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Sweet and free
(Photo: Nof HaGalil Chocolate Festival)
what’s in plan: After a two-year hiatus from Corona, the 5th Israel Chocolate Festival returns with children’s shows, huge performances, workshops, competitions and a glimpse into what the major chocolate manufacturers operating in the city – Elit Strauss, Carmit and Epifit – know how to do.
On the opening night, 11.10 at 19:00, Avraham Tal will perform at ‘Nopark’, and those who come will be greeted with chocolate displays and sweet surprises. In the following two days, there will be a host of events throughout the Chocolate Kingdom, about 15 delicious and sweet chocolate workshops for the whole family, 4 huge shows for children: Yuval the Confused, David Chaim, the Sapir Family and Manny Memtra and the children’s shows ‘Ami and Tami’ and ‘Charlie in the Chocolate Kingdom’.
In addition, a chocolatiers’ tent will be set up on the spot, there will be an entertainment with awards on the subject of chocolate and the ‘Israeli chocolate cake’ will be chosen by a team of judges.
When: October 11-13. On 11.10 starting at 19:00 and on October 12-13 between 11:00 and 18:00.
where: Benopark in the Galilee landscape. The entrance is free.
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Rabivo’s project at the 34th Rishon Festival, Rabivo’s project
(Photo: Adi Orni)
The Rishon LeZion Festival, which is starting its 34th year, will mark the celebration of the city’s 140th anniversary and the preservation of its diverse musical heritage with the participation of over 100 leading artists and creators in a huge variety of original productions and intriguing shows in unique combinations.
Shimon Buskila will celebrate 20 years of creation, Idan Amadi will celebrate ten years of performances, Danny Sanderson will sign 55 years of music, and also: Avraham Tal and Odia, Zehava Ben and Raviv Kinner, Rabivo’s project with the IDF Orchestra and more. Some of the performances are free.
When: October 11-15.
where: In Rishon Lezion – at the Culture Hall, Live Park, Gan Moshava, City Hall Square and Beit Ha’am Square.
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Childhood Sounds Festival at the Holon Theater
(Photo: Yossi Tzbaker)
what’s in plan: Since its inception in 2000, the Children’s Sounds Festival has become an integral part of the Sukkot sand event landscape for children and the whole family.
The festival program this year brings a wide variety of arts, from classical music with a large orchestra alongside actors who talk about the effect of music on emotions and memory, original performances that pay tribute to Alon Olarcik and others. Hillel, a tribute to the songs of the children’s festivals of the past, performances with new music and texts that will be played for the first time at the festival, to public singing for the whole family with songs from all eras, workshops and a big event around the theater.
When: October 11-13.
where: Holon Theater, 11 Kogel Ave.
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Outdoor events at the Acre festival to another theater
( Photo: Dafna Ben Nun)
what’s in plan: The 43rd edition of the Acre International Festival for Other Theater will be held as is the best tradition on Hol HaMoed. The festival will include plays and street theater, circus shows, live sculptures, clown shows, art and activities for the whole family. In addition, there will be about 60 theater performances of which over 20 are original plays and innovative and groundbreaking works.
8 premiere shows that will compete for the best show, alongside Hamma shows – premiere shows by promising creators at the beginning of their career. Guest performances include a unique production, with the participation of an ensemble of blind and visually impaired actors, which the audience will experience blindfolded.
During the days of the festival, over 30 outdoor events will take place throughout the city.
When? October 11-14, every evening starting at 5:00 p.m.
where? In the halls of the knights, at the entrance to the old city and throughout the city in the landscape of the city of Acre. During the days of the festival, an outdoor accommodation complex will be built, which will include the option of sleeping in tents and/or sleeping bags for about 100 people, in the eastern wall.
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The Science Festival in Carso Science Park
(Photo: Scientific Leadership Youth Organization )
what’s in plan: First collaboration between the Carso Science Park in Be’er Sheva and the Ministry of Agriculture and the Volcanic Institute joining together as part of the 9th Science Festival under the banner “Agriculture of the Future”, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Volcanic Institute and its contribution to research, science, agriculture and settlement.
On the festival island, you will enjoy a display of various varieties of domestic and agricultural crops, a Volcanic Institute display complex, experiential activity and demonstration stations, a colorful happening, a farmers’ market on the museum square, a 3D chocolate printing activity, a hydroponic agriculture complex, a seedling preparation station for children and the whole family, activity and demonstration stations of advanced agricultural technologies, stands with local and domestic agricultural produce, scientific workshops, escape rooms, a scientific show and more. During the days of the festival, home growing enthusiasts are invited to reveal, share and exchange their produce.
When: October 11-13 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
where: Carso Science Park, Beer Sheva.
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Street artists at the children’s play festival in Be’er Sheva
(Photo: Theater for Children and Youth in Beer Sheva)
what’s in plan: The children’s play festival of the Be’er Sheva Children’s and Youth Theater offers a variety of plays, workshops, street stalls, sessions, a meeting with YouTuber Dylan Dror on boycotts, circus shows, a variety of locations throughout the old city of Be’er Sheva, street performances by artists from Israel and abroad, and more.
This year the festival will be held under the sign “They say enough to the boycott!” And as part of it, the play “This is not my story”, which tells the story of Gali, who went through a boycott and faces a dilemma two years later, will take the stage for the first time in a festive premiere: whether to join the boycott of another child.
The third and last day of the festival will be dedicated this year to children with special needs, during which there will be two shows “Sensitive” and “The Big Bang” specially adapted for this audience. Exclusive at the festival: performances adapted for children with special needs.
When: October 11-13 between 10:00 and 15:30. On the day of the premiere until 19:00.
where: At the Youth Center complex in Be’er Sheva and at other centers throughout the old city of Be’er Sheva, including the Negev Artists’ House, the museum complex, the House of Writers, the Butchery, the Shaar HaNegev Visitor Center, the KKL-Junk Promenade, and more.
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The Magical Band are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Beatles
( Photo: Merav Granot)
what’s in plan: Rock and roll legends of all time in tribute shows, in three days of a music festival, shows of rock classics and an experience of nature and music for the whole family: Yermi Kaplan sings Elton John, “The Magical Band” celebrates 60 years of the Beatles, the oranges sing the children’s songs of Eric Einstein, “The Queen’s Guards” singing Queen, “The Police Show” in tribute to Sting and the Police Band, “The Butcher’s Platter” singing the children’s songs of the poet Natan Alterman, and the “Playing Songs” show in tribute to the children’s festivals of the past and the timeless children’s songs of Zvika Pick .
When: October 12-14 between 10:00 and 16:00.
where: Havat Shalem Complex – Ariel Sharon Park.
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The beer festival in Kfar Hanokdim
( Photo: Village of the Dots)
what’s in plan: The BEER FEST festival, which will be held for the second time in the village of the dots near Arad, offers a wide variety of beers under different contents: craft beers from Israel and the world, classic Oktoberfest beers, cider and even gluten-free beer straight from the barrel.
During the festival, beer lovers will be able to enjoy a variety of events and experiences that will take place in the village: a dance party with DJ DEKEL TERRY, a live performance by the BULGARISTA band that will play bouncy Bulgarian and Bavarian music, beer workshops with experts from the Israeli beer world, a festival-style food market, a variety of costumes and a Bavarian atmosphere Authentic, activity with camels, a pampering water complex with ball games and a waterfall to refresh yourself, a variety of cheap, barbeque corners and hospitality tables, knights’ tables, souvenir stands, t-shirts and beer products.
When: October 7-8 from 15:00 until midnight.
where: The village of the dots.
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Ethnics at the Ramla Ir Olam festival
( Photo: Pini Silok)
What’s in the program: Eden Ben Zaken, Odia, Avi Avromi, Michael Ben David, Moshe Peretz, Ethniks, Idan Yaniv, Yuval Hambalel, Kofiko and more will be hosted this year at the Ramla City of the World festival, which will be held for the sixth year.
In addition to the shows: a tavern with a band of street cats, extreme complexes for the youth, activities for the little ones, shows and an amusement park complex, colorful parades, street shows, community tents, Kogomelo for children, a multicultural food complex, Food Trucks, tours of Ramla’s historical sites, Sukt Rosh The city with the band Sahara and a concert in Arabic of the songs of Vodi Elsafi.
When: October 11-13.
where: throughout the city of Ramla.
what’s in plan: Three days of singing, which present different voices from world and Hebrew culture. Tributes to Fernando Pessoa, Emily Dickinson, Charles Baudelaire, Joseph Brodsky and more. The opening performance will be dedicated to Chaim Guri and the closing to Vladimir Vysotsky.
When: October 11-13.
where: Confederation House Jerusalem.
what’s in plan: Afula launches the food festival AFOODIS: an entertainment complex with chef restaurants, where the flagship dishes of chefs Haim Cohen, Israel Aharoni, Guy Gamzo, Avi Levy and more will be served. In addition, a street-food avenue will be established, where it will be possible to eat decadent desserts and enjoy the local produce of the valley’s producers.
More at the festival: performances by Dodo Tessa, Nono and Abraham Legsa.
When: October 11-12.
where: The Railway Park, Afula.