Festivals in Middle East

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Welcome to 2camels' special take on the festivals, fairs and celebrations of Middle East. We've got a ton of info on 61 Middle Eastern festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to Middle Eastern festival websites.

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Middle Eastern Festivals

A Turkish Sunnet (Ortaca, Turkey)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Community
Month: Year Round
A Turkish Sunnet Article
Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon
Month: December
Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge Website
Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Short, Film - Documentary
Month: October
Abu Dhabi Film Festival Website Visit Abu Dhabi Film Festival on Twitter
Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Board Game
Month: August
Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Website
Abu Dhabi International Pearl Festival (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Convention, Fair, Trade
Month: December
Abu Dhabi International Pearl Festival Website
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera, Dance - Classical
Month: March
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival Website
Ancient Roman Re-enactment (Jerash, Jordan)
Festival Types: Historical, Traditional, Re-enactments
Month: Year Round
Ancient Roman Re-enactment Article
Ankara International Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey)
Festival Types: Film
Month: March
Ankara International Film Festival Website Visit Ankara International Film Festival on Twitter
ANZAC Day -Turkey (Gallipoli, Turkey)
Festival Types: Remembrance, Historical, National
Month: April
ANZAC Day -Turkey Article ANZAC Day -Turkey Video
Baalbeck International Festival (Baalbeck, Lebanon)
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera, Dance - Classical
Month: July
Baalbeck International Festival Website
Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix (Manama, Bahrain)
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: April
Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix Photos Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix Website
Beiteddine Festival (Beiteddine, Lebanon)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Theatre, Dance - Classical
Month: July
Beiteddine Festival Snippet Beiteddine Festival Photos Beiteddine Festival Website
Buzkashi - Goat Grabbing (All Areas, Afghanistan)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Traditional, Sport - Equestrian
Month: Year Round
Buzkashi - Goat Grabbing Video
Byblos International Festival (Byblos, Lebanon)
Festival Types: Music - World, Music - Varied, Multicultural
Month: July
Byblos International Festival Website Visit Byblos International Festival on Twitter
Camel Races (Seeb, Oman)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Animal, Bizarre
Month: Year Round
Camel Races Photos
Camel Wrestling Championship (Selcuk, Turkey)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Combat
Month: January
Camel Wrestling Championship Article Camel Wrestling Championship Video
Damascus International Film Festival (Damascus, Syria)
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
Damascus International Film Festival Website
Dead Sea Ultra Marathon (Amman, Jordan)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Marathon, Sport - Extreme
Month: April
Dead Sea Ultra Marathon Snippet Dead Sea Ultra Marathon Website
Doha Cultural Festival (Doha, Qatar)
Festival Types: Cultural, Music - Traditional
Month: March
Doha Cultural Festival Website
Doha Tribeca Film festival (Doha, Qatar)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Short
Month: October
Doha Tribeca Film festival Photos Doha Tribeca Film festival Website
Dubai International Advertising Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Advertising, Trade
Month: March
Dubai International Advertising Festival Website
Dubai International Film Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Film
Month: December
Dubai International Film Festival Photos Dubai International Film Festival Website
Dubai Jazz Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: February
Dubai Jazz Festival Website
Dubai Shopping Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Miscellaneous
Month: January
Dubai Shopping Festival Website
Dubai World Cup (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Sport - Equestrian
Month: March
Dubai World Cup Website
Eid al-Fitr (Baghdad, Iraq)
Festival Types: Religious
Month: September
Eid al-Fitr Video
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Literature, Writing, Book
Month: March
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Snippet Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Website Visit Emirates Airline Festival of Literature on Twitter
Festival de Baalbeck (Baalbeck, Lebanon)
