Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jewish Culture, etc Festivals in Europe, 2016







As usual, I am trying to put together a list of as many as possible of the numerous Jewish festivals -- culture, film, dance, etc -- that take place each year around Europe. Please help me by sending me information!

The big culture festivals and other smaller events make good destinations around which to center a trip. Some, like the annual Festival of Jewish Culture in Krakow, are huge events lasting a week or more, which draw thousands of people and offer scores or sometimes hundreds of performances, lectures, concerts, exhibits and the like. Other festivals are much less ambitious. Some are primarily workshops but also feature concerts. Many of the same artists perform at more than one festival. 

The list will be growing and growing -- and again, I ask my readers to please send me information and links to upcoming events. Thanks!



ALL OVER EUROPE 

September 4 -- many countries -- European Day of Jewish Culture (theme this year: Jewish languages)


CZECH REPUBLIC


July 7-10 -- Boskovice -- 24th Festival for the Jewish Quarter

August 1-6 -- Trebic -- Samajim Festival

September 19-27 -- Olomouc --  Days of Jewish Culture


DENMARK

May 31-June 6 -- Copenhagen -- Jewish Culture Festival


GERMANY


February 25-28 -- Fürth -- Jewish Film Days

March 4-13 -- Fürth -- International Klezmer Festival

July 9-August 12 -- Weimar -- Yiddish Summer Weimar



GREAT BRITAIN


August 15-19 -- London -- Klezfest




ITALY

March 14-18 -- Trani (various venues)-- Lech Lecha festival



POLAND


June 16-19 -- Oswiecim -- Oswiecim Life Festival




SLOVAKIA


June 29-July 2 -- Kosice -- Mazal Tov festival


SPAIN

March 5-6 -- Besalu -- Ciudad Judia

June 8-June 13 -- Cordoba -- International Festival of Sephardic Music