Tel Aviv Gears Up for Another Nonstop Summer of Festivals, Exhibits, Concerts and City-Wide Celebrations

White Night in Tel Aviv  Tel Aviv continues to live up to its reputation as the "other city that never sleeps" this summer with numerous festivals, exhibits, concerts and city-wide celebrations. The city prepares for an influx of tourists over the summer months craving a taste of Tel Aviv's many festivities, special events and general good-time vibe.   Pride Parade in the streets of Tel Aviv  One of the summer's highlights is the highly anticipated Tel Aviv Pride Festival, which will run from June 4-14, 2015. It will include beach parties, the Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival and the Pride Parade, which will take place on June 12. And Tel Aviv's biggest all-night celebration of the year, White Night, will take place on June 25 with beach concerts, parties, performances, special events, exhibits and tours running throughout the night.     Performances by many international pop and rock bands are scheduled in and around Tel Aviv over the summer including: One Republic (May 28), Suzanne Vega (June 9-10), Art Garfunkel (June 10), Damien Marley (June 24), Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits (June 26-27), Gloria Gaynor (July 29), and others.    The Jaffa Port will be home to Monsters Art, an art exhibit inspired by monsters, until the end of June, and Dance Theater of Harlem returns to Israel June 10-13. July marks the beginning of the Tel Aviv Dance Festival, which brings the finest Israeli and international dancers together in a three month-long festival. Cirque Du Soleil's Quidam will be in Tel Aviv July 2-16 and the Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival will be held from July 2-9. For more information about travel to Israel, visit www.goisrael.com.

Backstreet Boys, Robbie Williams, Dionne Warwick, Lauryn Hill And Others To Rock Tel Aviv This Summer

The Backstreet Boys, one of the bands performing in Tel Aviv this May    Things are heating up in Tel Aviv and it's not just the weather - The Backstreet Boys, Robbie Williams, One Republic, Lauryn Hill, Dionne Warwick, Art Garfunkel and others will all be playing concerts in and around the city in May and June to the delight of pop and rock fans.         In May, Robbie Williams will play for the first time in Israel on May 2 at Hayarkon Park, as part of his Let Me Entertain You world tour. Lauryn Hill will perform in Rishon leZion on May 7; The Backstreet Boys will play three concerts at the Ra'anana Amphitheater on May 19, 20 and 21; and Dionne Warwick will perform at the Nokia Arena on May 19. One Republic will be performing for the first time in Israel on May 28 at Hayarkon Park, and singer Ryan Tedder was quoted in the Israel media as saying, "we wanted to perform in Israel and visit it since we established the band. This performance will be the realization of the wish of a lifetime. We can't wait."   The lineup for June includes Suzanne Vega, who will perform two concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Mann Auditorium on June 9 and 10; Art Garfunkel, from the legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel, who will return to Israel to play at the Bloomfield Stadium on June 10; Damian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, who will perform in Rishon leZion on June 24; and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, who will perform at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds Hall on June 27.           For more information about travel to Israel, visit www.goisrael.com.