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Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebrations 2016

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Last Updated on October 22, 2021

Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2016 – What’s Happening in Israel?

68th Independence Day Celebrations in the Main Centers: Official Ceremonies, Free Concerts, Picnic Spots, Free Museums, IDF Bases, Fly-overs…

Activities for Wednesday 11th May & Thursday 12th May, 2016

Official Ceremonies & Free Concerts

Please note:  The schedules and artists listed here may actually change or differ on the evening especially where an artist is scheduled to perform at more than one location. Only the main attractions have been included in this list.

This list is being updated daily as soon as the information comes in.

Afula

  • Pablo Rozenberg
  • Dud Aharon

Arad

  • Mickey Gavrielov
  • White Noise
  • Kobi Peretz (on Thursday)

Ariel

  • Mosh Ben Ari
  • Yoav Yitzhak

Ashdod

  • Nadav Gadg
  • Peer Tassi
  • Mashina

Ashkelon

  • Avraham Tal
  • Sarit Chadad
  • Skuzzy

Be’er Sheva

  • Dudu Tassa
  • Balkan Beat Box
  • Barry Sacharov
  • Hadag Hanachash
  • Skuzzy
  • Kafe Shachor Chazak
  • Pinky

Bet Shemesh

Eilat

  • On the Promenade near the Mall
  • Near the Bridge – a stage for local groups
  • Folk dancing near the Bridge

Givatayim

  • Avraham Tal
  • Avihu Shabbat
  • Knisiyat HaSechel
Haifa

  • Barry Sacharov
  • Aviv Geffen
  • Eli Botner with Yaldei HaChutz
  • Jane Bordeux
  • Lucille Karo
  • The Angels
  • Mercedes Bend
  • Omer Adam
Herzliyah

  • Shlomo Shabat
  • Miri Masika
  • Ron Shuval
Hod Hasharon
Holon

  • Yehudit Ravitz
  • Kafe Shachor Chazak
  • Idan Yaniv
  • Yardena Arazi
Jerusalem

Mount Herzl – Official Celebration – (By invitation only)

19:45 – Yizkor, Speaker of the Knesset, Candle lighting ceremony, Flag raising ceremony, Various dance troupes and IDF Choirs, Fireworks display. The ceremony will be televised on local TV channels.

Kotel HaMaravi (Western Wall)

  • 8:00pm Prayers and partying

Numerous street parties and happenings all around Jerusalem with:

  • Natz Natz
  • Liron Amram
  • Binat El Funk
  • Lazer Lloyd
  • Einat Saruf
  • Chanan Ben Ari
  • Maor Edri
Karmiel – Kikar HaIriya
Kfar Saba

  • Karolina
  • Shiri Maimon & Shimon Buskila
  • Rotem Cohen
  • Static
  • Ben-El Tavori
Kfar Shmariyahu
Kiryat Bialik

  • Tuna
  • Ethnix
  • Shlomi Shabbat
Kiryat Ono

  • Dani Sanderson
Ma’ale Adumim
Modiin

  • Mashina
  • Chanan Ben Ari
  • Maor Edri
Netanya

  • Rotem Cohen
  • Liran Danino
  • Eliad Nachum
  • Simon Buskila
  • Shiri Maimon
  • Hatish Hagadol
  • Yuval Hamebulbal
Petach Tikva

  • Ronni Dalumi
  • Lior Narkis
  • Guy Yehud
  • Mosh Ben Ari
Raanana

  • Eden Ben Zaken
  • Muki
  • Miri Masika
Ramleh

  • Kobi Peretz
  • Adir Getz
  • Shlomi Saranga
Rehovot
Rishon LeZion

Performing at the various stages in Rishon LeZion will be:

  • Ben-El Tavori
  • Mosh Ben Ari
  • Skuzzy
  • Mercedes Bend
Ramat Gan

Performing at the various stages in Ramat Gan are:

