNOUNCED!​

We are pleased to announce that Mt. Joy will headline the Festival on Sunday, August 10.
Mt. Joy last performed at the Festival in 2018. Since then, their undeniable musical prowess and live musicianship are steadily catapulting them to become household names as they fast become one of North America’s most beloved live bands.

Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 7 – 10, 2025 – Every August on Gallagher Hill in Edmonton – some of the best Folk Music from around the World! The festival takes place each year in August. It is always the weekend following the August long weeken

 

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Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival This event is the best opportunity of the year to watch music students, actors, musicians, and performers showcase their talents in front of a live audience! From April 22 to May 4, hundreds of performers will compete in various categories as they showcase their talents on stages across central Edmonton.

Learn more​

 

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Canadian icon Martin Short to perform in Edmonton for outdoor comedy show

A Canadian comedy veteran will join the Edmonton line-up for the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival happening this summer.

www.ctvnews.ca