Events

Join five of the funniest Arabs in London back on stage, in the flesh, and funnier than ever before back on the Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room stage. Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab...

Palestinian Director and Standup Comedian, Nidal Badarneh debut London show at Rich Mix – in Arabic Palestinian Director and Standup Comedian, born in Arabeh in 1984. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in theatre and acting at The University of Haifa...

Celebrate the 2022 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. Join us online for an evening of inspiration and recognition! The joint winners for the 2022 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation: HUMPHREY DAVIES and ROBIN MOGER...

Open daily from the 1 – 30 March (10am – 10pm) No need to book – just turn up at Rich Mix! We are honoured to display a curated selection of Hawazin Alotaibi’s exquisite paintings throughout the duration of AWAN...

Join us for the opening night of the AWAN Festival 2023 with a film screening of Beirut, The Aftermath, which will be followed by an in-person Q&A with the award-winning Director, Fadia Ahmad. Event Starts at 7pm (Doors open from...

Join us for an unmissable double bill with Palestinian singer-songwriter Samah Mustafa, featuring music from Beirut DJ Jana Saleh Event starts at 8.30pm (Doors open from 8pm) Samah Mustafa is an Arab Palestinian singer. Her musical journey was influenced by...

Join speakers Sarah Giaziri, Najla Elageli and Sanaa El Mansouri in an oral history project that aims to promote reconciliation in Libya. Event starts at 4pm (Doors open from 3.30pm) Sard (meaning ‘narrative’ in Arabic) is an important project that seeks...

Dazzle your eyes and heal your heart with a spellbinding evening of aerial hoop. Twisting to the jazz sounds of Hijaz, Danielle Adourian will be pushing the boundaries of Armenian & Lebanese artistry. Event starts at 8pm (Doors open from...

A phenomenal line-up of rappers, sound artists and DJs playing a range of percussive club sounds in addition to your favourite party classics from the Arabic-speaking world. Event starts at 9.30pm (Doors open from 9pm) Featuring: LUMA – an Iraqi-British DJ...

A cabaret show with a Middle Eastern and North African twist! Event starts at 8pm (Doors open from 7pm) Celebrate the festival’s ninth anniversary at Grand Junction, with an unmissable evening of cabaret featuring the ASWAT (‘voices’ in Arabic) of...

Join us at Rich Mix on Saturday 11 March for an AWAN Saturday Takeover. A day of inspiration, community, and networking with talks, film screenings and more. A breakdown of the day’s schedule: Talks 12.30 – 1.30pm: Palestinian Literature NOW...

Book a pass to access all three AWAN Talks on 11 March for £10. Join three inspiring Arab women for a conversation about Palestinian literature; Nora E.H. Parr, author and expert on Palestinian literature will be joined by Palestinian authors...