It’s time to make plans for 2016! Below you will find the list of oriental dance festivals with workshops led by Egyptian dancers and instructors – no one knows more about the dance than they do.
In case you noticed that some festivals are missing, just let me know, so that I can up-date the list.
JANUARY
29-31.01.2016 Aini Ya Aini Festival, Valencia, Spain
www.facebook.com/groups/452427248130585/?fref=ts
FEBRUARY
4-7.02.2016 Egipto en Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
www.festivalegiptoenbarcelona.com/
www.facebook.com/Festival-Internacional-Egipto-en-Barcelona-211890875546704/
10-13.02.2016 Eilat Festival, Israel
www.facebook.com/Eilat-Festival-143989702294436/
12-14.02.2016 Ya Amar Festival, Paris, France
www.facebook.com/yaamarbellydancefestival/?ref=stream
19-21.02.2016 Etna Belly Dance Festival, Sicily, Italy
www.etnabellydancefestival.it/en
www.facebook.com/Etna-Belly-Dance-Festival-Sicily-266925323485596/timeline/?ref=br_rs
19-21.02.2016 Raks Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
www.facebook.com/RAKS-Berlin-Festival-812754628779064/?fref=ts
MARCH
11-13.03.2016 Al Hayat Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
www.facebook.com/Alhayatfestivalukraine/?fref=ts
13-21.03.2016 Cairo Mirage Festival, Moscow, Russia
www.facebook.com/groups/1652500011695752/
17-20.03.2016 Orient Addicts Festival, Paprotnia, Poland
www.orient-addicts.djamila.pl/
www.facebook.com/orient.addicts/?fref=ts
APRIL
1-3.04.2016 Yalla Raqs Festival, Sansepolcro, Italy
www.yallaraqsfestival.oneminutesite.it/
www.facebook.com/YallaRaqsFestival/?fref=ts
8-10.04.2016 Yalla Spring Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
www.yallaspringfestival.weebly.com/
www.facebook.com/Yalla-Spring-Festival-490988194437427/?fref=ts
15-17.04.2016 Marhaba! Belly Dance Festival, Rome, Italy
www.facebook.com/MarhabaBellyDanceFestival?ref=br_rs
15-17.04.2016 Layali Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
www.facebook.com/LAYALI-BULGARIA-Oriental-Dance-Festival-441873189198509/?fref=ts
21-24.04.2016 NYCairo Festival, New York, USA
www.facebook.com/NYCairoFestival?fref=ts
22-24.04.2016 Orient Express Festival, Vienna, Austria
www.nelly-dance.com/Orientexpressfestival/
www.facebook.com/Orient-Express-Festival-256501544415910/?fref=ts
29.04-1.05.2016 Babylon Apulia Festival, Bari, Italy
www.babylonapuliafestival.com/
www.facebook.com/groups/238887582940405/?fref=ts
MAY
4-9.05.2016 Stockholm Belly Dance Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
www.bellydancefestival.se/festival-sbdf-cbn-20379146
www.facebook.com/Stockholm-Belly-Dance-Festival-109966922375345/timeline/?ref=br_rs
5-8.05.2016 Bab al noujoum Festival, Nancy, France
www.facebook.com/festivalbabalnoujoum?fref=ts
13-16.05.2016 Oriental Marathon Festival, Montpellier, France
www.facebook.com/Oriental-Marathon-Festival-475373105885357/
www.oriental-marathon-festival.com/
19-22.05.2016 Cairo Festival, Budapest, Hungary
www.cairofestival.com/CAIRO_Festival/A_fesztiv%C3%A1l?
www.facebook.com/cairofestivalbudapest?fref=ts
27-29.05.2016 Tito Al Ahram Festival, Valencia, Spain
www.facebook.com/AlAhramInternationalBellydanceFestival/?fref=ts
JUNE
24-26.06.2016, Heart of America, Kansas, USA
www.heartofamericabellydance.com/
www.facebook.com/events/1479073919087863/
30.06-3.07.2016 Heshk Beshk Festival, Venice, Italy
www.facebook.com/Heshk-Beshk-Oriental-Dance-Festival-709590112408247/?fref=ts
JULY
1-3.07.2016 Al-Dunya Festival, Netherlands
www.facebook.com/aldunyafestival/?fref=ts
7-14.07.2016 Nile Group Festival, Cairo, Egypt
www.facebook.com/events/1515044798794380/
11-19.07.2016 Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival, Cairo, Egypt
www.facebook.com/Ahlan-Wa-Sahlan-Festivals-461157184071383/?fref=ts
11-18.07.2016 Cairo Khan Festival, Cairo, Egypt
www.facebook.com/Cairo-Khan-1543465009224391/?fref=ts
14-17.07.2016 Khamsin Festival, Sicily, Italy
www.facebook.com/Khamsin-Festival-Sicily-249078018505598/
18-25.07.2016, Raqs, of Course Festival, Cairo, Egypt
www.facebook.com/RaqsOfCourseFestival/?fref=ts
20-25.07.2016 World Belly Dance Festival Singapore
www.worldbellydancefestival.com/
www.facebook.com/worldbellydancefestival?ref=br_rs
AUGUST
6-13.08.2016 Egyptian Dance Festival, Hurghada, Egypt
www.egyptiandancefestival.com/
www.facebook.com/EgyptianDanceFestival/?fref=ts
SEPTEMBER
22-25.09.2016 Orient el Hob Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
www.facebook.com/orientelhob/?fref=ts
OCTOBER
28-30.10.2016 Tarabesque, Barcelona, Spain
www.facebook.com/TarabesqueFestival?fref=ts
NOVEMBER
14-21.11.2016 Nile Group Festival, Cairo
DECEMBER
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