  • Ivri Lieder
  • Dana Berger
  • Efrat Gosh
  • Jeremy Kaplan
  • Kafe Shachor Chazak
  • Itzik Keleh
  • Asaf Amdurski
  • Tviak Pik
  • Harel Skat
  • Dana International
Ramat Hasharon

  • Tzvika Pik
  • Hadag Hanachash
  • Yehudit Ravitz
  • Jane Bordo
  • Full Trunk
  • Ariel Zilber
  • Red Band
Shoham

  • Yehoram Gaon
  • Natz Natz
Tel Aviv

  • Adir Getz
  • David Broza
  • Stallos and Oren Chen
  • Deklan and Sagiv Cohen
  • Moshik Afiya
Tivon
Tzfat
Yavne
 And here is more fun stuff to do for Yom Ha’Atzmaut on Thursday  12th

Cultural Activities

The Ministry of Culture & Sport as well as The Society for the Preservation of Heritage sites are sponsoring entrance to a selection of museums, heritage sites and visitor centers across Israel

Please call before you go – book, verify opening hours, guided tours and other details

Southern Israel

  • Yad LaIsha HaLochemet in Nitzanim – Tel: 08-6727895
  • The Open Museum in Negba  – Tel:  050-55605540
  • From Holocaust to Revival Museum in Yad Mordechai  – Tel: 08-6720599 , 052-3923104
  • The Water and Security Museum in Nir Am  – Tel: 050-5709042
  • Mitzpe Gvulot – Kibbutz Gvulot  – Tel: 054-7919000
  • Ben Gurion’s Desert Home (Sde Boker) – Tel: 08-6560469
  • Maoz across from Gaza in Kibbutz Saad – Tel:052-3726644
  • The Joe Alon Center for Bedouin Culture at Kibbutz Lahav  – Tel:08-9913322
  • The Revivim Museum named for Yosef Weitz – Tel:  08-6562570 \ 08-656263
  • Metzudat Yoav, The Givati Museum – Tel:  08-6611316
  • B’erot BaNegev Visitors’ Center – Kibbutz Alumim – Tel: 08-9937300

Jerusalem Area

  • The Old Yishuv Court Museum – Tel: 02-6276319, 052-4002478
  • Ammunition Hill Memorial Site – Tel: 02-5829392/3
  • The Yellin House – in Motza – Tel: 052-4257345
  • The Gush Etzion Visitors’ Center – Tel: 02-9935160
  • The Tower of David Museum – Tel: 02-626533
  • The Underground Prisoners Museum in Jerusalem – Tel: 02-6233166
  • The Shai Agnon House – Tel: 02-6716498
  • The Bank of Israel Visitor’s Center – advance booking required – Tel: 02-6552828,0 2-6552520, 02-6552718
  • Alone on the Walls of Jerusalem – Tel: 02-6265906
  • Menachem Begin Heritage Center –  Tel: 02-5652020 02-5652011
  • Yad LaShiryon at Latrun – Tel: 08-9784321
Tel Aviv and the Center

  • Independence Hall – Tel: 03-5106426,  03-5173942
  • The Israeli Museum at the Rabin Center – advance booking required – Tel:.*4585
  • Ben-Gurion House – 03-5221010
  • The Jabotinsky Museum – Tel: 03-5287320
  • The Joseph Bau House – Tel: 054-4301499
  • Rokach House – for more info: – Tel: 03-5168042
  • IDF Historical Collection Museum – Tel: 03-5172913 , 03-5161346
  • The Etzel Museum – Tel: 03-525-3307
  • The Hagana Museum –  Tel: 03-560862
  • The Lechi Museum – Tel: 03-6820288
  • The Etzel 1948 Museum – Tel: 03-5177180 , 03-5172044
  • The Nachum Gutman Museum of Art – Tel: 03-5161970
  • The Hosmasa Museum – Holon – Tel: 03-5050425
  • The Mikveh Israel Visitors Center – advance booking required – Tel:  03-5030489
  • The Rishon L’Tzion Museum – Tel: 03-9598862,  03-9598890
  • The Eran Shamir Moshava Museum in Mazkeret Batya – Tel:08-9349525
  • Ayalon Institute, Rehovot Tel: 08-9406552
  • Weizmann House, Rehovot – Tel: 08-9343230
Northern Israel

