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
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
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)