MUSLIM ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
CELEBRATING ARTS, DIVERSITY AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
Award winning Festival
Welcome to MACFEST, a groundbreaking
and award-winning Muslim Arts and Culture
international Festival.
We are offering a hybrid programme with
digital, and some live events with our wonderful
partners across the North-West.
Feast of Festivals
From 18th of February to 30th July 2023 we are delighted to offer you an international art feast, with events hosted from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Canada, Dubai, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan and the USA.
With various themed festivals within MACFEST: Youth, Women, Ramadan, African, Arabic and South Asian Festivals.
Join us on our Events
We are proud to offer
you again a rich feast of over 75 events from
February to July 2023 across the North West, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Muslim diaspora communities.
Most of our events will be online and free so save your space now!
2023 SPECIAL: Celebrating 5 Years of MACFEST at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester!
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Welcome to MACFEST 2023!
The ground-breaking and award-winning Muslim Arts and Culture International Festival.
Our mission: Celebrating arts, diversity, and connecting communities. We are proud to offer you again a rich feast of 70 events from February to July 2023 across the North West, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Muslim diaspora communities.
A very warm welcome to our new and existing colleges and schools partners and the British and international students taking part in MACFEST 2023, including from Nigeria.
Nearly all of our events are free. Donations are welcomed.
Thank you for joining us! Enjoy!
Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP FRSA Founder, Executive Director and Producer of MACFEST and Muslim Women’s Arts Foundation and Festival
MACFEST Tours 2023
We can’t wait to bring you to HERITAGE TOUR of the 8 centuries of Islamic Heritage: 11-16th February 2023 Spain.
Read more on MACFEST Website.
Join us and save your space now!
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST VIA: tours@macfest.org.uk
VIDEOS FROM OUR INAUGURAL TOUR: MOROCCO ON 13-19TH NOVEMBER 2022
DONATE TO HELP MACFEST CARRY ON
Groundbreaking award-winning Festival
Qaisra Shahraz is the Founder, Curator and Executive Director of MACFEST, Muslim Arts and Culture Festival. She successfully hosted 50 MACFEST events in 9 days across the city of Manchester in our first year.
MACFEST was thrilled to bring a great line-up of local, national and international speakers, performers and artists including those from France and Morocco. MACFEST worked closely with local schools and The Manchester College to explore Muslim arts and culture projects.
MACFEST 2023: Celebrating Muslim Arts and Culture in the UK
Our Mission
We aim to bring Muslim and non- Muslim communities together, promote social inclusion and overcome barriers.
Muslim Arts and Culture Festival will celebrate the diversity and richness of Muslim heritage. It will engage people of all ages and denominations, including school, college and university students and local communities.
Qaisra Shahraz MBA JP FRSA
Founder, Director & Curator of MACFEST and MWAFoundation
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