Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is the UK's longest-running celebration of Arab music, art, culture and artists. 

Based in a city with a strong and passionate Arabic community and identity, we were founded in 1998 as a registered charity delivering arts and community programmes to bring diverse cultures together. 

Our work is to increase appreciation and awareness of Arab culture and arts at a local, national and international level.

The festival itself, which takes place each July, was founded in 2002. We invite artists from across the Arab world including musicians, performers, writers and more. 

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 special events.

This channel is designed to help give you a taste of some of the work we do at Liverpool Arab Arts Festival.