Upcoming Events in the Edmonton Literary Arts Scene
Edmonton Poetry Festival: Now in it’s 2nd year, the Edmonton Poetry Festival is a week long poetry extravaganza. From September 17–23, poetry will flood the city—especially downtown. Events include a hip hop night, the Roar Lit Crawl (see below), and Leonard Cohen Nights.
The Roar Spoken Word Festival: The 3rd annual Roar Spoken Word Festival will be kicking ass on Friday, September 21. The Roar will take over downtown’s cafes and pubs, and turn them into rocking spoken word concert venues. Mics will be rocked, and minds will be blown. It will be the most intense 5 hours of performance poetry that you’ll witness this year.
Arts Alives! Kaliedo Festival: Head down to 118th Avenue on September 28 & 29 for the Arts Alive! Kaliedo Festival, sponsored by Arts on the Ave. The festival will bring musicians, performance artists, and visual artists to the Alberta Avenue (118 Ave) community for a huge showcase of local talent. With over 100 acts in total, this may just be the biggest arts festival in Edmonton.