2025 FESTIVAL LINE UP – MORE TBC!

Nour Bishouty standing outside in front of some plants and a brick building.
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.
The Alexandrian
9:00am, Friday 11 July

The Alexandrian

In this free exhibition, Mohamed Gohar utilises his artistic visual language alongside architectural and heritage experiences.
A performer on stage under a spotlight.
7:30pm, Friday 11 July

Penguin

Full of humour and beauty, Hamzeh’s extraordinary story transports you to Syria, Gateshead - and his mind.
The Hadi Badi team at LAAF
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.
A hand holding some tatreez (traditional fabric).
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).
A collage of film posters
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.
An image of the animated characters from the film Dounia.
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,
Food laid out on a table and placemat
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.
A promo image for Palestine Minus One.
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.
Hands uncovering fabric buried in sand.
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.
Akram Abdulfattah performing on stage with a violin.
8:00pm, Saturday 19 July

Akram Abdulfattah

Akram Abdulfattah is a Palestinian-American violinist who combines jazz with middle eastern and Indian music.
A crowd of people gathered in the Sefton Park Palm House for LAAF Family Day 2024.
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

A performer on stage under a spotlight.

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

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 ...
Nour Bishouty standing outside in front of some plants and a brick building.

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 ...

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Founded in 1998, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is a registered charity delivering arts and community programmes that bring diverse cultures together, increasing appreciation and awareness of Arab culture and arts at a local, national and international level.

Our year-round programme of events and community projects includes Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, established in 2002 and still the UK’s premier annual Arab arts festival.

Each year, our festival brings a thrilling celebration of Arab culture to venues across the city and showcases the richness of Arab culture through a packed programme of visual art, music, dance, film, theatre, literature and events.

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تأسس مهرجان ليفربول للفنون والثقافة العربية عام 1998 كمؤسسة خيرية مسجلة تُقدم الفنون والبرامج المجتمعية التي تجمع الثقافات المتنوعة معاً، مما يساهم في زيادة التقدير والوعي بالثقافة والفنون العربية على المستوى المحلي والوطني والدولي.

يشمل برنامج أنشطتنا ومشاريعنا المجتمعية المستمرة على مدار العام علىمهرجان ليفربول للفنون العربيةالذي تأسس عام 2002، والذي ما يزال يعتبر المهرجان الأول للفنون والثقافة العربية في المملكة المتحدة.

في كل عام يحتفل مهرجاننا بالثقافة والفنون العربية في أماكن مختلفة من مدينة ليفربول ليعرض ثراء الثقافة العربية من خلال برنامج مثير مليء بمختلف الفعاليات والفنون المرئية والموسيقى والرقص والأفلام والأدب والمسرح.  

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