Harvestmoon Festival is an annual celebration of music and arts situated in
Edmonton
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, Alberta, Canada. Usually the second weekend of September, the festival showcases different genres of music—both international and local—with heavy representation by Tooth and Nail artists. On the arts side, the festival exhibits various pieces of artwork based on a predetermined theme from local up-and-coming individuals.
Some of the highlights from (2005) include
Anberlin
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,
Project 86
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Thousand Foot Krutch
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, and
Mutemath
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(2006) was Harvestmoon Festival's tenth anniversary and final event since it ran out of funding unfortunately. The festival ran September 8, 9, and 10. Some of the highlights include
Blindside,
Stutterfly, and
MxPx
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.
See also
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List of festivals in Edmonton
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Edmonton, a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. Edmonton plays host to several large festivals each year, hence its local nickname as 'the Festival City.'
This list includes festivals of diverse ...
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List of festivals in Alberta
The following is an incomplete list of annual festivals in the province of Alberta, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festiv ...
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List of music festivals in Canada
This is an incomplete list of music festivals in Canada.
Sublists
By locale
By type
* List of classical music festivals#North America
*List of electronic music festivals
* List of folk festivals#Canada
** List of blues festivals in Canada
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External links
Harvestmoon Festival Official Website
Music festivals in Edmonton
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