Baalbeck International Festival

The Baalbeck International Festival is the oldest and most prestigious cultural event in the Middle East. It was founded in 1956 and managed by 12 benevolent members. The office is run by a director who is assisted by its deputy who is in charge mainly of communication, sponsoring and public relations, a secretary who is in charge of all logistics and a financial director. From that point onward, the Festival became an annual event that takes place from early July to end of August. the festival has produced in the magnificent ruins of the bacchus and Jupiter temples many worls class plays, Lebanese nights, operas, classical music, pop and jazz concerts, modern and classical dance, lyric songs world premieres... Our sources of funding are mainly the public sector (Ministry of Tourism ) the private sector (sponsors : banks, insurance companies and friends of the festival...) and the ticketing.