Get ready to celebrate Jewish culture like never before!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Jewish Culture Fest — happening Sunday, September 14, from 11am–4pm at the Dwares JCC!

This high-energy, family-friendly festival is back and bigger than ever, featuring live performances from Nefesh Mountain, the return of fan favorites Ezekiel's Wheels and the Rachel Linsky & Dancers, and Rock-a-Baby rocking the stage in our expanded KidsZone!

Explore and enjoy:

• Delicious eats from Maven’s Delicatessen
• Kosher food from Zayde’s Market and Navad Bakers — and of course, kosher hot dogs!
• Unique finds from local arts and crafts vendors
• A hands-on Shofar Making Factory
• Beer Garden from Moniker Brewery. Sign up here for an exclusive Happy Hour event at 1:00pm!
• Whiskey tasting from our friends at Jews and Booze
• Group tours of the Bonnie & Donald Dwares JCC. Sign up here.
• Face painting, jumpy house, community fun, and surprises around every corner!

Plus, bring a canned good to support the Kosher Food Bank!

Musical Performances: 
11:30am - 12:00pm Ezekiel’s Wheels on the Main Stage 
12:00 - 1:00pm Ezekiel’s Wheels and Rachel Linsky Dancers on the Main Stage 
1:00pm Rock-a-Baby in the KidsZone 
2:30 - 4:00pm Nefesh Mountain on the Main Stage 

Experiences: 
Outside:  
11:00am - 4:00pm Jews and Booze Whisky Tasting ($15 per person) 
1:00pm Happy Hour (meet at the Moniker Beer Garden/$15 per person) 
2:00 – 2:30pm PJ Library Storytime in the Kids Zone

Inside the JCC:  
11:00am - 4:00pm Shofar Factory (inside the JCC/$10 per person) 
11:15am and 1:15pm JCC tour times (inside the JCC) 
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center tours (inside the JCC)

This event is open to everyone—you don’t have to be Jewish to love all things Jewish!

Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and bring your ruach (spirit)—we can’t wait to see you there! 

Click here for FAQs about Jewish Culture Fest.

Please note: To keep our festival safe and welcoming for all, bag checks will be conducted at the entrance. Flags, signs, banners, promotional materials, and solicitations are not permitted on event grounds. Thank you for helping us create a joyful, inclusive experience for all.

THANK YOU TO THE 2025 JEWISH CULTURE FEST SPONSORS: 

(as of August 22, 2025)

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By your presence at the Jewish Culture Fest, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media throughout the universe in perpetuity, of your appearance for any purpose whatsoever in connection with the Jewish Culture Fest, Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, or the Dwares JCC.
You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by you by entering the Jewish Culture Fest.
If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not attend the event. Thank you for your understanding.