Ashkenaz Festival

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North America’s largest celebration of global Jewish Music and Culture returns, with new venues and locations! 75+ acts and 250+ artists. A wide-ranging mix of Yiddish, Klezmer, Sephardic, Ladino, Mizrachi, Middle-Eastern and Latin Jewish styles, all mashed up with pop, soul, folk, jazz, bluegrass, world music, and more! The fun begins with the eclectic “Summer Jam” concert series (Mondays, July 13 and 27, August 10 and 24), before the Festival proper kicks off on August 30 with our first-ever integration into “Pedestrian Sunday” in Kensington Market. Other venues include Lula Lounge (Sept 1-3), midtown synagogues (Sept 4), Earl Bales Park (Sept 5), and Honey and Barry Park (Sept 6). Artists include The Klezmatics, Dobranotch, Nefesh Mountain, Daniel Kahn, Louisa Lyne (Leonard Cohen in Yiddish), Sam Reider, and many more!