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10th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival

10th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival

Join us at the 10th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival! Experience the best of Arab culture with food, music, art and more… this is a great event for kids and adults! The 2014 festival was attended by 5000 people and the festival is expected to draw over 7000 people this year.

Everyone is welcome to attend the Atlanta Arab Festival at Alif Institute (3288 Marjan Drive, Atlanta, 30340). The festival hours are as follows:

Saturday April 18, 2015 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM

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Sunday April 19, 2015 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Highlights include:

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  • Delicious food from several prominent local Arab restaurants.
  • Great shopping at the Souk: books, arts and crafts, paintings, groceries, rugs, jewelry, traditional home accessories, traditional clothes and more!
  • Performances: enjoy a beautiful array of folk dances, singing, storytelling, traditional fashion shows, and great music!
  • Arabian experience: sit and relax in an Arabian tent!
  • Games for all ages: amusing carnival style games and rides for young ones, challenging games for youth, backgammon and barjees for all ages!
  • Arts & Crafts: Create your own arts and crafts; have a henna design done or have your face painted; get your name written in beautiful Arabic calligraphy.
  • Cultural, folk art, fine art, and educational exhibits: learn about interesting facts that relate to the Arab culture and to Arab Americans
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