Taste of Edmonton is an annual outdoor
festival
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held in
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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.
Taste of Edmonton is the largest food and entertainment festival in
Western Canada
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, welcoming more than 350,000 attendees together to sample the best local restaurants, chefs, food trucks, and alcoholic beverages - and to stay for an all-Canadian concert series.
The festival was chosen as Edmonton's Favourite Festival in 2018 by PostMedia readers
and a finalist for Tourism Event or Festival of the Year for the 2019 Alberta Tourism Awards.
Not affected by COVID-19, the festival continued in 2019 and 2020.
See also
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Festivals in Alberta
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References
External links
Official website
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Festivals in Edmonton
Food and drink festivals in Canada
July
Recurring events established in 1984
1984 establishments in Alberta
Annual events in Canada
Food and drink in Alberta