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13 Fun Events Happening In Lebanon This Long Weekend
Pool parties, a massive food festival, taco festivals, hikes, and so much more!
We’ve split it up by day this week, enjoy!
Friday, June 23:
1. Welcome to صيف
What: Take your spring shoes off, put your dancing shoes on and join the official welcoming of summertime: صيف Feb30 – Feb30’s summertime venue!
With: صيف Feb30, Mar Mikhael
When: Friday at 9 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
2. Souk el Akel: Launching The Summer Season
What: Taking place at “The Field” are three days of events and food! A huge outdoor pool, a waterslide, ping pong tables, music, games, and so much more await you at this upgraded food market.
With: Souk el Akel
When: June 23 at 12 PM – June 25 at 11 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
Saturday, June 24:
3. Wackos and Tacos: The Return
What: Drink classic margarita till the last drop because getting drunko Latino style is always sexier. Then top it all off with a whole bunch of tacos, street dancing, and celebrating!
Where: Taqueria Del Jefe
When: Saturday at 7 PM – 1 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
4. Screening at The Garten: Somewhere
What: Get ready to dive in the finest cinematic outdoor experiences, set in The Gärten. Enjoy drinks, the vibes, and a new way to watch movies in Beirut!
Where: The Garten
When: Saturday at 8 PM – 10 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
5. Beach Party: Sunsations 02
What: A killer pool party awaits with five DJs and amazing entertainment!
Where: La Rochelle
When: Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
6. Qadisha Valley – Exclusive Loop Hike with Lunch
What: Discover the spectacular scenery and beautiful nature of Qadisha Valley, let your guide take you on a 2.5 hour breathtaking loop hike through the valley, where you will visit five more monasteries and hidden (cave) churches, two of them being normally closed to the public. On your way, you will enjoy a picnic with a freshly prepared lunch bag filled with organic pleasures.
With: Living Lebanon
When: Saturday at 9 AM – 7 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
7. Limewired x Fête De La Musique
What: This is for the LimeWire generation. No spam messages here, just the 90s and 00s songs you struggled to download. Come party to the music you grew up with, for pop culture is not dead.
Where: The Back Door
When: Saturday at 9 PM – 3 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Sunday, June 25:
8. Poolside Sessions 01
What: C U NXT SAT joins forces with this hot rooftop pool to bring you a great party! Tan, swim and catch the perfect rooftop sunset by the pool with music delivered by the town’s finest every sunny Sunday in Beirut until 1AM.
Where: Skin City
When: Sunday at 12 PM – June 26 1 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
9. The Grand Factory gets Funked UP
What: School’s out on the 26th, so go on and get Funked Up at The Grand Factory with some of the country’s finest:
Where: The Grand Factory
When: Sunday 10 PM – 6 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
10. Jezzine Food & Feast Festival
What: Join the Jezzine municipality and Souk el Tayeb to enjoy the souk (with region’s typical products), a lunch (prepared by local cooks and ladies), guided tours to discover the village, and a traditional Dabke performance. The kids will also love the inflatables, the face-painting, and coloring activities.
With: Souk el Tayeb
When: Sunday at 11:30 AM – 7 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
11. Terrace Party: FLOAT
What: FLOAT is back for the seventh edition of this party. They promise you 18 hours of blissful music, a thousand beautiful faces and one scenic setting. The Beirut In the Mix crew will make you dance until dusk fades into dawn upon the camping Amchit terrace. (JADE, MAD JAM, NESTA, AND RONIN will be playing, to name a few!)
Where: Camping Amchit terrace
When: Sunday 12 PM – 6 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Monday June 26:
12. Party: Dotheart by the Sea
What: An epic party awaits with international names like Miss Melera, Artbat, Maga & Sarkis Mikael. Table and bungalow packages available.
Where: Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort Beirut
When: Monday at 2 PM – Tuesday at 2 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Tuesday June 27:
13. Lost. In Translation: Poems, Spoken Word, Open Mic
What: Join Sukoon for an evening of poetry, prose, and spoken word performance(s) by local-based and non-local-based poets and writers. Share your own work too, in English and/or in Arabic. Maybe a few lines in French. In any other language, sure, but only if you buy each reader a large drink.
