Festival

Israel Police chief meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

Police and LGBTQ+ community leaders discussed security preparations as Pride Month events get underway across Israel, with the Tel Aviv Pride Parade returning to its traditional format.

Police Commissioner Danny Levy meets LGBTQ+ representatives ahead of Pride Month.
US rapper and producer Kanye West arrives for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025.

Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns

The annual Mateh Yehuda Wine Festival returns for its 28th year

Israel’s Wine Festival begins next week

A psychedelic cocktail menu

A nationwide beverage festival


Reaching for the sky: Manofim Festival returns to Jerusalem

The leaps-and-bounds trajectory comes across loud and clear from just the briefest of glimpses of this year’s program, which kicks off on July 22 and runs until July 26. 

 Veteran Oriental metal rock band Orphaned Land.

Animax Tel Aviv marks 25 years amid conflict and creativity

The festival’s showcased artists and their works will reflect the darker reality that Israel has faced over the last two years.

 NIRI AND GALI, the dynamic duo whose sharp, sarcastic animated shorts have become a staple of Israeli pop culture.

17 years of the coolest festival in Jerusalem – this year with a new venue

Manofim Festival returns to Jerusalem, July 22–26, with the theme "Extreme Point," launching the new BUSTANA complex, shows by Orphaned Land & TATRAN, exhibitions, and family events.

 Gal De Paz – Drag performance

Idit Mintzer and friends to perform at Manofim Festival

Idit Mintzer and Friends will perform at this month’s Manofim Festival in Jerusalem.

 BRASS LADY Idit Mintzer.

The Galilee comes back to life: The JulyArt Festival opens galleries and secrets

The JulyArt Festival kicks off in the Western Galilee. Everything you need to know about the perfect blend of stunning nature, exciting art, and the people behind it all.

 Boacha Yodfat

A stage for resilience: Israel Festival expands beyond Jerusalem this summer

The Israel Festival’s winding itinerary, from city plazas to kibbutz lawns to a football pitch in Majdal Shams, is a fragile but insistent bridge.

 TRUMPETER AVISHAI COHEN in ‘Ashes to Gold.’

Finding spiritual resilience through prayer and music

The intensive four-day festival offers its participants a variety of master classes, study sessions, collaborative experimentation, and creation.

 Jerusalem’s Fuchsberg Center.

The Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Reyes to headline Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Known for Spanish flamenco/pop hybrids like “Bambeleo” and its frantic rendition of “Hotel California,” the band is one of the few foreign artists willing to venture to Israel since the war started.

 Gipsy Reyes to headline at Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Israel Festival to extend beyond Jerusalem for the first time

The theme of the festival will be 'A Dream of Healing Within a Reality of War.'

 Hermon mountain ridge covered with snow during 2022 winter, with the town houses of Majd al Shams.

From pre-army program to festival: Three young women revive the feminine spirit of the Galilee

Doron, Gali, and Ella joined a Mechina in Sde Nehemia, felt the region’s trauma, and chose to act. They’re launching a women’s festival with workshops, a fair, and dancing to revive the Galilee.

 Initiators of the "Returning to the Galilee" Festival