Alas… Like so many of Edmonton’s beloved festivals, the 39th Fringe International Theatre Festival has been put on ice for the year. The Fringe team is making valiant efforts to keep the fringe spirit alive online, through FringeTV and some unique fundraising events, and avid fringers know it will be back, bigger and better than ever. For those members of the University community with dramatic inclinations, why not use this hiatus to…

Like many other festivals this year, Cariwest Festival has been moved to an online platform from August 7th to 9th. The year 2020 would have marked the 36th Cariwest Festival in Edmonton, a festival that aims to bring the culture of the Caribbean carnival to the City of Edmonton. We will surely miss this amazing event that brings us colours, music, cuisine, fashion and joie de vivre from the Caribbean. For those…

Even though our favourite festivals have been canceled this year, Edmontonians are keeping the Festival City spirit alive with socially distant celebrations. This weekend would have been the summer mainstay, Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF). The festival has gone online this year with The Hill at Home, but we also found some ways to get folky with library resources! The University of Alberta Library has many digitized collections, including the Edmonton Folk…

There is no denying that a strong connection exists between family (blood or chosen), friends, food, and festivity. A highlight of summers-past in the City of Edmonton includes the ever-popular and wildly tasty Heritage Festival; an August long weekend sun-soaked celebration of our multicultural city. During this time, Hawrelak Park comes alive with a diverse display of various ethnic delights, including food! The current pandemic climate continues to change agendas;  we are…