Lebanese Festival
Celebrate Lebanon Independence Through Food, Culture and Community
November 22 - 23
This year, Experience at Hay St Market invites Sydney to discover Lebanon through its most authentic expressions — flavour, rhythm, and tradition.
Led by Najla’s Lebanese Street Food, the festival blends heritage cooking with music, dance, and cultural performances, all inside a vibrant market with 20 halal-certified traders.
A weekend of flavour, discovery and connection.
Menus
Starters:
- Meat Kibbeh
- Pumpkin Kibbeh
- Meat Sambousek
- Spinach Triangles Fried
- Fattoush Salad
- Tabouli Salad
Meat Dishes
- Bamieh bil Lahame – okra & beef stew
- Riz Bil Sh'arieh – rice with vermicelli
- Lamb Kafta – pita bread, hummus, pickles, tabouli, toum, tahini, lemon
Desserts:
- BuBooza Ice Cream Cart
- Mixed Lebanese Desserts Cart
Beverages:
- Almaza Lebanese Pilsner
- Kasarak Arak (Lebanese spirit)
- Jallab (non alcoholic)
- Hala Sparkling Rose Water
Entertainment
- Live Arabic Band
- Belly dancers
- Drummers