Where: Mansion
When: Tuesday at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
We’ve split it up by day this week, enjoy!
Friday, June 23:
1. Welcome to صيف
What: Take your spring shoes off, put your dancing shoes on and join the official welcoming of summertime: صيف Feb30 – Feb30’s summertime venue!
With: صيف Feb30, Mar Mikhael
When: Friday at 9 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
2. Souk el Akel: Launching The Summer Season
What: Taking place at “The Field” are three days of events and food! A huge outdoor pool, a waterslide, ping pong tables, music, games, and so much more await you at this upgraded food market.
With: Souk el Akel
When: June 23 at 12 PM – June 25 at 11 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
Saturday, June 24:
3. Wackos and Tacos: The Return
What: Drink classic margarita till the last drop because getting drunko Latino style is always sexier. Then top it all off with a whole bunch of tacos, street dancing, and celebrating!
Where: Taqueria Del Jefe
When: Saturday at 7 PM – 1 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
4. Screening at The Garten: Somewhere
What: Get ready to dive in the finest cinematic outdoor experiences, set in The Gärten. Enjoy drinks, the vibes, and a new way to watch movies in Beirut!
Where: The Garten
When: Saturday at 8 PM – 10 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
5. Beach Party: Sunsations 02
What: A killer pool party awaits with five DJs and amazing entertainment!
Where: La Rochelle
When: Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
6. Qadisha Valley – Exclusive Loop Hike with Lunch
What: Discover the spectacular scenery and beautiful nature of Qadisha Valley, let your guide take you on a 2.5 hour breathtaking loop hike through the valley, where you will visit five more monasteries and hidden (cave) churches, two of them being normally closed to the public. On your way, you will enjoy a picnic with a freshly prepared lunch bag filled with organic pleasures.
With: Living Lebanon
When: Saturday at 9 AM – 7 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
7. Limewired x Fête De La Musique
What: This is for the LimeWire generation. No spam messages here, just the 90s and 00s songs you struggled to download. Come party to the music you grew up with, for pop culture is not dead.
Where: The Back Door
When: Saturday at 9 PM – 3 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Sunday, June 25:
8. Poolside Sessions 01
What: C U NXT SAT joins forces with this hot rooftop pool to bring you a great party! Tan, swim and catch the perfect rooftop sunset by the pool with music delivered by the town’s finest every sunny Sunday in Beirut until 1AM.
Where: Skin City
When: Sunday at 12 PM – June 26 1 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
9. The Grand Factory gets Funked UP
What: School’s out on the 26th, so go on and get Funked Up at The Grand Factory with some of the country’s finest:
Where: The Grand Factory
When: Sunday 10 PM – 6 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
10. Jezzine Food & Feast Festival
What: Join the Jezzine municipality and Souk el Tayeb to enjoy the souk (with region’s typical products), a lunch (prepared by local cooks and ladies), guided tours to discover the village, and a traditional Dabke performance. The kids will also love the inflatables, the face-painting, and coloring activities.
With: Souk el Tayeb
When: Sunday at 11:30 AM – 7 PM
For more information about this event, click here.
11. Terrace Party: FLOAT
What: FLOAT is back for the seventh edition of this party. They promise you 18 hours of blissful music, a thousand beautiful faces and one scenic setting. The Beirut In the Mix crew will make you dance until dusk fades into dawn upon the camping Amchit terrace. (JADE, MAD JAM, NESTA, AND RONIN will be playing, to name a few!)
Where: Camping Amchit terrace
When: Sunday 12 PM – 6 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Monday June 26:
12. Party: Dotheart by the Sea
What: An epic party awaits with international names like Miss Melera, Artbat, Maga & Sarkis Mikael. Table and bungalow packages available.
Where: Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort Beirut
When: Monday at 2 PM – Tuesday at 2 AM
For more information about this event, click here.
Tuesday June 27:
13. Lost. In Translation: Poems, Spoken Word, Open Mic
What: Join Sukoon for an evening of poetry, prose, and spoken word performance(s) by local-based and non-local-based poets and writers. Share your own work too, in English and/or in Arabic. Maybe a few lines in French. In any other language, sure, but only if you buy each reader a large drink.
Where: Mansion
When: Tuesday at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
For more information about this event, click here.