15 August Activities and Fun in Jerusalem

Tisha B’Av and the days of mourning have ended,

and the month of August is holiday time.

sunset on baeach at Old Jaffa

Jerusalem does not have a beach with a sunset view.

The new water activity in First Station

Kids water soccer game at First station

 for children to play soccer under a water spray,

water park lit at night, Jerusalem photos, Jerusalem new tourist attraction

the Teddy Park Fountain

Children splashing in Lion Fountain to cool off on hot Jerusalem, Israel night

and Lion’s Fountain are poor substitutes for a dip in the water.

Lacking in water, Jerusalem compensates with

summer activities and festivals

during the long summer school holiday,

both for locals and the tourists arriving daily.

new hotel in Jerusalem Israel Orient

After years of construction,

the new Orient Hotel is open near First Station

and boutique hotels have popped up all over town.

 Khuztot Hayozer, the annual international arts & crafts fair,

attracts thousands to the Sultan’s Pool, and opens next week.

The Bloomfield Science Museum has

a special bicycle exhibit and other popular activities.

National Library for children in summer

Summer programs for children are advertised by the National Library.

The 26th International Puppet Festival is this week.

And again this summer,

free August admission for children at the Israel Museum.

The colorful and popular umbrellas over streets downtown

are back up for the summer,

Radio on Ben Yehudah for summer

as is this new giant radio on Ben Yehudah pedestrian mall.

Shakespeare in Motion opens on August 10

in Bloomfield Park near the Montefiore Windmill.

The Wine Festival and Beer Festival are popular,

 night time adult only happenings.

There are also many Tu B’Av night happenings,

White Night on Emek Refaim

like this one on Emek Refaim Street.

Ice skating at Sports Arena in Malha goes until August 13.

Consider taking one of our Photo walks 

 which are so much better as evenings get cooler.

This is getting too long!

For more August happenings see:

Fun in Jerusalem 

or the special Summer Fun Guide

 HERE

As I was slowing down in the August heat,

Kitah Aleph postcard welcome from Mayor Nir Barkat

Mayor Nir Barkat sent a

“Welcome to Kitah Aleph” postcard message

to all incoming Jerusalem first graders.

I love how “Welcome to Kitah Aleph”

is bigger a deal than most Israeli university graduations!

Only in Israel!

I am getting exhausted thinking how to do everything,

still not enough happening for you,

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