Nachalat Binyamin Art Fair

This guide to the Nachalat Binyamin Art Fair in Tel Aviv traces how a street closed to traffic in 1987 was claimed by artists and craftspeople the following year, and how a screening committee grew up to judge every stall on one rule: it must be handmade. You'll hear about the roughly two hundred vendors selling everything from blown glass to paper mache dragons, and about a street musician known for playing a giant marimba. Listen for the marimba before you spot it among the stalls.