2025 FESTIVAL LINE UP – MORE TBC!
10:00am, Saturday 7 June
Nour Bishouty – Liverpool Biennial 2025
Nour Bishouty investigates the impulses of tourism and sightseeing, foregrounding questions around permission and the production of fantasy.
9:00am, Friday 11 July
The Alexandrian
In this free exhibition, Mohamed Gohar utilises his artistic visual language alongside architectural and heritage experiences.
12:00pm, Sunday 13 July
Hadi Badi Children’s Workshop
Introducing high-quality Arabic children's books, on themes of nostalgia and memory, whether about home, family, places, or special moments.
12:00am, Sunday 13 July
Palestinian Tatreez (Embroidery) Workshop
Join this adult workshop with Tatreez Collective to learn the basics of Tatreez (traditional Palestinian embroidery).
7:00pm, Monday 14 July
Archiving Nostalgia
Contemporary Arab films from Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, reflecting on nostalgia as both a thematic and aesthetic tool.
1:00pm, Sunday 13 July
Dounia Part 1 & 2: Cinema at Crosby Plaza
Dounia (And Princess of Aleppo, 2022) is the story of a little girl Forced to leave their war-destroyed city,
12:00pm, Tuesday 15 July
Jordanian Food & Cultural Experience with Yamama
Yamama are hosting a Cultural Supper Club and Lunch Club, to bring people together through food, art, and memory.
7:00pm, Wednesday 16 July
Palestine Minus One
A unique evening of stories and discussion, launching Comma Press's daring new anthology, Palestine Minus One.
7:30pm, Friday 18 July
A Grain of Sand حبة رمل
A one-woman show looking at war through the eyes of a child, blending Palestinian folklore with real-life testimonies from children.
8:00pm, Saturday 19 July
Akram Abdulfattah
Akram Abdulfattah is a Palestinian-American violinist who combines jazz with middle eastern and Indian music.
12:00pm, Sunday 20 July
LAAF Family Day 2025
Immerse yourself in a FREE afternoon of authentic Arab art, culture and community during this joyful celebration.
NEWS
More events announced for Liverpool Arab Arts Festival 2025
More events have been announced for the longest running annual festival of Arab arts and culture in the UK, returning ...
Traces of Elsewhere: The 2ⁿᵈ Iteration of Port Cities Exhibition
This Moroccan iteration explores speculative and fictional perspectives, unveiling new layers through a public program accompanying the exhibition ...
LAAF announce Liverpool Biennial partnership featuring Nour Bishouty
Through sculpture, photo-collage, drawing, and textiles, Nour Bishouty investigates the impulses of tourism and sightseeing, foregrounding questions around permission and ...
