Music Projects

“Sena” – The first music festival of Iranian ethnicities   “Sena” is the name of an old fortress, which was the origin of the city of Sanandaj in 1624 AD. This city is the birthplace of artists, scientists and prominent figures of Kurdistan culture and art in Iran. In this festival, which lasted for 4 days […]

The first Kurdish carpet exhibition was held at Asif’s house with a musical performance. This exhibition, which was organized by the private sector and Egin Studio and supported by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Tourism and the Creative City Secretariat, was a meeting place for lovers of Kurdish culture and art, especially carpets, […]

Sanandaj Day was celebrated in diverse and attractive  programs for 2023. Various celebrations of Sanandaj Day were held on April 26, which coincides with the sixth of Ardibehesht 1046 A.H, when the city of Sanandaj was founded by Suleiman Khan Ardalan. In 2019, this day was announced as the “Senah” day, and various celebrations are […]

The first meeting of the internal network of creative cities of Iran was held in Isfahan. In this meeting which was held with the presence of 5 creative cities of Iran in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network issues subjects common strategies and challenges of the network in moving towards sustainable development were discussed. The creative […]

The festival was held by the participation of different groups of Daf players throughout Iran and some bands from Kurdistan of Iraq and Afghanistan in two ranges of adults and adolescents from 23rd to 25th July 2022, in the Cinema Bahman of Sanandaj. The festival’s referees included five masters of music in Iran, Bizhan Kamkar, […]

World Music Day 2022 in Sanandaj, the creative city of music in UNESCO, has been celebrated.   The event was held by the cooperation of governmental, public, and social sectors. Barin Music Institute’s, music teachers and students of vilon played various international famouse of music tracks. The students of vilon along with their parents participated […]

The Sanandaj Day celebration was held in the presence of citizens, artists, musicians and civic organizations. This day, the occasion of the establishment of the city of Sanandaj in 1046 AH by the order of Suleiman Khan Ardalan has been registered in the cultural and artistic calendar of the city of Sanandaj. Every year, this […]

The conference was attended by university professors, researchers, government officials and private sector organizations in the field of tourism.   The main topics of the conference were sustainable development and tourism, cultural tourism, art and tourism, education and tourism, economy and tourism. The two-day conference, held on March 9th and 10th, included various panels as […]

In order to celebrate Nowruz and in order to register Sanandaj as the Nowruz capital of the world, various ceremonies will be held during Nowruz. Also, holding this festival internationally is in line with the events of the Creative Cities Network program, so that a significant number of stakeholders, including artists, private institutions, and the […]