BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills announced that Festival Beverly Hills is returning on Sunday, July 12 to Beverly Gardens Park.
The event is free to the public and will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a day of music, dance, interactive workshops, and culinary delights that showcase the rich tapestry of many cultures from around the world.
The festival is a celebration of artists who have shaped regional and international cultural landscapes. This year’s program line-up of artists includes, Maruja Limon, an all-female quintet on tour from Barcelona known for its vibrant music that blends flamenco, pop, and Latin rhythms; Elida Almeida, a Cape Verdean-born artist who infuses her Cabo Verdean beats – batuque, funaná, coladera and tabanka – with Latino energy; Latin Grammy-nominated, Afro-Peruvian jazz saxophonist and producer Anibal Seminario; Los Angeles-based Viver Brasil Dance Company, who create culturally rooted and aesthetically bold Afro-Brazilian dance theater with an emphasis on ancestral practices, street styles, and live music; Shivam Arts Dance, who blend traditional Northern Indian dance with contemporary music and choreography; and Klezmer Juice, representing the Jewish diaspora by way of Argentina, who will bring his ebullient musicianship back to the Festival after a two-year hiatus.
The Farhang Foundation returns as a festival partner, sponsoring a performance from Black Cats, a new iteration of the legendary Iranian pop group led by Shahbal Shabpareh. The tribute will feature energy of Iranian pop with fresh, modern influences, creating a sound that resonates across generations.
Additional partnerships include Horotropzi in collaboration with the Bulgarian Consulate; music, dance, culinary, and performances and hands-on creative arts with the Chinese American Cultural Association; dance performances from the Indonesian Consulate; the Carpathian Trio from the Romanian Consulate; and stilt walker Eddie Olive, from the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate; ballet folklorico with Spotlight Award finalist Aleyda Arreola; and Latin jazz and mariachi presented by the Neighborhood Music School, among others.
Festival goers will be able to explore the Mayan calendar and learn soccer’s ancestral game P’ok Ta Pok with Casa Maya de la Cultura; experience a traditional coffee ceremony with Little Ethiopia’s Nikki Legasse; create a soccer-themed zine with the Boyle Heights-based Las Fotos Project; and make maracas with the Neighborhood Music School, among other activities.
AYSO will host a youth soccer clinic celebrating Summer of Soccer 2026 and the international games.
Festival Beverly Hills is a celebration of culture and community. For additional artists, program and activation announcements visit: www.beverlyhills.org/csevents.
By Danny Jones