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The Edmonton StreetFest and The Works Art and Design Festival partner again in 2023 for a 10-day festival in Churchill Square.

Featuring over 450 performances and 192 individual artists the 10-day festival welcomed over 175,000 visitors to the outdoor artistic stage from July 8-17. 

The two major festivals are collaborating to fill downtown with music, art and performances for 10 days

A partnership has formed between two well known summer festivals in Edmonton. The Works Art and Design Festival and the Edmonton Street Performers Festival will be held at the same time, in one location.

Organizer promises a safe and playful event that offers the full, in-real-life festival experience

  EDMONTON -- A new interactive art installation called The Works: Activated has taken shape in Churchill Square. There will be 10 different installations set-up and spaced out for all Edmontonians to drop by and enjoy. Amber Rooke, the executive artistic director of The Works Art and Design Festival, told CTV News Edmonton the theme is parallel reality. For example, she said, the installations sculptures are "based on fossils but not necessarily routed deeply in the past." "They’re a ...

  EDMONTON -- In the last nine months a lot of events have been left out in the cold, but some winter festivals have announced they are pushing ahead. The International Festival of Winter Cinema will be building an 18-foot by 14-foot movie screen at Hawrelak Park, made of snow. The film festival is planning on editing down from its usual size and cinematic offerings. “We’re not going to be showing features, we’re going to be showing short films, and we’re aiming for feel good film...