Festivals and Events in Haifa

The culture and character of Haifa show best in the Festivals and Events in Haifa. The Festivals and Events in Haifa reveal the arty spirit of this Israeli city, its free spirit and the thoughts of its people and some of the Haifa Festivals also draw in huge crowds from other countries as well.

About The Festivals and Events in Haifa

There are quite a few Festivals and Events in Haifa that take place all throughout the year. The Haifa International Theater Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa is one of the major Festivals and Events of Haifa. It is held in the month of April, in the Chol Ha-moed Pesach or in the Week of Passover in the Haifa Municipal Theater in Haifa.

This event sees noted theater personalities from all over Israel gathering in Haifa to stage a varied range of productions; from the thought-provoking ones to light and airy plays. During this festival, there is also a competition of children's plays. This theatrical extravaganza is one of the more internationally renowned Festivals and Events at Haifa and your golden chance to get a glimpse of the famed dramatics scene of Israel.

Cinema in Haifa has a sterling representation in the Haifa International and Children's Film Festival (Socouth) in Haifa, another one of the arty Festivals and Events in Haifa. The film festival is held in October, during the holiday period of Socouth or the Tabernacle Feast. The film festival showcases the creations of not only Israeli directors, but also those from the neighboring Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries (courtesy the special "Neighbours" screening forum) and is your golden chance to catch up on the very best from this region.

In conjunction with this, there is also a children's film festival that is held during this time. There are also jazz concerts and open-air shows for the entertainment of the movie maniacs, making the festival one of the most enjoyable Festivals and Events in Haifa.

Amongst the myriad Festivals and Events in Haifa, the Haifa Pride in Haifa is certainly a revelation. It is a gay and lesbian parade that takes to the streets in Haifa, every year in June and lures more than 5,000 colorfully attired revelers. The celebrations consist of live music performances from city groups, and DJs dishing out the latest and the most hip tunes. There is also a film festival and a pool party to mark the occasion.

But much more than the unbridled and unabashed mirth, Haifa Pride is probably only a few of the Festivals and Events in Haifa that bring forth for the world to admire, the liberalism and the sense of free spirit that run through the veins of the city. Haifa may not look like a New Orleans or a Paris, but there is certainly no dearth of tolerance in here.

Chalk out your Haifa Travel Guide so that you get to catch the Festivals and Events in Haifa. Nothing else brings out the character of the city best.