While Taproot takes a short break to rejuvenate, here are some of the festivals, performances, exhibits, workshops, get-togethers, and other events you may want to add to your calendar between now and Labour Day.
- Until Aug. 27: Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in Old Strathcona
- Until Sept. 3: Freewill Shakespeare Festival at The Cristal Palace Spiegeltent outside the Edmonton Expo Centre
- Aug. 18, 11am: The AGA Turns 99 at the Art Gallery of Alberta
- Aug. 18, 6pm: Alberta Avenue Night Market at the Mona Lisa Pub
- Aug. 18, 7pm: ESO Outdoors at Castle Downs Park
- Aug. 18, 7pm: Opera al Fresco, presented by Edmonton Opera at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden
- Aug. 18-19: DevonFest
- Aug. 18-20: Poundmaker's Lodge 50th Annual Pow Wow in St. Albert
- Aug. 18-20: Alberta Game Jam Edmonton at NAIT's Productivity and Innovation Centre
- Aug. 18-26: Edmonton Pride Festival at Churchill Square
- Aug. 19, 11am: 2nd Annual Pride Day & AGA Pride Market 2023 at the Art Gallery of Alberta
- Aug. 19, 1pm: Perogy Palooza at the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts
- Aug. 19, 1pm: Edmonton Reggae Festival at Louse McKinney Riverfront Park
- Aug. 19, 1pm: If These Walls Could Talk: Art and Heritage Walking Tour at the Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse
- Aug. 19, 1pm: Make Your Own Braided Rag Rug with Sarah Janzen, presented by Alberta Craft Council at the Al Fresco Street Market
- Aug. 19, 7pm: Jubefest Concerts: NUOVA Vocal Arts at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
- Aug. 19, 7pm: Pride Film Screening, presented by HIV Edmonton at the Art Gallery of Alberta
- Aug. 19, 7:30pm: Open Edmonton with Titilope Sonuga, Melafrique, and the Key 30 Orchestra at the Triffo Theatre
- Aug. 19-20: Alberta Open Farm Days
- Aug. 19-20: Alley Hoop Classic
- Aug. 19-20: YEGO 2023 at Mill Woods Town Centre
- Aug. 20, 9am: Sourdough Raft Race
- Aug. 20, 10am: Summer Saya at EPIC, presented by the Edmonton Philippine International Centre at 10104 32 Avenue NW
- Aug. 20, 11am: Edmonton Marathon
- Aug. 20, 11am: Chinatown Summer Festival, presented by the Chinatown Business Association
![Motion-blurred people walk along a row of vendors' tents in the 124 Street area](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/08/17/cutw-2023-08-18-market.jpg)
The Public Night Market returns to the High Street on Aug. 25, the same night as Alberta Avenue's Night Market at the Canadian General Store. (The Public/Facebook)
- Aug. 22, 7pm: Sounds from the Valley: Music and Poetry with Lindsey Walker at Rainbow Valley
- Aug. 23, 7pm: Sashay, Fillet! YEG at the CKUA Radio Hall
- Aug. 23, 7pm: Opera Pub at Blue Chair
- Aug. 23, 7pm: Garden Concerts: Voces Alegres Choir at the Anglican Parish of Christ Church
- Aug. 23, 7pm: Jubefest Concerts: 6 Minute Warning & Apocalypse Kow at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
- Aug. 23-26: Symphony at Snow Valley, presented by Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
- Aug. 24, 10am: 2-Spirit PowWow at Sir Winston Churchill Square
- Aug. 24, 7pm: Jazz Alley: Kate Blechinger at the Carrot Community Arts Coffee House
- Aug. 25, 5pm: Google I/O Extended Edmonton 2023, presented by GDG Cloud Edmonton at the TELUS International Centre
- Aug. 25, 5pm: Beyond Commuting: The Transformative Potential of Urban Cycling with Tom Babin of Shifter at RATT
- Aug. 25, 5pm: The Public Night Market at The High Street
- Aug. 25, 6pm: Alberta Avenue Night Market at the Canadian General Store
- Aug. 25, 7pm: Friday Nite Live: Eric Yaremko at the Carrot Community Arts Coffee House
- Aug. 25-27: Spruce Grove & District Agricultural Society Agra Fair at the Agrena in Spruce Grove
- Aug. 25-27: Purple City Music Festival
- Aug. 25-27: Edmonton Blues Festival at Re/Max Field
- Aug. 26, 11am: Garden Festival, presented by the Edmonton Horticultural Society at the Blue Quill Community League
- Aug. 26, 11am: La Bork Pawtisserie's 1st Birthday Party at Bone & Biscuit
- Aug. 27, 2:30pm: Ride for Change at the Goodwill Impact Centre
![A whiteboard with the words "What does innovation mean to you?" over an outline of Edmonton's skyline, with sticky notes beneath](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/08/17/cutw-2023-08-18-innovate.jpg)
Edmonton Unlimited is putting on two information sessions on Capital City Pilots challenges on Aug. 30. (Mack Male/Flickr)
- Aug. 28, 7pm: Charcuterie & Wine, presented by Chef Peter Keith from Meuwly's at EPIC Downtown
- Aug. 29, 7pm: GameCamp Edmonton at the Stanley A. Milner Library
- Aug. 30, 11am: Capital City Pilots — Data-Driven Downtown Information Session, presented by Edmonton Unlimited online
- Aug. 30, 12pm: Viz for Biz: Making Your Point with Pictures, presented by Technology Alberta
- Aug. 30, 1pm: Capital City Pilots — Records for Contaminated Sites Information Session, presented by Edmonton Unlimited online
- Aug. 30, 6pm: Felice Noir: Open Mic Night at Felice Cafe
- Aug. 31, 10am: TNT Summit Prep Program, presented by Startup TNT online
- Aug. 31, 6pm: Community Tour of Dance Party by Jen Dunford at the Art Gallery of Alberta
- Aug. 31, 7pm: Patio Series 2023: Girlz with Guitars at Café Bicyclette at La Cité Francophone
- Sept. 1-2: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: A Dream is a Wish at Churchill Square
- Sept. 3, 8pm: The Common's 14-Year Anniversary Boat Party on the Edmonton Riverboat
Taproot will resume publishing on Sept. 5. Enjoy these summer days!
Top photo: Cyclists ride past the Chinese pagoda in Louise McKinney Park toward the Tawatinâ Bridge. (Brandon Mattice/Explore Edmonton)