Festival

Fattal Rock Festival in Eilat postponed to April 16-18

Fattal Hotels said the 11th edition will keep its original format and lineup, with existing reservations honored under the same conditions.

Herods Palaces Hotel Eilat.
Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

From Greenhouse to Plate Festival.

Chefs in the greenhouse: The Arava becomes Israel’s culinary capital for the weekend

David (L) and Ariel Cunio.

‘When I didn’t have a voice, the film gave me one’: David, Ariel Cunio attend screening in Berlin


An unflinching look at a nation in verse

The Metula Poetry Festival will be held in Jerusalem next week.

EHUD BANAI will reflect on his work ‘The Book of Green Onions.’

All the world’s a living stage: The 34th Int'l Puppet Festival is here

The forthcoming festival takes place August 17-21 with a veritable cornucopia of productions and other items lined up over the five days.

A PERFORMANCE at the upcoming International Puppet Festival.

Is this for real? Food for thought at 4th Israeli Comedy Fesitval

Ephraim Kishon Israeli Comedy Festival takes place at its perennial base of Beit Mazia, and various other locations dotted around town, for the fourth time, August 17-21.

‘DONALD AND ABDUL’ and Attention, Sergeant Major! will be two of the performances at the Israeli Comedy Festival.

Train Theater’s Puppet Festival grows up

The festival, running from August 17-21, will offer international workshops and events, interactive and immersive experiences, and exhibitions.

A PERFORMANCE at the upcoming International Puppet Festival.

'Canceled for being Jewish': Two comedians have Edinburgh Fringe shows axed over 'safety concerns'

Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were set to perform at the Whistlebinkies venue, but were informed that their acts had been cancelled due to bar staff feeling “unsafe”.

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon

Israeli DJ Skazi Swissa's Tomorrowland show cut due to 'security concerns'

Israeli DJ Skazi Asher Swissa's show in Tomorrowland was cancelled for apparent "security concerns," he confirmed in a social media post.

DJ Skazi Asher Swissa was scheduled to perform at Tomorrowland, but his show was cancelled.

Kneecap banned from Hungary ahead of festival over antisemitic, pro-Hamas sentiment

Government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said authorities banned the band for three years, claiming that their entry would "seriously threaten national security."

 Mo Chara (Naoise O Caireallain), Moglai Bap (Liam Og O Hannaidh), Rich Peppiatt and DJ Provai of Kneecap attend the 2025 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, Britain, February 16, 2025.

Residents say dinner was ruined by moans: Allington battles swinger festival

"There are no keys in bowls and nothing dirty about it," organiser Matthew Cole says, defending the three day consent-focused party after Allington residents complain of "deafening moans".

Residents say dinner was ruined by moans: Allington battles swinger festival. Illustration.

The ‘Lo Bashamayim’ Festival: Not in heaven but in the Galilee

The festival is part of the rehabilitation of the Galilee, according to its artistic director.

‘WE ARE BROTHERS’ solidarity tours, where participants will visit places like the Quneitra Lookout in the Golan Heights, the Naphtali Mountains, and Metula’s Daddo Lookout.

Arrays of hope: Israel Festival's offerings in a year full of woes

This year’s festival opens in Jerusalem on July 16 under the aegis of returning artistic directors Michal Vaknin and Itay Mautner, and in the Galilee and Western Negev, through to August 1.

 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen teams up with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to assuage some post-Oct. 7 angst.