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LGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, dramas, and classics - preview

Special events this year will include a 35-mm. screening of "Bound" and a screening of the beloved cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

OCTOBER 19, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

IN ‘THE WRONG GIRLS,’ best friends become entangled with an experimental substance that gives them telepathic powers.

Weekend festival brings top authors and musicians to the Western Negev

Western Negev's Lev Koter festival features workshops, shows, and artist encounters across local kibbutzim and natural sites on September 17-18.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours

At Confederation House, the poetry festival operates under the theme “Poets Are Called Alive in Death.” The event utilizes the traditional sukkah as a metaphor for an inner artistic sanctuary.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ashkenaz Festival, 2022 edition. Ilustrative.

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt the Ashkenaz Jewish music and culture festival in Toronto

The disruption was promoted online by pro-Palestinian activist Jagbir Ghankas, also known as jagpile on Instagram, who filmed himself and fellow activists walking through the event.

AUGUST 31, 2026|ByALEX CARSON

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

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.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

‘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.

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV