EL AL | Atmosphere

For its fifth edition, the Green Festival this year includes more than 50 events, activities, and tours in the spirit of environmental sustainability and community, all entirely for free. This festival gives a platform to organizations, projects and residents who take care of nature inside the city. The events will be taking place in many different locations across the city, each one offering a different type of activity according to the location. Some of the activities include clay sculpting, sewing workshops, a second-hand clothes fair, a “food rescue” stall, kids’ activities, music performances, JNF workshops, guided tours of Jerusalem’s gardens, and more. All activities are suitable for people of all ages and from all communities. October 8-10, festivalyarok.org Sustainability and Community The Green Festival | Jerusalem

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Dance The Karmiel Festival | Karmiel

Israel’s biggest annual dance festival is this year expected to welcome a quarter of a million dancers from Israel and around the world, all of them artists and creators with a personal connection to the events of October 7 - some are residents of the south, others survivors, and some have been impacted for afar by the stories of heroism, bereavement, and rebirth. Main events include: an opening performance about the strengthening of the Jewish People in the wake of October 7 featuring Avraham Tal, Daniel Weiss, and Orna and Moshe Datz; a sunrise performance with Israeli rapper Tuna, a dance performance by American dancer and choreographer Maria Caruso, and a closing show with Neta Barzilai and Teapacks. October 8-10, karmielfestival.co.il

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Jazz The International Jaffa Jazz Festival | ZOA, Tel Aviv

This important festival, which operates as a non-profit initiative, has over the years, hosted more than a hundred leading jazz artists from around the world, and has been a stage for many hundreds of Israeli jazz musicians. This year marks a decade of artistic programing. Eight leading jazz artists from France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Finland, Austria, Zimbabwe and Germany have agreed to come to

Israel during these challenging times and join over 40 Israeli musicians for a 3-day celebration of live music and creativity. This year the festival pays tribute to the world’s greatest folk singers, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mercedes Sosa, and more. The program also includes a special tribute concert to singer-songwriter Hanan Yovel. October 9-11, hotjazz.co.il

Arno Hass I Photo: Dani Notz

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