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Seattle Arab Festival will take place on August 12-13: 11am-7pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 24 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.
The festival strives to create a space where people from different Arab countries and backgrounds can connect, while celebrating their shared heritage. This year, the festival features music, dance, food, and an expansive souk with various vendors selling goods.
Saturday, August 12
ARMORY STAGE
| TIME | PERFORMANCE |
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Festival Inspiring Speakers Meet our speakers and know about their inspiring success stories. |
| 2:00pm-2:20pm | Seattle Kids Dabkeh |
| 2:30pm-2:40pm | Basel Al-Doraib, Yemeni Singer accompanied by Michael Naguib on keyboard |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm | Damascus Papers |
| 4:00pm-4:50pm | Shamiat Dabkeh |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Asmaa/singer with Keyboard by Ashraf Kamel |
Sunday, August 13
ARMORY STAGE
| TIME | PERFORMANCE |
| 2:00pm-2:50pm | Cairo Crowd |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm | House of Tarab House of Tarab is a band that plays classic and traditional Arabic music. |
| 4:00pm-4:50pm | George Sadak on Tabla George Sadak will be playing some hits with his tabla to showcase the power of Arabic instrunments on changing the whole spirit of a song! |
| 5:00pm-5:50pm | Damascus Papers |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | Shamiat Dabkeh |
