Tel Aviv-Yafo will hold White Night 2026 tonight, Thursday, under the banner “One city, one night, endless cultural experiences.” The citywide program continues the tradition that began after UNESCO declared the White City a World Heritage Site, and it will run from evening until sunrise with music, art, fringe theater, food, tours and street performances. Most events are free, while some require a small fee or advance registration.
The main stage is the new “Tel Aviv 360” platform in Charles Clore Garden, where Avihai Pinhasov’s Rhythm Club, Balkan Beat Box, DJ Skazi, Lior Avni and Gilad HaMezukein will perform after midnight. The night will close with Avitar Banai and his band in the traditional sunrise show, which requires a ticket purchased through the city’s website. In Old Jaffa’s Gan HaPisga, DJ Zohara will open an evening that continues with performances by Shai Tzabari, Eko, Asaf Amdursky and Red Axes. Jaffa Port will host a Greek taverna on the restored Ottoman pier with Shlomi Sargana and seven musicians, a bouzouki trio and the Pava group.
Other major sites include Gan HaTikva, with an ערב mixing traditional and electronic music, and the Jaffa Flea Market, where live acts and Asphalt Theatre street acrobatics will take over the streets. Mandel Center in Jaffa will present a tribute to classical Arabic music and to Baligh Hamdi, featuring Yaakov Shaheen and Sandra Hajj with orchestras. At Station Park, the hip-hop area “Getting Off the Rails” will host young artists and DJs, while Rail Park will feature an immersive art space called “A Journey of Art, Imagination and Discovery.”
Rabin Square will host a fringe night with independent theater, stand-up and new adaptations of Hanoch Levin texts. Habima’s Culture Square will become an interactive film set in the “You Are the Stars” project, and Rothschild Boulevard will host Animix comics events. Additional programming includes a mass dance at Gordon Beach, open houses and performances at Bialik Square, a creators’ night market at Givon Square, an Israeli wine festival at Future Park, family shows in Ramat Aviv, an Eurovision tribute at Golf Kitan, street fashion and music at Basel, cover bands at Opera Square from 9 p.m., and films and literary events at the Cinematheque and Beit Ariela. The municipality recommends arriving by public transport; the Red Line light rail will run nonstop all night between Petah Tikva and Bat Yam, with city bus routes also changing, and updates are available from the Transport Ministry hotline 8787*.
