Edmonton lives up to its reputation as Festival City with over 30 annual festivals. Explore the city’s unique and cultural festivals all year round!

• Mini Donut Madness - Matthew Dringenberg
  I was very excited when I found out there was a chance for me to go out with my video camera and film all the aspects of Edmonton and then share it with other people.

• Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival - Blues International
  Edmontonians love their blues music. Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival is Western Canada’s premier blues event. The festival takes place for 3 days every August in Hawrelak Park’s Heritage Amphitheatre.
• Magical Volunteer Army - The Magical Volunteer Army
  What does it take to become one of the world's best folk festivals? Blood, sweat, toil, and tears? Definitely. Volunteers? Absolutely. Watch 2 short videos to find out what keeps everyone coming back each year.
• Yardbird Suite - Yardbird Suite
  Hear about one of Canada's hippest Jazz venues.

• A Place for Movies - Guy Lavallee
  Lights. Camera. Action! At the Edmonton International Film Festival, it’s is all about the people behind the scenes – directors, writers, producers – who bring stories to life.
• dEdmonton: City of Halloween Horrors - Derek Clayton
  DEDFest is actually Canada’s only true horror film festival. There’re other festivals that go on, but they’re all genre.
• Discovering Live Theatre - Mack D. Male
  You can do that here, and it’s awesome. I’m glad I had a friend who was keen to introduce me to the local scene, but don’t let that hold you back.
• We're Not Gonna Do Shakespeare... - Nextfest
  Nextfest runs for approximately 10 days every year. The festival provides professional development opportunities for artists, and has over 80 performances in several venues in Edmonton’s downtown area.

• Art Walk - Kim Fjorbotten
  The Art Walk is an event where over 300 artists paint and draw on Whyte Avenue for 3 days.
• Feats Festival of Dance - Alberta Dance Alliance
  There are endless opportunities to learn all types of dance in Edmonton. There are province- and city-wide competitions, festivals, and workshops as well as many studios to help perfect your technique. And if you like to watch dance from around Canada and the world, the annual Feats Festival of Dance is a must-attend festival.
• This Art Thing - Dawn Detarando
  I'm from Boston originally, so when I came to Red Deer years ago, they said, “Oh yeah, there's this thing, this art thing, you might want to go to.”

• A Pink Year - Treena Fenniak
  Suddenly, a crushing blow hit. I was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, and everything stopped.
• Bucking Broncos - Canadian Finals Rodeo
  The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) is a world-class event that attracts some of the best in the bucking business. In the CFR videos, you’ll meet 4 of the 2009 contestants, as well as rodeo clown CrAsh Cooper.
• Fun on Ice - Edmonton Speed Skating Association
  On, February 15, 2010, the Edmontonstories team went to the Edmonton Speed Skating Association’s Fun on Ice event at Victoria Oval. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for this event. Families, couples, and speed skating fanatics skated around the oval enjoying the warm sunshine.

• Half a Lion - Ian Meier
  When I was still taking kung fu, I had the opportunity to take part in Edmonton’s Chinese New Year celebrations. The community all comes out and the streets are just filled with people.
• Homesick For Edmonton! - Olga Rojas
  When I arrived to Edmonton for the first time, I was 19 years old. I had come with both my parents, and my three sisters and three brothers, all of us single.
• Peaceful City of Nations - Bob Coe
  Edmonton’s Heritage Festival is a long midsummer weekend of cascading sounds, smells and colourful sights as nationalities from around the world display their foods, dances, traditions and histories.
• Where My Heart Is - Teresa Fisher
  What can I say about Edmonton? I was born and bred here. I used to think that I wanted nothing more than to leave and explore the world. Well, I still do - the exploring part that is.

• Edmonton Int'l Street Performers Festival - Edmonton Int'l Street Performers Festival
  If you’re a street performer or a fan of street performers, coming to Edmonton is a must. This festival celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2009, and has entertained 4 million visitors in that time.
• Festival for Kids - Lucien Levesque
  St. Albert in the greater Edmonton area recently hosted the International Children's Festival. I had such an amazing time and enjoyed so much being a part of a great festival for kids.
• Happy Canada Day - Trevor Stenson
  It made me glad my son is growing up in such a great community and proud as an Edmontonian, Albertan, and Canadian.
• Winter Light - Winter Light Festival
  The Winter Light festival is a winter celebration featuring events that showcase our beautiful winter city. The festival was created to encourage Edmontonians to get outdoors and enjoy winter events.