Arabian Flavour Festival

Arabian Flavour Festival is back with its yearly summer celebration of Arabic culture in Amsterdam! Join us for a heartwarming day filled with soulful music, delicious food, lively Dabke and joyful connection.

Wander through the garden of Tolhuistuin, where Middle Eastern sounds, flavours, dance and feelings meet. Expect live music with Oud, Qanun and Darbuka, classic tunes, well-knows songs from the Levand and modern versions. Sweeping drums take you along in the Dabke dance that everyone can join in, or enjoy the surprising performances. Taste delicious Arabic food from Damaroze restaurant in Beverwijk or try the shisha in the open air. And to top it off, a mini 'souq' and DJs all evening long!
*Food available from 12:00 in the garden
*Program starts at 17:00
*Family friendly!

For everyone who has gotten a taste for it, the party continues inside. Dance the night away at the afterparty where modern beats and classic Arabic sounds come together.
*Limited number of places, so be quick!
*18+

TheShadow is an Amsterdam-based organization that is all about sharing love, identity and culture. We manage this by organizing events, producing performances, hosting workshops, creating artistic projects and building a strong community.

One of our projects is The Arabian Flavour - a set of events, dance-collective and band with an Arabic touch. The monthly Arabian Flavour Night creates a stage to fresh faces from all over the world, while sharing the Arabic culture. Ten editions throughout the year are concluded into a big summer celebration: Arabian Flavour Festival. Besides that, the dance collective and band share the Arabian Flavour with the outside world. They visit external events with workshops and performances.
TheShadow also organizes projects that shed light on other (sub)cultures, like Breaking, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Eritrean music and many other styles. We pride ourselves on working with creatives that didn’t get all the chances they deserve (yet) - hidden talent, self-taught artists and newcomers. Diversity and inclusion are two of our leading goals: We do not only carefully select the performers on stage, but also open up to everyone in the audience through interaction.
Break your bubble, and get to know more people, artforms and cultures!