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Year-round Events in Syria

From spring until the end of the year, various events take place in Syria. From camel racing to the cotton festival, from the film festival to the grape harvest celebration.

Anna Bruno
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Fine April or early May: desert festival in Palmyra: camel races, folk performances in the theater.
May 6: celebration at the monastery of Saint George, near the Krak des Chevaliers.
July: cotton festival in Aleppo: parade of flowered carts.
August: in Latakia, festival of love, featuring the greatest singers of the Arab world.
September: vineyard festival in As Suwayda, with the election of Miss Vineyard; Damascus fair; Bosra Festival, with performances by folk groups from all over the world in the prestigious Roman theater.
September 8: Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross in Maalula.
September 14: feast of Saint Thecla in Maalula.
September 24: fête de sainte Thède à Maaloula.
October 7-8: feast of Saint Sergius in Maalula.
October-November: Damascus film festival, held at the auditorium of the Cham hotel; the film festival takes place every two years, alternating with the Theater festival, at the same venue.

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