Tel Aviv White Night 2017

Tel Aviv White Night is the all-night celebration of Tel Aviv’s unique culture. The tradition began shortly after UNESCO declared Tel Aviv’s historic “White City” urban area a World Heritage site in July 2003.

Ever since, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has marked UNESCO’s declaration every year with a series of White Night (Laila Lavan) an all night celebration featuring over 100 free and low-cost events city-wide celebrating Tel Aviv’s unique culture and identity.

Check out everything from concerts and street parties to free tours, poetry readings lectures and special deals at Tel Aviv restaurants from sunset to sunrise.

Tel Aviv White Night 2017 Events

White Night 2017 events will be posted as the information becomes available. In the meantime, check out our hand-picked goings on from last year.

Pre-White Night Picnic

A charming outdoor evening with great food, drinks and music under the stars. Dress in your best whites!

Where: TBA
When: June 29, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Cost: 26 NIS
Tickets: Buy now!

Tribute to Prince

Miss Prince already? We do too, and Ozen Bar will be honoring the music legend with a massive tribute concert featuring some of Tel Aviv’s funkiest bands and DJ’s.

 

Where: Ozen Bar, 48 King George Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 10:00 pm
Cost: 35 NIS
Tickets: Buy now!

White Night Pub Crawl

Free booze and fast-tracked club entrance with the coolest local and international party people in the city

Where: Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 9:30 pm
Cost: 80 NIS
Tickets: Buy now!

Limmud TLV Does White Night

Limmud TLV takes over Anna Loulou bar in Jaffa with the panel of comedian sexperts of Date Me TLV, video artists Elinor Salomon, Barak Brinker and Hadar Mitz. 

Where: Anna Loulou Bar, 2 Hapninim Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 9:30 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected]
Info: Official Limmud website

We Love Florentin Exhibition

For the 4th year running the Uriel 23 gallery is hosting a community exhibition for local art of all shapes and sizes. If you love Florentin, then this is the place to be on Tel Aviv White Night 2016!

Where: 23 Uriel Acosta Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 8:00 pm to 3:00 am
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected] (Florentin-related submissions welcome!)

A Local Tribute to Local Music

Local bands play their own material and cover songs from their favorite local bands of all time.

Where: Levontin 7, 7 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am
Cost: 10 NIS

Radio TLV Silent Disco

Love it or hate it, the traditional White Night silent disco is back with a vengeance, so put on your headphones and dance the night away to the beat of your own drum.

Where: Rabin Square, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am
Cost: Free

Jazz Orchestra of Tel Aviv at Sarona

Like big band jazz? Then don’t miss the Jazz orchestra of Tel Aviv play a special White Night show at the Sarona complex!

Where: Sarona complex, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 8:30 to 11:00 pm
Cost: Free

Musical White Night and Wine in Neve Tzedek

Music by The Trio — seems to be some sort of jazz affair…

Where: Neve Tzedek Community Center, 9 Neve Shalom, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tickets: First come, first served

True Stories

Get up on stage and tell your story, but it better be true!

Where: Hahanut Theater, 31 Ha’aliyah Street, Tel Aviv -Yafo
When:  June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free 

Free Concert at the Container

Can’t beat free music at an awesome seaside venue. Head over to Jaffa Port and catch the funky tunes of NAMA (Naama Cohen) at The Container.

Where: The Container, Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 10:00 pm
Cost: Free

White Night Rooftop Techno Party

The techno beats will be bumpin’ late into the night at this independent rooftop affair, and they’ll be accompanied by incredibly cheap drinks (10-NIS beers and cocktails, 5-NIS chasers)…

Where: 25 King George Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am
Cost: 20 NIS

Cocktails, Movies and Mezcal at Brown TLV Rooftop

The snazziest rooftop soiree will feature mixologist Ray White slingin’ sweet cocktails alongside amazing culinary delights from Salva Vida popup chef restaurant.

