General Info

Our annual Turkish Festival offers a full day of free activities that range from lively folk dancing and musical performances to arts and crafts activities for children and adults. Visitors also enjoy other much-loved aspects of Turkey such as its delicious cuisine, tradition of coffee fortune reading, and bustling Bazaar.

The Festival brings together a wide range of artists and more than 15,000 Washingtonians in an environment that fosters intellectual curiosity and leads to engaging interactions, all while enjoying Turkish food and coffee, browsing and shopping at the Turkish Bazaar, and watching mesmerizing stage performances.

This year's festival will adopt the theme, "Explore the Wonders of Turkey in the Heart of DC", and will take visitors on a journey through two continents and thousands of years of rich history. Festival attendees will be able to leave their worries behind and feel as if they have traveled across oceans and through time.

Join us a for a lovely day for the entire family in the heart of Washington, DC on Sunday, October 3, 2010 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and enjoy:

• Authentic Turkish Cuisine
• Guinness World Record Attempt - World's Longest Shish Kebab
• Turkish Coffee House and Fortune Telling
• Traditional Turkish Music and Folkdance Performances
• Turkish Bazaar – Arts & Crafts
• Kids' Games and Activities
• Art Contest for Children
• Cultural Activities
• Raffle
• and much more...