The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-festival/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:53:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israel Festival | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-festival/ 32 32 Israel Festival event urges audiences to listen and speak up https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-festival-event-urges-audiences-to-listen-and-speak-up/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:24:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877660 'Verse,' a collaboration with the Aner Shapira Foundation, takes place at the Jerusalem Campus of the Arts, showcasing a variety of voices in society

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]]> Former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen returns home to perform songs he composed in Hamas captivity https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-hostage-sagui-dekel-chen-returns-home-to-perform-songs-he-composed-in-hamas-captivity/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:37:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877175 Concert is held on the lawn of Kibbutz Nir Oz, where singer was born and raised and lived with his family until the October 7 Hamas onslaught

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]]> At Israel Festival, show goes on without international acts amid war, isolation https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-israel-festival-show-goes-on-without-international-acts-amid-war-isolation/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:24:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3874125 Organizers of annual event grapple with unofficial cultural boycott as global talent, usually a prominent part of the program, shuns Israel in wake of Oct. 7

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]]> Israel Festival to mark 65 years with aerial feats, hostage songs and art in wartime https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-festival-marks-65-years-with-aerial-feats-hostage-songs-and-art-in-wartime/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:13:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3852426 Three-week festival, running July 28 to August 20, will feature music, dance, spoken word and theater created over recent years of war and recovery

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]]> Israel Festival opens Thursday with jazz piece written after Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-festival-opens-thursday-with-jazz-piece-written-after-oct-7/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:28:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3598236 Trumpeter Avishai Cohen's quartet to perform with Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra at event postponed due to Iran war

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]]> What Matters Now to comic Guri Alfi: Israelis and American Jews must remain united https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-comic-guri-alfi-israelis-and-american-jews-must-remain-united/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:02:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3592124&preview=true&preview_id=3592124 Ahead of an upcoming Israel Festival event, actor discusses his interviews with bereaved parents, hostages' families and American Jews for 'The New Jew' series, and how he remains hopeful

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]]> Israel Festival schedules new dates following ceasefire with Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-festival-schedules-new-dates-following-ceasefire-with-iran/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:38:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3585444 The 64th edition of the annual cultural event opens July 16 in Jerusalem

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]]> Iran-Israel conflict postpones Israel Festival themed on months of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-israel-conflict-postpones-israel-festival-themed-on-months-of-war/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:08:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3578408 Annual summer cultural event was to spend week in Galilee, Golan and Negev before moving to Jerusalem starting in July

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]]> Reflecting the times, Israel Festival to be held in north and south, as well as Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/reflecting-the-times-israel-festival-to-be-held-in-north-and-south-as-well-as-jerusalem/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 02:32:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3564090 64th edition of annual cultural event focuses on performances that reflect the ongoing war; no visiting performers in festival that used to host international participants

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]]> Four teenage ‘wonders’ impacted by Oct. 7 sing emotional vocals at Israel Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-teenage-wonders-impacted-by-oct-7-sing-emotional-vocals-at-israel-festival/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:42:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374613 First of 'The Music People' shows opens in Negev, as annual event held between Jerusalem and the south in show of support for region; singers include granddaughter of murdered hostage

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]]> German artist brings flipbook portraits of October 7 survivors to Israel Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-artist-brings-flipbook-portraits-of-october-7-survivors-to-israel-festival/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:44:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3371119 Volker Gerling to perform his 'cinema art' in Jerusalem, the first time he's developed a new piece in a foreign land

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]]> Teens from evacuated communities to perform with music stars at Israel Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/teens-from-evacuated-communities-to-perform-with-music-stars-at-israel-festival/ Sat, 17 Aug 2024 06:51:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3348790 Young artists will record and perform their own songs with musicians including Berry Sakharof and Karolina, as part of Music People project

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]]> Negev artists to take part in Israel Festival, with performances in Jerusalem and south https://www.timesofisrael.com/negev-artists-to-take-part-in-israel-festival-with-performances-in-jerusalem-and-south/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:16:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3342249 This year's annual cultural event is more reflection than celebration, using art in a process of healing and recovery from tragedies of October 7

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 1: Saudi talks continue, as do warnings about Israel’s economy https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-1-saudi-talks-continue-as-do-warnings-about-israeli-economy/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:59:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3062858 US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Saudi normalization, Bahrain non-visit and a PA statement; tech editor Sharon Wrobel looks at Israel's credit rating and angel investment law

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]]> Mark Eliyahu lines up Rita, Shai Tsabari and more for Tu B’Av concert https://www.timesofisrael.com/mark-eliyahu-lines-up-rita-shai-tsabari-and-more-for-tu-bav-concert/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:32:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3060500 A mix of cultures and music appears in 'About Love,' an Israel Festival performance under Jerusalem skies

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