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Fuheis Festival in Fuheis
Fuheis hosts Jordan's second-largest cultural festival after Jerash, a nine-day summer event held each August featuring musical concerts, poetry recitals, art exhibitions and dance performances. Now well past its 30th edition, the festival draws performers from Syria, Palestine and Lebanon alongside Jordanian artists, framing itself as a platform for shared regional culture, and attracts an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 visitors annually.
Fuheis hosts what is widely described as Jordan's second-biggest festival after Jerash, a nine-day summer cultural event typically held in August that has run for more than three decades, reaching a 30th edition celebrated with performances from prominent Egyptian artists.