The best things to do in Israel this month

The first-ever Port2Port festival emerges in Haifa, promising to deliver top-notch electronic music and engaging art installations. An absolutely stellar lineup of local and international DJs will be hosted in the port of Haifa for a night of art and techno where the sea meets the land, nature and industrial installations. Amongst other artists, local legends Red Axes, Anna Haleta, Jenia Tarsol, and Amichay Matyas will play alongside international heavy hitters Amelie Lens, Roman Flugel, and Nastia.

February 6, 2020

The annual party kicks off with local and international tributes to the Reggae Legend. It is truly hard to believe that Reggae master Bob Marley would be 75-years-old this year. His music has united the world over with his signature messages of peace, love, and harmony. The power and longevity of his lyrics and truth have been a source of inspiration for decades after his death and they continue to live on in musicians across all genres today.

Eilat's Red Sea Jazz Festival, the winter edition, returns this year with the intoxicating jazz sounds and gives music lovers a particularly warm jazz event The Red Sea Jazz Festival takes place at the foot of the breathtaking views of the Eilat Mountains and the Red Sea, while celebrating a decade of jazz festivities, and features a special weekend of music with Israeli and international artists, special productions, master classes and a Jam-session stage that plays into the wee hours of the night.

February 20-22

Millions of visitors in more than fifty cities around the world have got to watch the wonder that Van Gogh - The Exhibition and now it has arrived in Israel this January. Vincent van Gogh has been celebrated for more than 150 years as one of the world's most influential modern artists of all time. Having been exhibited in the most prestigious museums throughout the world, van Gogh's latest showcase will be in the arena complex of Herzliya.

January - April 2020

The Design Museum of Holon & the Holon Mediatheque present an exhibition surrounding the past decade in the face of time, ten years after the museum's first-ever exhibition A decade ago, in 2010, the Design Museum of Holon presented The State of Things, an exhibition that featured more than 100 objects that reflected the issues of consumption culture and its impact on international design.

December 12, 2019, Closing: May 28, 2020

Get to Jerusalem's Israel Museum to see these extraordinary exhibitions while you still have the chance.

Get your bellies ready for a variety of simmering soups to keep you warm during Jerusalem's winter days. Out of great love for soups and the culinary abundance of raw materials that Jerusalem offers, a seasonal tradition called the "Winter Soup Festival" was created at the Inbal Hotel for its fifth year now. During the festival, six different types of soups will be prepared on a daily basis at the hotel. 

Throughout December, Inbal Jerusalem Hotel, Jerusalem

Snap your fingers, tap your feet - because Tel Aviv is alive with beautiful be-bop and cross-rhythm from the jazz genre. As we see more and more special jazz nights popping up on the regular, we have rounded up our favorites, giving you the opportunity to take a hit of the stuff any night of the week. It’s time to add some scat and sax into your life, folks.

In one of the oldest districts in Tel Aviv, adjacent to the Carmel Market, Nahalat Binyamin Street has a wonderful now-not-so-well-known secret, which makes itself known twice a week. Every Tuesday and Friday, the Arts and Crafts Fair brings around 220 artists together as they attempt to sell their works.