The Menashe Forest Festival, Yearot Menashe, will take place from May 19 – 21, 2016. Three days of music in one of the most serene and beautiful places in Israel, just around the corner from Armageddon, in the hills of Menashe, roughly between Kibbutz Ein-Hashofet and Kibbutz Hazorea, in the Megiddo Regional Council.
Now in its 8th edition, the festival is a local initiative that draws a cohort of the most interesting musicians in Israel, guest international bands, and a diverse audience of all ages. Immersed in nature, embracing the arts, the festival is an emblem of cultural sustainability. Taking place in the area of Ramot Menashe, recognized by UNESCO as a “Biosphere Reserve,” festival goers experience the harmony of culture and nature in action.
Bringing the Mississippi sound to the festival is The Cedric Burnside Project . Electric blues with a funky groove, featuring Cedric Burnside – 4 time winner of Blues Music Awards Drummer of the Year, he was indeed Born With It, and guitarist Trenton Ayers. Onstage at Yearot Menashe, they’ll be hosting Uzi Ramirez.A spontaneous moment from the last trip to Israel in May 2015 – Enjoy!
What to expect? So much music, diverse styles and great performers: HaYehudim with a new album; A-WA hosting Bracha Cohen; Avishai Cohen with his new album Big Vicious; The Apples with a new album; Yossi Mizrahi and Ninet Tayeb; Uzi Ramirez with a new EP; Tamar Eisenman back in Israel for a welcome visit; Lucille Crew; Yehuda Eder, and many, many more… including all those new musicians yet to be discovered… The full list of performances and activities is available on the Menashe Forest Festival website.
Some practical information:
Tickets are 320 NIS, at the gate (if any are left – because the festival usually sells out) 335 NIS. Daily tickets are available too: Thursday 150 NIS; Friday 180 NIS; Saturday 100 NIS; Friday + Saturday 250 NIS. Children under 12 are free. Tickets may be ordered online via this link. Questions about tickets? Write to: contact@eventer.co.il
Transportation to the festival from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (and back) is available. The cost is 90 NIS, address your inquiries to the Yearot website: yearot.menashe@gmail.com. There is a parking area for private vehicles and a free shuttle from the parking area to the festival that will run throughout the festival.
Camping onsite is free, there are outdoor showers (bring a bathing suit). Note to festival goers: you may not bring glass bottles and alcohol to the festival. Food and alcohol are sold on the premises.