  • The Sliqim at Kfar Giladi – Tel:  052-2512915
  • HaShomer House Museum – Tel:  04-6941565
  • Tel Hai Courtyard – Tel: 04-6951333
  • The Birya Fortress – Tel:  04-6922433
  • The Restored Pioneer Village at Rosh Pinah – Tel:  04-6936913
  • The Kinneret Courtyard – Tel:  04-6709117
  • Naharayim Experience in Gesher – Tel:  04-6752685
  • The Palmach Cave – Tel: 04-9898946 ,052-4471109
  • The Historic Nahalal Police Station – Tel:  04-6415073
  • The Nahalal “Sliq” – Tel: 052-3347194
  • The Pioneer Settlers Museum – Kibbutz Yifat Tel:  04-6548974
  • HaReut Museum – Tel:   04-6432810
  • The Chaim Shturman House – at Kibbutz Ein Harud – Tel: 04-6486337 |  04-6486328
  • Beit HaMeiri, Tsfat – Tel:  04-6921939
  • The Tower and Stockade Museum at Hanita – Tel: 04-9859677
  • The Jezreel Valley Train Museum – Kfar Yehoshua – Tel:  04-9534226
  • Clandestine Immigration Boat Tour, Atlit – Tel:  04-9841980
  • The Goara Museum of the Hagana – Tel:  04-9597402
  • The Treasures in the Walls Museum, Akko. – Tel:  04-9911004
  • The Underground Prisoners Museum, Akko – Tel: 04-9911375
  • The Fisher House, Kiryat Ata – Tel:  04-8440207
  • The Museum of the First Aliyah in Zichron – Tel:  04-6294777
  • The Hannah Senesh House, Kibbutz Sdot Yam – Tel:  04-6364366   052-8795366
  • The Gdudim House Museum – Tel: 09-8822212
  • The Khan Museum, Hadera – Tel: 04-6322330 , 04-6324562
  • The Haifa City Museum – Tel: 04-9115888  
  • The Herman Struk Museum – Tel: 04-6359962 
  • The National Maritime Museum – Tel: 04-853662 

Also

  • The Israel Museum
  • The Open Museum in Omer
  • The Open Museum in Tefen
  • The Open Museum in Tel-Hai
  • Ramat HaNadiv in Zichron Yaakov

Israel Defense Force – IDF

Every year the Israel Defense Force allows members of the public access to some of the army, navy or air-force bases.  The bases listed below will be open on Thursday from 9 am – 2 pm

Navy Base

  • Ashdod – together with the Ashdod Port

Army Bases

Northern Command

  • Beit Hillel, Elika and Maalot

Central Command

  • Hativa Merhavit – Shomrom & in the Beka
  • Kiryat Arba, ‘Um Tzefa’, Karmi Tzur, Alfei Menashe, Givat Hatachmoshet (Jerusalem), Ariel & Shaked

Southern Command

  • Machaneh Natan
  • Matzadot Natan
  • Matzadot Yoav
  • Rahan and Sderot Bases

Air Force

Israel Ground Forces – Infantry

  • Latrun

Air-Force jets will also be a flying over the following cities and towns (from 10:40 am)

Beer Sheva, Yerucham, Dimona, Arad, Kiryat Gat, Jerusalem, Beit Shean, Afula, Nazareth, Tiberias, Katzrin, Tzfat, Carmiel, Nahariya, Haifa, Cesearea, Netanya, TelAviv, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim and Hatezerim

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