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The festival, produced by Western Galilee Now and Jewish National Fund USA, in collaboration with the Givatayim Municipality and the Givatayim Theatre, offers you four days of festival rich in content; culinary and experiential art workshops, music and dance performances, and of course, our Taste the Galilee — Farmers Market & Galilean Produce Fair that is all about celebrating Galilean small businesses!
We are waiting and excited to meet you. Enjoy and support small businesses in the Galilee!
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Reception ME|אני Performance by the Kibbutz Dance Troupe
You are invited to a festive opening evening of the 12th Galilean Winter Festival of the Western Galilee Now Consortium at the Givatayim Theatre, including a reception with boutique wine from the Galilee, greetings, and a unique dance performance by the Kibbutz Dance Troupe.
Wednesday, January 1, 7:30 pm – 9:40 pm
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Taste the Galilee – Farmers Market & Galilean Produce Fair
The annual and beloved Western Galilee Now Galilean Fair – Taste the Galilee, is coming to the center of Israel for the first time! A wonderful opportunity to wander among a variety of stalls of the best producers and artists from the Galilee: boutique wineries, goat cheeses, spices, tea from Galilean herbs, honey, handmade chocolate, malabi, halva, Druze food, Bedouin food, pastries, and savory dishes from the best bakeries, gluten-free pastries and products, granola, kubbeh soups, natural cosmetics, iron artwork, ceramics and other products and creations from the Galilee. Free Admission!
Thursday, January 2, 11 am – 6 pm
It is a captivating, fascinating show, full of stories and laughter with tour guide Karmit Arbel, interwoven with Galilean stories, and knowledge about foraging and cultural traditions. In the new show, Karmit brings the Galilean experience of these holidays to the stage, to you.
Thursday, January 2, 11 am – 12:30 pm
The Soul Bird: A Creative Wool Workshop for Children
Studio Kvisa Tzivonit is a space for handmade workshops in Kibbutz Beit HaEmek in the Western Galilee. The studio owner invites you to get a taste of one of their flagship workshops — the Soul Bird. A colorful wool crafting workshop designed for children ages 5 and up, accompanied by an adult.
Thursday, January 2, 11:30 am – 1 pm
Sweet Hanukkah: Perfect Quality Time For Families
Confectioner Ya’arit Stern from the Galilean village of Moreshet in Misgav invites you to an experiential, creative, and sweet workshop on preparing colorful fillings and decorations for donuts and a spectacular layered dessert made of cream and shortcrust pastry. Suitable for ages 5-15.
Thursday, January 2, 2 pm – 3 pm
Glass Wind Chime Workshop – Art 192 Gallery
A unique workshop to create glass wind chimes using the fusing technique with artist Dorit Shalom, a glass artist who is a partner at the Art 192 Gallery in Old Akko.
Thursday, January 2, 4 pm – 5:15 pm
Therapeutic Styling Clothing Swap Party
Clothes are the mirror of our soul, they are an important part of our lives, and they tell our story. You are invited to a meeting hosted by Orna Rothbert Nitzan in which we will learn to diagnose our inner dialogue through clothes and their impact on us and our environment. Each participant must come with an item of clothing that she wants to give away.
Thursday, January 2, 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Philharmonic In The Countryside Presents: Voices From the Galilee – Itai Armon Ensemble
A captivating performance that combines diverse musical traditions from Armenian, Greek, Persian, Turkish, and Egyptian music. The show combines diverse musical traditions that sweep the audience away.
Thursday, February 2, 8:30 pm – 10 pm
Friday, January 3, 2025
Dalia & Boaz Ben Izhak invite you to a meditation practice, suitable even for those who have never tried it before, in which they will reveal a touch from the world of meditation and offer a small taste of the peace and tranquility that characterize the special place they established in the Galilee. This is an invitation to breathe. To look within and invite the good.
Friday, January 3, 9 am – 10 am
Women Sculpting Women: Sculpture Workshop with Yael Netanel
You are invited to an experiential and unique sculpture workshop with the artist Yael Netanel, in which each participant sculpts a female figure using an easy, enjoyable technique and with close and professional guidance. An empowering experience that provides a sense of success even for those who have never sculpted before and at the same time will enrich those with experience.
Friday, January 3, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
“Israel Love Story” – A Joint Performance by Ronit Ofir, Nimrod Paz & Gaby Zohar
The joint performance – where stories and songs meet – was born about six months ago in the Galilee. The performance combines original stories by Gaby Zohar, about trips, people, experiences, and the most beautiful songs of singer Ronit Ofir accompanied by Nimrod Paz.
Friday, January 3, 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Saturday, January 4, 2025
A morning of folklore stories about places, people, and their ways of life. About the hidden and the visible, the spiritual and the ethnic as it is revealed to the traveler throughout the Galilee, with musical accompaniment.
Saturday, January 4, 11 am – 12:30 pm
