Tourism Week in Edmonton has officially launched. The summer festival season is underway with many fine festivals and world-class events to celebrate over the next few months, including:

Select Festivals
· The Works Art & Design Festival (June 19-July 1)
· Edmonton International Jazz Festival (June 26-July 5)
· feats – Festival of Dance (June 27-July 5)
· Freewill Shakespeare Festival (June 30 – July 26)
· Edmonton International Street Performers Festival – celebrating 25th Anniversary (July 3-12)
· A Taste of Edmonton (July 17-26)
· Edmonton’s Capital Ex (July 17-26)
· Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival - Stony Plain (July 31-Aug. 2)
· Servus Heritage Festival (Aug. 1-3)
· Edmonton Folk Music Festival – celebrating 30th Anniversary (Aug. 6-9)
· CariWest – Edmonton Caribbean Arts Festival – celebrating 25th Anniversary (Aug. 7-9)
· Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (Aug. 13-23)
· Dragon Boat Festival (Aug. 21-23)
· Labatt Blues Festival (Aug. 21-23)
· Sobeys Symphony Under the Sky Festival (Sept. 4-7)

Select Events & Exhibits
· Da Vinci: The Genius & The Secrets of Mona Lisa at TELUS World of Science - Edmonton (now through Sept. 7)
· Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 at Royal Alberta Museum (now through Sept. 13)
· Disney’s The Lion King (July 2-Aug 2)
· Rexall Edmonton Indy (July 24-26)

Tourism Week in Edmonton is held in concert with Tourism Week in Canada, an annual nation-wide celebration profiling Canada’s $74.9 billion tourism industry, June 1 - 7. The theme this year is “Tourism Matters!” employing 1.66 million Canadians, supporting economic and community development, and generating more than $20 billion in tax revenues for all levels of government.

“Edmonton’s tourism industry generates more than a billion dollars in regional revenue and employs over 15,000 people,” says Ken Fiske, Vice-President of Economic and Tourism Development for Edmonton Economic Development Corp. (EEDC). “Summer is a time when our industry really shines from internationally renowned festivals to worldclass events to our family-friendly regional attractions."

For a comprehensive list of Greater Edmonton events and attractions visit www.edmonton.com and click on “For Visitors”.

Media Contact:
Lesley MacDonald
Director, Media Relations, EEDC
Phone: (780) 969-0463
E-mail: lmacdonald@edmonton.com