Antalya Culture Route Festival to open on Oct. 31 with concerts and exhibitions

The Antalya Culture Route Festival will be held from October 31 to November 8 with concerts, exhibitions, opera, ballet, theater and archaeology tours. The festival’s gastronomy program will feature more than 40 Flavor Stops, chef gatherings and routes showcasing Antalya’s local dishes.

The Antalya leg of the Türkiye Culture Route Festival will take place from October 31 to November 8 with arts and gastronomy events. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the festival will meet art lovers in Antalya for the fourth time.

The nine-day program will feature concerts, exhibitions, opera, ballet and theater performances, as well as archaeology tours and traditional arts workshops. Antalya’s historical and cultural heritage will be showcased throughout the festival, while local flavors will come to the fore in the gastronomy program.

The gastronomy route will stretch from the Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean coast

The festival’s gastronomy program will include more than 40 Flavor Stops, chef gatherings and routes covering different districts of the city. The guests hosted by Chef Mehmet Akdağ will include two-Michelin-star Chef Ozan Kumbasar, Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning Chef Vedat Başaran, Chef Claudio Chinali, who is featured in the Michelin Guide, Chef Bahtiyar Büyükduman, food culture writer Aylin Öney Tan and Chef Mutlu Şevket Yılmaz.

A gastronomy route covering Antalya, Korkuteli, Elmalı, Gömbe, Finike, Beycik and Kaş will be held from October 31 to November 2, 2026. Chef Mehmet Akdağ and gastronomy writer Ebru Erke will jointly host the Manavgat and Alanya route.

The guests will visit designated Flavor Stops and sample dishes unique to Antalya at their source. Tahini Antalya piyaz, şiş köfte, hibeş, Alanya’s gülüklü soup, serpme böreği, tahini pumpkin dessert and bitter orange marmalade will feature prominently in the program.

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Free concerts will be held for nine days in Konyaaltı

Murat Boz, Özcan Deniz, Simge, Poizi, Sefo, Gökhan Türkmen, Ebru Yaşar, Demet Akalın and Hakan Altun will perform at the free concerts at Konyaaltı Beach Park. The concert program will begin with Murat Boz on October 31 and end with Hakan Altun’s concert on November 8.

November 1: Özcan Deniz
November 2: Simge
November 3: Poizi
November 4: Sefo
November 5: Gökhan Türkmen
November 6: Ebru Yaşar
November 7: Demet Akalın

The Antalya State Opera and Ballet’s productions of “Anna Karenina,” “Attila” and “Carmina Burana,” along with the “Baroque Dream” concert, will also be part of the performing arts program. Theatergoers will be able to watch the play “Buzlar Çözülmeden.”

Exhibitions and tours of ancient cities will be held

Exhibitions bringing together traditional arts, cultural heritage and contemporary art will open at various locations across the city as part of the festival. The “Three Painters” exhibition, featuring works by Alaettin Aksoy, Mehmet Güleryüz and Komet from the Taviloğlu Collection, will be presented to visitors at Antalya Culture and Arts.

The “Kemha-i Antali” exhibition at the Antalya Maturation Institute will introduce the Seljuk-era weaving heritage. The “In the Shell of Nature” exhibition, prepared around the COP31 theme, will address traditional handicrafts and sustainability.

“The Ottoman Empire’s Sacred Relics” will open at the Mevlevihane Museum, “Living Heritage: Antalya” at the Türkan Şoray Cultural Center, and “Aşina Kam” at Akdeniz University’s Olbia Art Gallery. Exhibitions on painting, ceramics, felt, miniatures and traditional decorative arts will be held at various locations across the city, particularly in Kaleiçi.

The archaeology program will include tours of the ancient cities of Aspendos, Perge, Syedra, Side, Phaselis, Sillyon and Termessos. During the tours, led by excavation directors and experts in their fields, participants will receive information about the history, architectural features and excavation work at the ancient cities.

Photography enthusiasts will photograph the city’s historical and natural beauty during the FotoMarathon Antalya and FotoMarathon Children events, which will begin at Cumhuriyet Square on October 31. Throughout the festival, children will enjoy concerts and shows, as well as traditional arts workshops, film screenings and various activities.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Antalya stood out with its thousands of years of accumulated civilizations, adding that the festival would contribute to the goals of developing cultural tourism, diversifying tourism activity and supporting the local economy.