Festival

The Israel Music Showcase Festival brings industry professionals to scout new talent

During a time of freshly inflicted wounds, many felt this festival marked the start of a chapter of renewal and restoration for Israel.

DECEMBER 2, 2025|ByANOUK CARTER-DORF

A STREET IN Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood is taken over by music fans for the Israel Music Showcase Festival, last month.

Dimona presents: The festival that lets you enjoy time with your kids for only NIS 10

The puppet festival for children will take place during Hanukkah in the southern city, offering the audience puppet theater workshops and performances.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025|BySHEVA DAROM

Osi Wald’s ‘Lights All Askew in the Heavens’ animation showing tries to make sense of contemporary woes by dipping into the past.

Dropping a line or two: A look at the 2025 Jerusalem Outline Festival

The annual Outline Festival spreads moving and intriguing aesthetics around town.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025|ByBARRY DAVIS

3D reconstruction of the Late Iron Age western enclosure in Dumat al-Jandal walled oasis

Saudi Arabia opens Ancient Kingdoms Festival 2025 in AlUla

The event is part of the AlUla Moments schedule, a government-supported initiative aimed at expanding cultural tourism and encouraging deeper engagement with the area’s archaeological heritage.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Sigd celebrations bring thousands of Ethiopian Israelis to Jerusalem

Sigd is a time to honor the memory of the thousands of Ethiopian Jews who died on the way to Israel.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByANOUK CARTER-DORF, ESTHER DAVIS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025

French jazz combo Les Haricots Rouges brings gaiety to New Orleans fest in Tel Aviv

The Les Haricots Rouges jazz combo is due to appear at the New Orleans Festival at the Tel Aviv Museum from November 27-29.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

LES HARICOTS Rouges brings New Orleans to Tel Aviv.

Gilad Hazan’s stratified Arabic music offering captivates at Oud Festival

Gilad Hazan wowed the Confederation House audience with his electrifying instrumental skills and crosscultural-influenced scores.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

The first-ever Challah Festival in Israel: Three days of art, culture, and food

ANU – Museum of the Jewish People presents the first-ever festival dedicated to challah, featuring an art exhibition, bakery tours, a tasty pop-up, and family activities. November 13–15.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Spirit Festival to help reflect on troubled times

This year, it will present an unusually rich lineup of international and Israeli films that explore the intersection of consciousness, healing, nature, and compassion.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘BEES FOR PEACE,’ by Yossi Or, documents an initiative in which women from different faiths and communities learn beekeeping together, building trust.

From India and the world with love: The superb offerings at the Jerusalem Oud Festival

This year’s Jerusalem International Oud Festival offers a broad sweep of ethnic and other music genres for our listening uplifting entertainment.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

Chitravina N. Ravikiran plays the chitravina, one of the lesser-known Indian string instruments.

Desert, love, and everything in between: The festival everyone’s talking about returns

The Tamar Regional Council invites you to a family festival on Nov 6-7 at Nahal Amatzia Park with Jimbo J, workshops, tours, attractions, and a stunning desert backdrop. Tickets at a symbolic price.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Fattal Rock Festival 11: Who will Perform, when, and how to buy tickets

Fattal Hotels launches Fattal Rock Festival 11 in Eilat, March 12-14, 2026. Among the artists: Monica Sex, Aviv Geffen, Ethnix, Shlomi Shabbat, and Miri Mesika. The sale for club members has opened.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByMAARIV TOURISM DESK