Tel Aviv Festival 2026

One of the prominent and widely discussed cultural events—returning for the second time!

Five days of music and art produced by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in collaboration with Hamon Volume and Forum Productions, with Shlomi Shaban as artistic director. Shalom Hanoch, Shimi Tavori, Nuno, Asaf Avidan, Echo, Rivka Michaeli, Tom Yaar, and dozens more artists and creators will take part in a variety of performances, including original productions, one-time tribute shows, premieres and pre-premieres, alongside unique collaborations. Following the success of the first Tel Aviv Festival, which swept through the city and became one of the most prominent and talked-about cultural events, the festival is returning for a second time. Led and produced by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in collaboration with Hamon Volume and Forum Productions, the festival offers five days of multicultural and multidisciplinary celebration of music and art, presenting the city’s cultural and musical mosaic. The festival seeks to break through the boundaries of the traditional stage and transform the Tel Aviv Museum of Art into a living, breathing, dynamic space of performances, cross-genre and cross-art-form installations, in the spirit of freedom, creativity, and curiosity.

When? Sunday–Sunday | 8–1.11
Where? Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Israel Opera House, Beit Ariela, Beit Radical, and the Culture Hall
How much? Performance prices as published on the festival website; 20% discount for DigiTel cardholders

The festival’s daily Night Pass offers a day ticket allowing free wandering among abundant content in the various galleries and spaces, hosting performances, special installations, and one-time encounters created especially for the festival. (Admission to the galleries and museum spaces is subject to availability; places are limited.) Daily Night Pass ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets to performances in the halls themselves (Recanati, Kaufmann, Asia, and Beit Ariela) for an additional fee of 30–60 NIS. In addition, a performance open to the general public will take place on Friday afternoon in the Sculpture Garden at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (weather permitting; admission subject to availability; places are limited).

More than 80 artists and creators will perform this year at the Tel Aviv Festival and take part in more than 40 performances, including original productions, one-time tribute shows, premieres and pre-premieres, alongside unique collaborations. The festival’s artistic director is Shlomi Shaban, known for his virtuoso ability to combine high culture with popular culture. Shaban has created a program based on a unique artistic line: connecting timeless classics with renewal and innovation, and creating enriching interdisciplinary encounters between music, theater, literature, and dance; combining classic and innovative elements, interdisciplinary collaborations, and artistic installations.

Artists and creators participating in the Tel Aviv Festival

T&T, SHOTNEZ, Evyatar Banai, Avraham Lagasa, Avri G, AGAT, Maybe Danon, Uri Drumer, Ari Folman, Orly Castel-Bloom, Eldad Tsitrin, Alon Eder, Sonora Ensemble, Echo, Asaf Avidan, Asaf Lieberman, Esther Rada, Barak Cohen, Balkan Beat Box, Guyguy, Jimbo J, Gitit Fisher, Gali Atari, Gilad Kahana, Daniel Zamir, Daniela Spector, Hadi Afaim, Hillel Tzory, The Jerusalem Camerata, Victoria Hanna, Ze’ev Tene, Ziv Barashi, Chen Halevi, Teddy Neguse, Tapash, Yuval Manashe, Yuval Scharf, Yondav Halevi, Yonatan Blumenfeld, Yehezkel Raz, Yair Nitzani, Yasmin Raviv, Lo Kochot, Liron Teani, Maya Dunietz, Maya Balzitzman, Maya Kosover, Moti Rodan, Moran Miller, Michael Meital, Miki Shaviv, Menachem Wiesenberg, Nona Choir, Nadav Hollander, Noga, Nuno, Nitzan Wolfson-Barthana, Nitai Hershkovits, Noam Wiesenberg, Sol Monk, CIAM, Sagol 59, Slaït Lahav, Stav Ahai, Adi Sheshas, Uzi Ramirez, Omri Mor, Amit Ullman, Inbal Pinto, Patrick Sebag, Peleg, Tzach Bar, Kosta Kaplan, Corduroy, Katya Tobol, Keren Mor, Rap Anavim, Rivka Michaeli, Roi Ben-Sira, Rona Kenan, Roni Kuban, Ruti Twill, Shaanan Streett, Shira Wiesel, Shalom Hanoch, Shlomi Shaban, Shai Ben Tzur, Shai Tsabari, Shimi Tavori, Shir Gabai, Shari Shavit, Shari Zak-Lewy, Tair Haim, Tom Yaar, Tomer Bar, Tomer Yeshayahu, Time Palace Orchestra, Tayseer Elias, and Tamir Muskat.

