Festivals in Lebanon
Baalbeck Festival
Baalbeck "Heliopolis", the City of the Sun, is considered one of the wonders of the ancient world. The Baalbeck International Festival is the oldest and most prestigious event in the Middle East. The Festival is an annual event which takes place in the Roman Acropolis during the two months of July and August each year. For more information please visit
www.baalbeck.org.lb

Beiteddine Festival
Held in a 200-year-old palace in Beiteddine, a little town in the mountainous region of the Chouf, 45 kilometers south-east of Beirut, the festival occurs during the festive summer season (early June ? late August). Built at the beginning of the 19th century by Emir Bechir Chehab II, the Palace was once the headquarters of the moutassarifia and served later as the summer residence of the Lebanese Presidents. For more information, please visit
www.beiteddine.org

Byblos Festival
Lebanon Byblos is one of the oldest continually inhabited towns in the world. The 2004 edition of the "Byblos Festival Village" incarnated ambition, creativity and dynamism. The Festival pursued its development based upon its success in 2003 (in regard to the quality and quantity of audience), while consecrating a significant part to innovation. The same outcome and much more pleasure and fun is guaranteed in the 2006 Byblos Festival.For more information please visit
www.byblosfestival.org

Tyre Festival
Phoenician Tyre was queen of the seas, an island city of unprecedented splendor. The importance of this historical city and its monuments was highlighted in 1979 when UNESCO declared Tyre a world Heritage Site. Tyre Festival hosts folkloric wedding parties, traditional exhibitions, folkloric dancing and modeling, amusement activities, popular theater, competitions... etc. For more information please visit
www.tyrefestival.com