Festival

The culinary festival that will stitch together your Passover vacation with the kids

One of Israel’s largest culinary and cultural events: Hundreds of thousands are expected to visit the unique “A Story of Food” festival during Passover 2026 at Expo Tel Aviv.

Family Tarasov.
HEBREW POET Leah Goldberg.

ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions

Ronen Shapira adapts his Cultural Piano to numerous genres and styles.

Boundless Bach at the 12th rollout of the Jerusalem Piano Festival

‘King Solomon's Legend’ at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.

Hanukkah lights up Israel with festivals, tours, shows and family fun


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.

FOODISH Challah Festival at ANU Museum.

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.

‘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.

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.

Sodom and Love Festival.

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.

Herods Palaces Hotel Eilat.

Punch comedy festival: Laugh lines in Tel Aviv coming in December

Punch, Tel Aviv’s first-ever stand-up and comedy festival, will take place December 11-13.

YONATAN BARAK will be doing stand up in English.

Wild and wonderful animated films at AniNation

The international animated film festival will return to the Jerusalem Cinematheque for its ninth edition November 4-8.

‘JINSEI’ WILL be one of the international films at AniNation.

Sderot to light up in blues for Music, Soul, Cinema and Resilience Festival

The Music, Soul, Cinema and Resilience Festival is coming to the Sderot Cinematheque in December.

EHUD BANAI (right) with guitarist Nushi Paz.

The festival that conquered Europe comes to Jerusalem – this time with a massive production

Winter Dreams II comes to Jerusalem Botanical Garden by DEAG. From late Nov to Jan: 1.5 km route with 30 light displays, 22 giant sculptures, and a festive winter market.

Winter Dreams.

International Chamber Music Festival returns to Eilat

The festival returns to the stage from November 19-22.

SHAANAN STREETT