International Izmir Festival ( tr, Uluslararası İzmir Festivali) is an

arts festival An arts festival is a festival that can encompass a wide range of art forms including music, dance, film, fine art, literature, poetry and isn't solely focused on visual arts. Arts festivals may feature a mixed program that include music, lite ...

held annually in

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

and organized by the İzmir Foundation for Culture Arts and Education (İKSEV). It is a member of the

European Festivals Association The European Festivals Association (EFA) is an umbrella group for various festivals in Europe and other countries. It supports artistic cooperation among festivals and offers programs for new festival and artistic managers. It represents more than ...

. It was held for the first time in 1987 under the name İzmir International Culture and Arts Festival. The most recent edition of the festival was held between 26 May 2018 and 7 July 2018.

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* {{Festival-stub Festivals in İzmir Annual events in Turkey Music festivals in Turkey Theatre festivals in Turkey Recurring events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Turkey