Summer festival season officially underway

In concert with this year’s Tourism Week in Canada — an annual nation-wide celebration to profile Canada’s $70 billion tourism industry — Mayor Stephen Mandel has formally proclaimed this week (June 2-8) Tourism Week in Edmonton.

Tourism Week in Edmonton officially launches our region’s many summer festivals including (to name a few): 

• The Edmonton International Jazz Festival (June 20-29) 
• The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival (July 4-13) 
• Edmonton’s Capital Ex (July 17-26) 
• Edmonton Heritage Festival (Aug. 2-4) 
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival (Aug. 7-10) 
• Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (Aug. 14-24) 
• Symphony Under the Sky Festival (Aug. 29-Sept. 1)

Edmonton is also renowned for hosting world-class major events. Here are four must-see major events in Edmonton this summer: 

• The Rexall Edmonton Indy (July 24-26) 
• World Junior AAA Baseball Championship (July 25-Aug. 3) 
• Body Worlds 1 at Telus World of Science (June 13-Oct.13) 
• Dragons – Between Science and Fiction at the Royal Alberta Museum (June 14-Sept. 14)

“Edmonton’s tourism industry generates more than $1 billion in regional revenue and employs 15,000-plus people,” says Ken Fiske, Vice-President of Tourism, Events and Motion Pictures for Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. “Summer is a time for our industry to showcase the quality and dynamism of our diverse regional attractions.”

Visit For Visitors for a comprehensive list of Greater Edmonton events and attractions, plus the opportunity to win valuable prizes in Edmonton Tourism’s summer campaign.

Media Contact:
Cathy Ennis
Communications Manager, EEDC
Phone: (780) 917-7894
E-mail: cennis@edmonton.com