Saturday, May 17 · 4 - 9pm EDT. Doors at 4pm - The Dew Drop Inn, 2801 8th Street Northeast Washington, DC

DC ARAB AMERICAN CULTURE FESTIVAL 2025

ALL AGES

This vibrant, culturally immersive festival returns for its 3rd year, creating a safe space for celebration and community.

By Quartertonez Music

The 3rd Annual DC Arab American Culture Festival is coming to you Saturday, May 17 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm, promising cultural immersion with live Arabic music, singing, dabke dancing and community engagement.

Alongside the soothing, as well as celebratory music and performances, there will be the bustle of a bazaar in your backyard, with enticing vendors and delicious food - savory and sweet!

Hosted by DC natives Quartertonez Music and its Foundation (a school offering a rare find - Arabic music lessons) and Malikat Al Dabke (the first all-women’s dabke dance troupe in the area), this festival has become a community tradition boasting a vibrant, warm and joy-filled celebration of Arab heritage and unity.

The event features an eclectic mix of local artisans selling authentic products from Morocco to Palestine, artist collectives, cultural entertainment, non-profit organizations and community leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore and enjoy the diversity of our culture within a local context!

Ticket prices are $35, and proceeds will go to Heal Palestine and LEO organization.

Tickets: DC ARAB AMERICAN CULTURE FESTIVAL 2025 Tickets, Sat, May 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

Agenda

4:05 PM - Dabke Class Student Performances

4:20 PM - Oud and Singing with Fuad Foty

4:30 PM - Occupation Free DC

4:35 PM - Arabic Choir

4:45 PM - Arabic Music with Youstine Faltas and Nacim

4:55 PM - Gaza Ride

5:00 PM - Opera Singer Miranda Mlilo

5:10 PM - Malikat Al Dabke dance performance

5:20 PM - Heal Palestine

5:30 PM - Arabic music with Foty Fusion

5:40 PM - Music by Lilo Gonazalez

5:50 PM - Leonard Education Organization

6:00 PM - Oud and singing with Alaa Abdulbaki

6:10 PM - Malikat Al Dabke dance workshop

6:25 PM - Code Pink

6:30 PM - Bellydance

6:40 PM - Black Workers Center Chorus

6:50 PM - Humanity Lab Foundation

6:55 PM - Lebanese folk music

7:00 PM - Quartertonez Arabic Music School Ensemble

7:10 PM - Music by Carlos Arrien

7:20 PM - Writer and Activist Sam Husseini

7:25 PM - Opera singer - Classical Screamer/Fairouz Foty

7:35 PM - WPFW

7:40 PM - Muslim Counterpublics Lab

7:45 PM - Original songs by Rawan Maarouf

7:55 PM - Buteekh Non-profit Organization

8:00 PM - Dar Al Hurriya - Miko Peled

8:05 PM - Arabic Choir

8:15 PM - Doctors Against Genocide

8:20 PM - Malikat Al Dabke dance performance

8:30 PM - Crazylegz Gogo Dancer

8:35 PM - Malikat Al Dabke and Crazylegz - Dabke with crowd

8:40 PM - Arabic songs with Fuad Foty