Festivals in Israel

Festivals in Israel follow a diverse and comprehensive annual calendar. Pretty well whatever your interest, there’s a festival in Israel that will appeal directly – whether it is in the middle of the desert, or the center of the urban metropolis of Tel Aviv – check out upcoming (and past) festivals in Israel below.

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Jerusalem Festival of Light. June 28 - July 6, 2017

The Jerusalem Festival of Light has become an annual event in which the Old City of Jerusalem is brought to light. Dramatic light-ups of the ancient architecture of the Old City as... explore more
Red Sea Jazz Festival, Eilat. August 27-30, 2017

The Red Sea Jazz Festival will take place again in 2017, first happening in 1987 and running every year since in the last week of August. The Red Sea Jazz Festival, now at... explore more
Tel Aviv White Night (Laila Lavan). June 29, 2017

The Tel Aviv White Night (Laila Lavan) is one of the biggest cultural nights of the year in ‘the city that never sleeps’. Taking place late each June, the Tel Aviv... explore more
Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade. June 9, 2017

Tel Aviv Gay Pride has become one of the biggest events of the year in Tel Aviv with the city’s gay community coming out in force to ensure that they, and... explore more
Midburn Festival, Israel's 'Burning Man'. May 28-June 2, 2017

Following three successful editions in 2014, 2015 and 2016, which received widespread worldwide media coverage, the Midburn Festival, Israel’s version of the iconic ‘Burning Man Festival’, will return to the Negev Desert... explore more
EAT Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel. May 23-25, 2017

The EAT Food Festival Festival takes place in Tel Aviv in May 2017, featuring three nights of great cuisine at the Charles Clore Gardens, in Tel Aviv facing the sea. Participating in the festival are some... explore more
Jacob's Ladder Festival. May 18-20, 2017

The Jacob’s Ladder Festival is a twice a year folk music festival in Israel, held in Nof Ginosar on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in the north of Israel.... explore more
Yom Haatzmaut: Israeli Independence Day. May 1-2, 2017

Yom Haatzmaut is Israeli Independence Day, a day of great celebration held every year in late April or early May – on the day (in the Hebrew calendar) which, in 1948,... explore more
Sounds of the Old City. March 20-23, 2017

The streets of the Old City of Jerusalem will come to life with the Sounds of the Old City Festival which runs during March 2017. The alleyways, streets and squares in... explore more
Purim in Israel. March 9-12, 2017

Purim is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Israel. Purim in Israel is embraced by the whole country, from religious Jews in Jerusalem to secular Tel Avivians, it is... explore more

Jerusalem Festival of Light. June 28 - July 6, 2017

Red Sea Jazz Festival, Eilat. August 27-30, 2017

Tel Aviv White Night (Laila Lavan). June 29, 2017

Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade. June 9, 2017

Midburn Festival, Israel's 'Burning Man'. May 28-June 2, 2017

EAT Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel. May 23-25, 2017

Jacob's Ladder Festival. May 18-20, 2017

Yom Haatzmaut: Israeli Independence Day. May 1-2, 2017

Sounds of the Old City. March 20-23, 2017

Purim in Israel. March 9-12, 2017