I Heart Edmonton

The Other Festivals By Emil Tiedemann I would be remiss if, in a town rightfully recognized as “Festival City,” I didn’t mention all of those other exciting and enticing festivals that happen all year round here in Edmonton. The 101 Reasons Why I Heart Edmonton book includes individual entries for the Fringe , Folk Fest , the Street Performers , Heritage Fest , and collectively the film festivals (‘The Cinema’), but there are so many others that deserve to be praised, and this list simply wouldn’t be complete without them. So, in alphabetical order, here they are from A to Zoofest... ALL IS BRIGHT FESTIVAL (since 2013) 124th Street and High Street light up for one vibrant Saturday night in November, as All Is Bright celebrates the coming of the winter season by providing illumination, entertainment, food, fashion, and plenty of all-ages fun. It is hosted by the 124th Street Business Association. ANIMETHON (since 1994) Japanese animation fanatics come out for three d...

e Location: various locations (downtown Edmonton) Address: Suite 6-22, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Phone: 780-498-2500 Email: litfest@interbaun.com Dates: Wednesday, October 21-Sunday, October 25, 2009 Hours: Starts at Noon (Wed.-Fri.)/ 10AM (Sat.)/ 11AM (Sun.) Cost: $100 (full pass)/ $25 (student pass) The country's only creative non-fiction festival is Edmonton's International Literary Festival , LitFest for short. Now in its eighth year LitFest brings together award-winning and emerging writers, artists and filmmakers for thought-provoking presentations, readings and panel discussions. The 5-day event celebrates and promotes local writers and artists who "employ the diligence of a reporter, the shifting voices and viewpoints of a novelist, the refined work play of a poet and the analytical modes of the essayist and a journalist." The successor of the Alberta Book Fair, LitFest also includes three pre-event showcases: "The Dissent of China" at th...