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