Annual Events

Location: Carmel Valley Road, Carmel - Monterey, California

The CJFF is a unique event on the Monterey Peninsula.

Its reach includes both Jewish and non-Jewish communities as it seeks to educate and provoke thought and dialogue on a variety of subjects through the medium of film.

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival

This year, as in years past, we will highlight Jewish issues, traditions, challenges and characters that will resonate with our audiences whatever their background or beliefs.

Location: Ein Bokek, Dead Sea

The annual Dead Sea Marathon takes place at the lowest place on Earth, the Dead Sea.

The race offers several distances for all levels of runners including a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and ultra-marathon.

There will be cash prizes for every winner of each long race.

The racers will run along the sea, on a gravel path on a circular route.

There is minimum repetition of the roads, meaning that runners get to see more of the Dead Sea’s beauty.

The Dead Sea Marathon will start from the artificial island in front of the Isrotel Dead Sea Hotel.

Location: Sacramento, Caifornia

Among the Festival's goals are to seek out and present unique, humorous, powerful, touching and personal films from around the world which focus on the Jewish experience.

Past offerings have included sensitive and sometimes controversial titles such as "A Trumpet in the Wadi" and "Trembling Before God", award winning films such as "One Day Crossing" and "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" and humorous shorts such as "God @ Heaven", "Gefilte Fish", and "The West Bank Story".

Location: 13499 Bell Tower Dr, Fort Myers, Florida

Location: Selwyn Street, Elsternwick, VIC 3185

The Festival draws thousands of people, and showcases the talents of artists and musicians, young and older, professional and amateur from within the Jewish Community, as well as giving the opportunity for dozens of communal organisations, sporting, religious, cultural and more, to show the Jewish and wider community alike what they stand for and do.

Of course, no festival is complete without delicious food !

Come for brunch, stay for lunch, and enjoy an afternoon munch from any of the varied food stalls.

Location: Geneva

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Sharing the celebration of Jewish Life, art and history in film with the greater Honolulu Community.

The Honolulu Jewish Film Festival returns with a stellar selection of films that celebrate and examine the Jewish experience across the globe.

Held annually in March. See website for details. 

The PVJFF presents critically acclaimed films that not only entertain, but also provide opportunities for reflection, discussion, and a deeper understanding of our complex, diverse world.

Join us for a cinematic exploration of Jewish identity, community, and history.

Location: Vienna

The annual global song contest, Eurovision 2027, will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria in May. 

Location: Jerusalem

Location: Bahbhofstrasse 20, Zurich

6 days, 17 events and more then 40 jewish artists from all over the world coming to preform in Zurich - Switzerland.

Music shows, dance shows and workshops, movie evening, lectures and many more interesting events.

Location: San Luis Obispo, California

The annual San Luis Obispo Jewish Film Festival is the premier event on the Central Coast celebrating Jewish culture from around the world.

A great lineup of narrative and documentary films features the award winning filmmakers in up close and personal discussions.

Location: Athens, Georgia

Facilitating cultural discussion by presenting quality Jewish films in Athens, Georgia while promoting filmmakers focused on the Jewish experience.

Location: King William Road, Adelaide, SA 5000

Adelaide Cabaret Festival June 2026. 

Keep checking website for updates. 

Location: Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival -
Celebrating the Jewish experience through Film

Location: Morton Grove, Chicago, Illinois

The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival expresses the heart and soul of Jewish Chicago.

The Festival intertwines the sounds, sights and tastes of Jewish culture and celebrates Jewish identity.

First produced in 1980, the Festival has always brought together every facet of the Jewish community, young and old, multi-generational and all segments of religious practice and political thought for a day of sharing, understanding and tolerance.

We also reach out to our friends of other religions and cultures to come and share the experience with us.

Come and be part of the "town square of Jewish Chicago" with 4 stages of music and dance, a juried art fair, a children's activity fair, a strictly Kosher food fair and an organization fair with over 100 organizations.

Plan to be with us or consider being a volunteer as we throw the largest Jewish cultural event in Chicago and the longest running Jewish Festival in America.

Location: Noosa, QLD

Location: Perth, WA

The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is a cracking 11-day celebration of cinema, showcasing over 200 international films and represents Western Australia's largest - and only - international film festival.

Location: New York

Since 2002, the New York Asian Film Festival has been an annual celebration of the best and boldest in Asian cinema.

As the first film festival in North America to champion the works of today’s leading Asian auteurs, NYAFF continues to introduce vibrant and vital voices ranging from explosive blockbusters to eccentric arthouse gems.

As we celebrate Asian representation more than ever, NYAFF provides an essential connection and awareness to our community, to New Yorkers, and beyond.

Location: 801 Percy Warner Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee

In the tradition of local food festivals and competitions, the Kosher "Nashville Hot Chicken" Festival is our uniquely Nashville take on an event that enables our entire community to eat together, join in a day of fun, and celebrate the Nashville Hot Chicken sensation.

Join us to sample from each of our amateur and professional chefs and teams that will offer their take on Nashville Hot Chicken in a fun and competitive environment.