Where: Brown TLV Hotel, 25 Kalisher Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am
Cost: Free entrance

Dope Beats & Good Vibes at Kuli Alma

Where: Kulia Alma, 10 Mikveh Yisrael, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 10:00 pm
Cost: TBA

Annual Free Concert at Gan Hapisga

Always a great way to kick off your White Night, check out the local indie sound at Gan Hapisga in Jaffa with an amazing view of the Tel Aviv coastline.

Where: Gan Hapisga, 7 Mifrats Shlomo Promenade, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free

Greek and Balkan Music Night

Concerts with Greek and Balkan music from different eras

Where: 14 Kikar Kedumim, Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm
Cost: Free

White Night on Shabazi 

Black Samba brings the grooves and dance moves of Brazil to the streets of Neve Tzedek

Where: 29 Shabazi Street, Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free

Creative Evening at Arab-Jewish Community Center

Three Tel Aviv dancers present the culmination of months of work on their latest projects.

Where: 109 Kedem Street, Tel Aviv-Jaffa
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:30 pm
Cost: Free
Sign-up: [email protected]​

White Night in the Flea Market

A host of theatrical and musical street performances, including Buckets n Joints, the Blues Rebels and the punk-disco fusion band Mish Mash

Where: Flea Market, 9 Amiad Street, Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm
Cost: Free

Tel Aviv University Takes Over the Tel Aviv Port

Ted-style lectures, activities for all ages, performances and much more!

Where: Tel Aviv Port, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Cost: Free

White Night at the Russian Cultural Center

Russian food, a “Babushka” doll-making class, chess, traditional costumes, language lessons and we assume vodka…

Where: Russian Cultural Center, 33 Geula Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected]

“Between Public and Private Domains” Opening at Bauhaus Center

The Bauhaus Center opens its latest exhibition on White Night. Scholar and designer Ada Vittorina Segre will be down from the Technion in Haifa to speak.

Where: 99 Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Cost: Free

Open Air at Rothschild 12

The annual White Night Shindig by the Cosmos Music crew featuring dope beats and awesome live visual art.

Where: 12 Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am
Cost: Check out how to get in for free >>

Double Standard Pop-up Cocktail Shop

We usually like to sit around on a bar stool and sip on our cocktails in peace, but cocktails on the go don’t seem like such a bad idea for White Night. I mean, Don Draper would do it, right?

Where: 247 Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 from 6:00 pm until all the booze is gone
Contact: 03-555-0966

Tel Aviv University Dance Company

A special White Night performance inspired by Israel’s pioneers at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Neve Tzedek 

Where: 5 Yehieli Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:30 pm

Dali at Namal Tel Aviv

A collection of the famous surrealist’s original works on display in Israel for the first time accompanied by a variety of multimedia installations to enhance the experience

Where: Tel Aviv Port, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30-July 2, 2016

Pajama Party

The Eretz Israel Museum invites one and all for an entire night of family-friendly programming, including activities, music and more. Dress code is pajama chic.

Where: Eretz Israel Museum, 2 Chaim Levanon Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Cost: 30 NIS

Swing That Thing at Dizengoff Square

Holy Lindy Land hosts Divano Swing for a night of professional and amateur swing dancing and free classes!

Where: Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm
Cost: Free

White Night at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has a massive night of tours, meet and greets with artists, music, special exhibitions and much more. Don’t miss it!

Where: 27 Sderot Shaul Hamelech, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016  at 6:00 pm
Cost: 25 NIS (regular museum admission)

Street Art Europa

Tel Aviv hosts exhibits by street artists from France, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Romania and Italy dealing with environmental sustainability. Some of the exhibits will be interactive, and there will be a dance party at the end of the night.

Where: 1 Rothschild Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free

TechnoArt

The first incubator for art and technology celebrates its launch with an awesome lineup of events, including some live music, workshops for creating live electronic music, interactive music and art presentations and a wild after-party.

Where: 24 Se’adya Ga’on Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo
When: June 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected]

Details

Where: All over Tel Aviv
When: Summer 2017
Cost: Varies by event, but plenty of free stuff 

Next Up

The 3rd Tel Aviv Blues Festival is right around the corner!

Photos: Courtesy of the Tel Aviv Municipality/Kfir Sivan, Israel Mal0vani, Kfir Bolotin