Partners & Affiliates · الشركاء والأصحاب

ما نبني لحالنا We don't build alone.

The people, organizations, and institutions below are how this festival actually happens. Venues that host us, media that cover us, community groups that open their networks, brands that put resources behind the work. This page is the credit roll — because everyone here earned it.

المكان والتنظيم

Venue & Production Partners

The OC Fairgrounds opened their grounds, and our production crew is the team behind the region's biggest live events. We're in good hands.

الإعلام

Media Partners

Our story travels because these outlets carry it — the MENA-American press, Arabic-language media, and culture magazines that know this audience inside out.

المجتمع

Community Partners

The cultural institutions that carried MENA identity in America before anyone thought a festival like this was possible. They're the reason there's an audience to gather.

البرامج الفرعية

Affiliate Programs

Independent programs that run alongside the festival — art pop-ups, film screenings, community brunches, and DJ sets in MENA-owned spaces throughout the week. If you're a venue or collective who wants to run a sanctioned side-event, apply below.

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Ghareeb Pop-Up

A week-long MENA streetwear and art installation at a pop-up gallery in Downtown Santa Ana. June 16–21.

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Film Series: After the Sea

Three nights of MENA diaspora cinema at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana. Curated by the Arab Film & Media Institute.

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Qahwa Crawl

A guided tour of five MENA-owned coffee shops in OC and LA, each serving a different Arabic coffee tradition. Weekends in June.

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Tarab Nights at Habibi Social

Late-night tarab and DJ sets at a Silver Lake venue. MENA emerging artists, post-festival afterparty vibes.

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