Location: Cebu City, Central Visayas, Cebu

Founded by local filmmakers and established in 2009, the Binisaya Film Festival aims to develop a uniquely Cebuano sensibility by providing a venue to showcase Bisaya films and Global Cinema unfettered by commercial constraints.

BINISAYA has also maintained its status over the years as a hotbed for discussion over the direction of Cebuano films and its place in the world

Location: Copake, New York

Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp (BHEC), 159 Empire Rd, Copake, NY 12516, USA.

100% Yiddish. 100% fun!

Location: North Kensico Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595

Westchester Jewish Music & Arts festival sponsors & celebrates Jewish heritage.

Full details on the website. 

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington Jewish Film Festival - Wilmington, North Carolina 

Many events throughout the year - keep updated via the website. 

Location: Silvan, VIC

Victoria's wonderful Tulip festival that comes to life every September October.

Check the website for other festivals at the site throughout the year:
All That Jazz Weekend
Children's Week
Rock the Fields Weekend
Irish Weekend
Turkish Weekend
Dutch Weekend
Spring Fever Week

Location: Budapest

A Multicultural Event with Exciting Programs

The Jewish Cultural Festival in Budapest is a great opportunity to find out everything about Hungarian Jewish culture.

The Jews played an important part in Hungary's history. The city's Jewish community has started to reborn in the previous couple of years.  This cultural event reflects this ambition.

Come to the Hungarian capital at the end of summer, and visit some of the programs of this unique event to make your stay even more memorable!

The central venue of the event is the beautiful Dohány Street Central Synagogue in the historic Jewish Quarter.

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Pickle Fest® is a celebration of pickles and volunteerism in Cleveland.

Volunteers are a BIG DILL. Proceeds from the event support Greater Cleveland Volunteers programs and services to volunteers and nonprofits in Cuyahoga County.

Cleveland Pickle Fest® attracts thousands of people to Downtown Cleveland.

The event includes pickle companies, food trucks, restaurants, pickle items, and pickle beer.

Pickle lovers might enjoy many different flavors of pickles, pickles on a stick, pickle candy, and even pickle ice cream.

Location: Victoria, British Columbia

The annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival (VIJFF) - launched in 2015 in Victoria, BC, Canada - aims to enhance our audiences' enjoyment of films with Jewish themes and related content from around the globe.

We celebrate these films as explorations of Jewish culture and as artistic expressions of broadly shared human values.

Location: Abu Gosh & Tel Aviv

Location: Warsaw

Warsaw Film Festival
The WFF differs from other festivals in its programme, just as Warsaw differs from other cities.

Selecting the films, we always remember about our audience - native Varsovians, those working or studying in Warsaw, and those in town for a short while, for instance only for the Festival.

For over forty years, the Warsaw Film Festival has been promoting cinema that brings people together, inspires thought, and leaves a lasting impression.

It is a space of creative freedom, dialogue, and films that tackle important issues — a place where stories that truly matter come together.

Location: Sacramento, California

Location: 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY, NY 10128

The New York Jewish Film Festival, co-presented with the Jewish Museum, is a preeminent showcase for world cinema exploring the Jewish experience.

Location: Bucharest

Location: Barcelona

The Barcelona Jewish Film festival arose out of the vocation to make known and disseminate jewish culture, so closely linked to the history of both Barcelona and Spain. It aims to:

- Promote cultural activities with the "Call" area of Barcelona.
- Make known the intercultural nature of jewish people.
- Create a place for encounters and tolerant dialogue.
- Place jewish culture on the city's cultural agenda.
- Promote productions about jewish subject made in the state.

Location: Columbus, Ohio

The Columbus Jewish Film Festival is committed to bringing Central Ohio audiences a sampling of the best in contemporary independent and international Jewish films.

The Festival promotes a Jewish legacy that values art and embraces universal themes, moral questions and ethical concerns.

By pushing the boundaries of what is considered Jewish and taking the Festival outside of the walls of Jewish institutions, the Festival opens a window that invites sharing in the richness of the Jewish heritage and experience.

Location: 122 Amsterdam Ave at West 65th Street, NYC, New York, opposite Lincoln Center, NY 10023

The Israeli Dance Institute invites you to join the Annual Israel Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts.

The Festival day begins at 11:00 am with Rivkaleh's Fair, a once a year indoor event that will delight every member of the family with a marketplace of arts, crafts and cultural exhibits together with activities for children and adults featuring community dancing.

The Festival performance follows the Fair at 3:30 pm featuring a spectacular show with dancers and singers of all ages from communities across the United States coming together on one stage.

The Israel Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts is a project of the Israeli Dance Institute in partnership with Jewish National Fund with the support of Bnai Zion, the New York Board of Rabbis and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.

Location: Pearl Street Mall (1300 block), Downtown Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

Celebrate 30 Years of Culture, Community, and Connection! The Boulder Jewish Festival is back on Pearl Street Mall for a landmark celebration of Jewish life in Boulder. From soulful melodies and vibrant art to the best local flavors, there's something for everyone at this milestone event. Join us for the 30th Boulder Jewish Festival on Sunday, June 7, from 11 am to 3 pm at the Pearl Street Mall; admission is free!

Location: 280 Broome Street, NYC, New York
Between Allen & Eldridge St. Lower East Side

A fantastic annual festival every May!