Tel Aviv Festival performances | Special festival events

Opening performance: I’m a Tribe — Spotlight on music producer Tamir Muskat
Featuring: Evyatar Banai, Balkan Beat Box, Gilad Kahana (Lo Kochot), Victoria Hanna, Shlomi Shaban, Tair Haim, SHOTNEZ, and T&T. Accompanied by the Jerusalem Camerata and the “Nona” Choir.

Closing performance: Rivka Michaeli — “Another Good Reason to Celebrate”
With special guests on stage: Alon Eder, Jimbo J, Gitit Fisher, Gali Atari, Yair Nitzani, and more.

Shimi Tavori celebrates 50 years of his career, with a surprise special guest

Shalom Hanoch — “Walking Alone in the City”
A special “Exit” show featuring songs written about Tel Aviv

Asaf Avidan — 30 years since the second album

Nuno in a special acoustic version
With the “Nona” Choir; musical production: Shozin

Echo — Playground
Echo’s songs alongside songs she loves, in warmer and more exposed live arrangements

Tom Yaar — “Partners in Crime”
Hosted by Adi Sheshas and additional special guests

CIAM

Tomer Yeshayahu — Solo performance

“Songs and Sinners Have Sinned in Song”
With Maybe Danon, Yondav Halevi, Yonatan Blumenfeld, and Nadav Hollander, hosting Barak Cohen

Miki Shaviv — “So What’s the Story?”

Moti Rodan — Premiere of a new album

Rona Kenan — General rehearsal
Solo performance

Liron Teani — #1 on the Microphone
Bringing together top rappers to choose the most compelling song and the ultimate line in Israeli rap. Featuring: Shir Gabai and Avri G, Sagol 59

Master class with creator Amit Ullman

AFTER PARTY
Tamir Muskat and guests

Original productions

“Get Cheeky and Answer” — Performing Matti Caspi
Featuring: Yehezkel Raz, Stav Ahai, Katya Tobol, Maya Dunietz, Nitai Hershkovits, Omri Mor, Tomer Bar, and Roi Ben-Sira

30 years of The Holy Clara

Special performance screening by Corduroy and Shari Zak-Lewy. Pre-screening: 30 minutes on 30 years; Roni Kuban interviews Ari Folman

Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen
Featuring: Chen Halevi, Menachem Wiesenberg, Nitzan Wolfson-Barthana, Noam Wiesenberg, Hillel Tzory, and Tayseer Elias

Dream Room
Orly Castel-Bloom with Maya Kosover and Shari Shavit. A special edition of the “One Book” podcast from Kan Podcasts. Musical accompaniment: Uzi Ramirez

One-on-One Room
A one-time event featuring one artist facing one audience member. Featuring: Keren Mor, Shaanan Streett, Yuval Scharf, and Hadi Afaim.

BILTEEZ
Esther Rada, Daniel Zamir, and Michael Meital; premiere

“Hillel”
Shai Tsabari and Patrick Sebag; premiere

Daniela Spector
Accompanied by the “Sonora” vocal ensemble

Eldad Tsitrin — “The Hidden Is Greater Than the Revealed”
A work interpreting Numa Bar’s exhibition

Rap Anavim — Live Acoustic Session

The Room
By Inbal Pinto, in a special version for the festival. Performed by Moran Miller; original music by Maya Balzitzman; performed live by Maya Balzitzman and Slaït Lahav

Asaf Lieberman hosts
The 200th episode: a live recording of the “1+1” podcast from Kan Podcasts

Maya Dunietz and the Time Palace Orchestra — “All the Open Ends”
Premiere

Dream Room with Shai Ben Tzur

Teddy Neguse | Sol Monk | Guyguy hosts Noga | Yasmin Raviv (Kiki Malinki) | Peleg | Yuval Manashe | AGAT | Tapash | Kosta Kaplan | Avraham Lagasa | Ze’ev Tene | Tahar | Shira Wiesel

Midnight screenings in tribute to Paris Cinema:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Hunger

Uri Drumer curates the exhibition “Vision of the New Bones” and participates in a discussion about the exhibition

DJ sets by Tzach Bar, Ziv Barashi, and Ruti Twill

Ticket prices as published on the website; 20% discount for DigiTel cardholders.