Muslim Women's Arts Festival

Name: Muslim Women's Arts Festival
Start: 2026-02-14T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-14T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Whitworth Art Gallery

Schedule

Sat Feb 14 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Whitworth Art Gallery | Manchester, EN

Join us for a day of Art Exhibitions, Workshops, Henna and Face Painting!
About this Event

Join MACFEST, a Muslim Arts and Culture festival that brings Muslim and non-Muslim communities together to celebrate the diversity and richness of Muslim heritage, for Muslim Women’s Arts Festival - a day of exhibitions, creative workshops, cultural hubs and performances, and for the Opening Ceremony, taking over the Whitworth Art Gallery spaces.

To attend the Opening Ceremony book your ticket here.

To join the activities throughout the day head to tickets on this listing and choose the ones you'd like to attend. Read more about all activities on the attached images - just scroll down!

Our 2026 activities:

Cultural Heritage Hubs

Henna Body Painting with Khadija Kemlaoui

Children’s Face Painting with Kinga Truszkowska

Card Making Workshop with Farhat Javid

Tote Bags Workshop with Zareena Bano

Ebru Marble Painting with Rabia Avci

Calligraphy Workshops with Farzana Patel

Illumination Art Workshop by Atefeh Seifi

Art Exhibition by Venture Arts

Art Exhibition by Shahida Ahmed

Art Exhibition by Siddiqa Juma