Edmonton International Street Performers Festival

Logo of the festival

The Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival is a festival that takes place in mid-July on Sir Winston Churchill Square, in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

It has showcased street performance artists from around the world since 1985. In 2009, the festival celebrated its 25th anniversary.^[1]

References

↑ "International Street Performers opens today". iNews880. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

Churchill Square, Edmonton

Buildings	Clockwise from North: Edmonton City Hall (architect: Dub Architects) Law Courts Art Gallery of Alberta (Randall Stout Architects) Century Place Chancery Hall Winspear Centre Citadel Theatre (Barton Myers) Stanley A. Milner Library 100 Street Place National Bank Building Churchill Exchange Building City Centre East	Official website

Memorials	Lunchbox Joe Catching Neutrinos War Cenotaph Ukrainian Famine Memorial Churchill Statue Gandhi Bust

Events	Family Day (February) Edmonton Journal Little Big Run (May) Edmonton Pride Festival (June) The Works Art & Design Festival (June/July) Edmonton International Street Performers Festival (July) A Taste of Edmonton (July) Cariwest (August) Movies on the Square (June/August/September/October) Olde Time Fair on the Square (October) Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up (November) New Year’s Eve Downtown (December 31)

Former buildings	Former City Hall (1956-1990, 1 Churchill Square [now New City Hall]) Edmonton Art Gallery (1968-2008, now Art Gallery of Alberta) Civic Block (1913-1995, 10205 99 Street [Now Chancery Place / Winspear Centre]) Court House (1911-1972, now City Centre East) Edmonton Post Office

Connections	Churchill LRT Station Edmonton Pedway

Adjacent streets	102A Avenue Rue Hull 102 Avenue 100 Street

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