Festival Types: Music - Classical, Music - Opera, Music - Contemporary
Month: July
Festival de Baalbeck Photos
Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Yerevan, Armenia)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: July
Golden Apricot International Film Festival Website
Hajj (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
Festival Types: Religious
Month: December
Hajj Video
International Ankara Music Festival (Ankara, Turkey)
Festival Types: Music - Classical
Month: May
International Ankara Music Festival Website
International Istanbul Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: April
International Istanbul Film Festival Website
International Istanbul Jazz Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: July
International Istanbul Jazz Festival Website
International Istanbul Music Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
Festival Types: Music - Classical
Month: June
International Istanbul Music Festival Website
International Istanbul Theatre Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
Festival Types: Theatre, Performing Art
Month: May
International Istanbul Theatre Festival Website
Israel Festival (Jerusalem, Israel)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Various Styles, Music - Classical
Month: May
Israel Festival Website
Karachi International Film Festival (Karachi, Pakistan)
Festival Types: Film
Month: January
Karachi International Film Festival Website
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling (Edirne, Turkey)
Festival Types: Sport - Strength, Sport - Combat, Traditional
Month: June
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Video Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Website
Kite Fighting in Afghanistan (Kabul, Afghanistan)
Festival Types: Kite, Traditional, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Year Round
Kite Fighting in Afghanistan Video
Lag Baomer and Shavuot (All Areas, Israel)
Festival Types: Religious
Month: May
Lag Baomer and Shavuot Video
Limassol Beer Festival (Limassol, Cyprus)
Festival Types: Beer, Party
Month: July
Limassol Beer Festival Website
Marmaris International Race Week (Marmaris, Turkey)
Festival Types: Sport - Yachting
Month: October
Marmaris International Race Week Website
Mevlana Festival (Konya, Turkey)
Festival Types: Dance - Folk, Cultural, Traditional
Month: December
Mevlana Festival Video
Middle East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: October
Middle East International Film Festival Website
Muscat Festival (Muscat, Oman)
Festival Types: Cultural, Traditional
Month: January
Muscat Festival Website
Nalut Spring Festival (Nalut, Libya)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural
Month: March
Nalut Spring Festival Video
Palestine Festival of Literature (Bethlehem, Palestine)
Festival Types: Writing, Literature, Book
Month: May
Palestine Festival of Literature Website
Palestine Festival of Literature - Palfest (All Areas, Palestine)
Festival Types: Writing, Reading, Performing Art
Month: May
Palestine Festival of Literature - Palfest Video
Ramadan (All Areas, Kuwait)
Festival Types: Religious
Month: Varies
Ramadan Video
Red Sea International Film Festival (Eilat, Israel)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Short
Month: March
Red Sea International Film Festival Website
Red Sea Jazz Festival (Eilat, Israel)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: August
Red Sea Jazz Festival Website
Sanaa Festival (Sanaa, Yemen)
Festival Types: Summer, Fair
Month: Varies
Sanaa Festival Website
Teheran Short Film Festival (Tehran, Iran)
Festival Types: Film - Short, Film
Month: November
Teheran Short Film Festival Website
Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: April
Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Website
Tour of Oman (All Areas, Oman)
Festival Types: Sport - Cycling, Sport - Endurance
Month: February
Tour of Oman Website
Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix (Istanbul, Turkey)
Festival Types: Sport - Formula 1, Sport - Motor Sport, Party
Month: May
Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix Photos
Unite in Paradise Reggae Festival (Olympos, Turkey)
Festival Types: Music - Reggae
Month: May
Unite in Paradise Reggae Festival Photos
Whirling Dervishes Festival (Konya, Turkey)
Festival Types: Religious, Cultural, Traditional
Month: December
Whirling Dervishes Festival Video Whirling Dervishes Festival Video
X Games - Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Festival Types: Sport - Street, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Cycling
Month: December
X Games - Dubai Video
Yerevan International Dance Film Festival - Kinodance (Yerevan, Armenia)
Festival Types: Film, Music - Varied
Month: December
Yerevan International Dance Film Festival - Kinodance Website
Zurkhane in Iran (Esfahan, Iran)
Festival Types: Sport - Strength
Month: Year Round
Zurkhane in Iran Photos