Pre-Ramadan Bazar & Family Festival For Palestine (Gather for Gaza)

Join us for a family-friendly and free Fundraising Festival in support of Gaza, featuring MCC’s annual pre-Ramadan Bazaar.

12 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Saturday, February 22 | MCC Parking Lot | Free

The Ninth-Annual MCC Pre-Ramadan Bazaar will be a joint event with the Soul of My Soul Exhibit. 100 percent of funds raised at this Festival will go to humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza through Third Pillar USA.

We will have a diverse array of vendors present. The Festival will include storytime, rock painting, crafts for children, face painting, henna, spoken word, Dabke performances, and more. Keep an eye on this page for updates on the schedule and confirmed vendors.

We will have a diverse array of vendors present. You can purchase food, drinks, apartheid-free Salaam Cola, hijabs, abayas, products from Palestine, buckhorn, artwork, apartheid-free dates for Ramadan, desi clothes, jewelry, and more.

Keep an eye on this page for updates on the schedule and confirmed vendors.

Schedule:

• 12:30 p.m. – Story time with author Wafa Shami
• 1:30 p.m. – Dabke performance
• 2:30 p.m. – Spoken word performance
• 3:30 p.m. – Cooking Demonstration by cookbook author Blanche Shaheen
• 4:30 p.m. – Story time by Mindful Muslim Reader
• 5:30 p.m. – Silent Auction Winners Announced

Face painting, make-your-own bookmark, and stickers, rock painting, coloring sheets, paint your own wood ornament available all day. Limited craft supplies. First come, first serve.

Confirmed Vendors:

Palestine-themed products:

• Baladna

• Palestine Stitch Story

• Project Hope for Palestine

• Zeinat Palestine store (ceramics)

• Totah Studio

• Screenprints 4 Palestine

• Olive Branch Bazaar & Nablus Soap USA

Food and Drinks:

• Salaam Cola

• Ard Gaza

• 523SOUTHERNHALALBBQ

• Mama’s Shawarmas

• AHMA’s Kitchen Halal Fusion style

• Delicacies by Sheen

• Masuma and Lina (Afghan Food and Chai)

• Suzy’s Snack Shack

• Bays Brews

• Habibis Falooda

• Covo Coffee

• Zoya’s

• Precious Wonders by Naba

• Mariam’s Cheesecakes

• Sukar Habibi

• The Old City Roastery

Ramadan and Eid Themed Products:

• Khadija’s Creations (Ramadan and Eid themed Crafts and decor)

• Balloonbae.co (Kids Coloring Shirts for Ramadan, henna and more)

• Modestly (Ramadan Decor)

• Trinkets by Annie (Palestine, Ramadan and Eid themed items)

• A Date with Chocolate

Hijabs and Abayas:

• Asiyah’s Collections

• Muhajiba Abayas

• MJ’s Trendz

• Hijab Fashion X

• Modest Rose Clothing

• Hayaat collections

• Elegant Muslimah USA

• Taqdimaat Abayas & Hijabs

• Hijab Elegance

• TnS Hijabs

• Dhubow Designs

• Zaina (Hijab and hijab accessories)

• Fatima Beauty

• Turkuaz Shawls

• Modestly

Books:

• Feast in the Middle East (Cookbook)

• Wafa Shami’s Books

• Mindful Muslim Reader

• Soul of My Soul Exhibit (Books by Palestinian Authors)

Cultural Clothes:

• Ameri Souq (Men’s Muslim Wear)

• Aiman’s Collection (Pakistani Women’s Clothing)

• Izna Desi Collection (Desi Jewelry and men’s kurta shalwar)

• Pakistani_inCali

• MK Fashions (Pakistani Clothes)

• Egyptian Store by Rasha Wahba

• Najah’s Boutique LLC (Traditional khaliji style clothing for men, women and children)

• Suwaida (Pakistani clothes, hijab dupattas and jewelry)

• Afghan Attire

• Hi-5 Trend (Indian and Pakistani clothes and jewelry)

• Soni Mann Designs

• RubyluxDresses

Jewelry:

• Made by Sana

• Afsana Boutique (Central Asian Jewelry)

• Cresent Designs

• HappyGemsJewelry

Art:

• Hafsah’s Art

• Quranhut Artistry

• Ruh

• Rayan and Jenna’s 3D Prints

• Andres’ Craft Table

Other:

• Maha Beauty

• MCC Girl Scouts

• ehijabndmore (Customized mugs, shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, waterbottles, and tote bags)

• Salam Scouts

• Samali Perfumes

• Sunnah Healing Remedies

• Henna by Zahra

• Moon House (kitchen items, home decorations)

• Seventh Design

• Orchard Florist

• Soul of My Soul Exhibit – including unique Palestine themed and Ramadan themed crafts!

• – Volunteer for this Festival: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/festival-volunteer
• – Please fill out this form if you are interested in participating in the spoken word performance at 2:30 p.m.: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/spoken-word

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org