Street theater festival brings dozens of performing groups to Iran's Lahijan

A street theater festival was held on September 25, 2026, in Lahijan, a city in northern Iran's Gilan province, drawing 28 performing groups from 13 provinces across the country, according to Iran's IRNA news agency.

The performances took place across seven different locations throughout the city, giving residents and visitors the chance to watch multiple troupes over the course of the event.

A tradition of public performance

Street theater festivals of this kind are a recurring feature of Iran's cultural calendar, offering performing arts groups from across the country a platform to showcase work outside conventional theater venues, often incorporating comedy, social commentary and traditional performance styles accessible to a broad public audience.

Lahijan, known for its tea plantations and forested surroundings in Gilan province, has hosted cultural events in the past, and the scale of this year's festival, with groups traveling from more than a dozen provinces, points to its standing as a notable regional cultural gathering.

Specific details on award categories, festival organizers or notable performances at this year's edition were not included in the available reporting.