Join us at Newark Public Library as we celebrate the Palestinian Olive Harvest! This is an event geared towards children and will feature traditional food samples, olive oil tasting, dabke dancing, story time, arts and crafts, traditional fashion, face painting and more!

NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY presents 

The Palestinian Olive Harvest Festival 

 On November 30th, join us from 11 am to 4 pm! 

Schedule: 

11:00 am: Welcome Song 

11:30 am: Story Time - Reading of Sitti’s Olive Trees (author Ndaa Hassan) 

12:00 pm: Learn to Dabke! Interactive Dance Session 

12:30 pm: Learn to Dabke! Interactive Dance Session 

1:00 pm: Learn to Dabke! Interactive Dance Session 

2:00 pm: Story time - Reading of These Olive Trees (author Aya Ghanameh) 

3:00 pm: Story Time - Author Wafa Shami will be reading her book When Za’atar Met Zeit 

Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in olive oil tasting, sampling traditional Palestinian foods, creating unique crafts, and getting their face painted.**

**Availability of these activities will be dependent on the availability of supplies

*no registration required

Address: Newark Public Library, 37055 Newark Blvd, Newark CA