Festival

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.
 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.

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

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

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

‘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.

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


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.

Jerusalem Food Truck Festival: Finding comfort the Jewish way - in food

The only true downside of eating such great food at these insane prices was that my need for a post-meal nap was simply too much to handle, and I missed the light show.

 The 2025 Jerusalem Food Truck 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.