Welcome to
Salaam Festival

Salaam Festival brings local, national and international artists of diverse backgrounds and art forms to produce innovative work in Manchester and beyond.

Welcome to Salaam Festival

A pioneering festival exploring the future of Islamic art and culture. We bring together local, national and international artists from diverse backgrounds to create original work in Manchester and beyond.

With our deep understanding of both traditional and contemporary Muslim artforms, we offer a unique platform that celebrates the rich tapestry of Islamic heritage while embracing bold new expressions-beyond colour, creed or interpretation.

Despite the turbulent times across the globe we hope to share words and performances that respectfully grieve, heal and raise our hopes through inspiring artists and the power of community-beyond, colour, creed or interpretation.

To book tickets follow the links or email boxoffice@contactmcr.com / hello@salaamfestival.co.uk

Salaam Festival Programme 2025

Download our recent programme here

A message of thanks and gratitude from the Salaam Festival team

Thank you to all the supporters, artists and communities that came out to make Salaam Festival 2025 a resounding success. These events are not easy to produce and require a lot of patience, skill, love and care to make a festival programme relevant and unique. We welcome your continued support by emailing us on hello@salaamfestival.co.uk to find out how you can get involved as an artist, volunteer or patron.

Stay tuned through our newsletter and instagram stories whilst we take time out to recoup before we administer, fundraise and develop programmes and projects for 2026. Love & Peace to everyone!

Creating Cultural Impact

Salaam Festival weaves together artistic excellence, community engagement, and educational outreach to create meaningful cultural experiences. Through our three key initiatives, we're fostering understanding, promoting diversity, and building a more connected society.

Festival Programme

We're reimagining how Islamic art and culture is presented through innovative annual programmes and projects. Our festival brings together local, national and international artists to create bold work in Manchester. Each event offers audiences a unique perspective on traditional and contemporary artistic expression through visual and performance art.

2024-2025 has seen over 60 artists and 5,000 people participate and attend our programmes.

Community Engagement

We're committed to engaging with and serving the creative needs of communities. Working closely with diverse community groups, businesses and art institutions, we build stronger relationships and create meaningful opportunities for individuals and communities to connect and participate in Manchester's cultural life.

We have worked closely with art and health priorities addressing important subjects such as mental health, dementia, social mobility, under representation and artist development through artists and community co-design.

Salaam for Schools

We're working with artists, schools, colleges and universities to promote Islamic art and culture in educational spaces. Our dedicated programme includes Arabic calligraphy, geometric pattern workshops, Quranic illumination, dhikr drumming, taekwondo and nasheed singing, ensuring accurate and sensitive representation of Islamic art traditions.

We have developed a range of education-ready resources to educate and empower young people about the history, heritage and relevance of Islamic art and culture.

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