Istanbul’s Modern Spirit Celebration with lfi* Festival
Discover lfi* Festival 2025 at Maximum Uniq Open Air, where Istanbul’s art, music, design, and culture unite for one unforgettable day.
On Sunday, October 12, 2025, Istanbul’s cultural pulse will be reflected in full color, sound, and flavor at lfi* Festival, taking place at Maximum Uniq Open Air in the Maslak / Sarıyer district.
This new city festival, ‘Life from Istanbul*‘, literally inspired by the life from Istanbul concept, aims to bring together art, music, design and creative ideas into a single immersive day for locals and visitors alike.
This is not just another music festival — lfi* intends to be a holistic experience in which Istanbul’s contemporary energy and creative community are foregrounded. The organizers are positioning it as a space for discovery, interaction, and inspiration, under the open sky.
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Lineup & Program
From mid-afternoon to late night, the festival’s stage will host a lineup of Turkey’s electronic, experimental, and boundary-pushing artists. Among confirmed names are:
| Time | Artist / Performance | Stage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | This Is İnanç | Main Stage | Warm, soulful electronica |
| TBA | Dilara Önbey | Main Stage | Melodic house and progressive beats |
| TBA | Bussi | Main Stage | Eclectic grooves bridging day into evening |
| TBA | Ömür Kara | Main Stage | Deep, hypnotic house rhythms |
| TBA | Can Çaylak | Main Stage | Organic deep house journey |
| TBA | Avangart Tabldot | Main Stage | Turkish fusion electronic performance with live elements |
| TBA | DJ Bey & Orchestra | Main Stage | A unique live-electronic crossover set |
| TBA | Arman Akıncı | Main Stage | Experimental and cinematic electronic layers |
| TBA | Oceanvs Orientalis | Main Stage | Signature set of ethno-electronic soundscapes |
| TBA | Islandman | Main Stage | Live band blending psychedelic and Anatolian tones |
| Schedule subject to change · Gates open at 15:00 · Festival ends at 23:00 | |||
The intent is to chart a musical journey through ambient, electronic, fusion, groove, and experimental sounds — reflecting both local talent and broader currents in contemporary electronic culture.
Because the event is one continuous day, the pacing will matter: during daylight hours, more ambient, exploratory, or groove-driven sounds may dominate; as night falls, the energy is likely to rise. The festival’s framing suggests that musical performance is only one pillar of the experience — food, design, bazaar, and ambiance also share center stage.
Bazaar, Food & Beverage: A Marketplace of Local Culture
One of the distinctive features of lfi* is its bazaar zone: a curated market of local, independent designers, artisans, and creative brands.
This marketplace is intended not merely as retail but as a space for dialogue, exposure, and connection between creators and audiences. Attendees can engage with the makers, discover unique pieces, and experience the kind of design ethos that resonates with Istanbul’s creative undercurrent.
Parallel to that is a Food & Drinks program designed to reflect eclectic tastes and local flair.
The gastronomic offerings promise to be diverse — from matcha and kombucha to pickle juice, to fusion bites and cocktails. The idea is to let the palate wander as freely as the mind.
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Venue & Logistics
The setting, Maximum Uniq Açıkhava, is part of the UNIQ İstanbul Complex, located in Maslak / Sarıyer. The venue is an open-air space integrated into one of Istanbul’s creative hubs.
The event’s organizers have laid out several event rules and practical notes for attendees. You can reach out all the rules and notifications, here.
Cultural & Symbolic Significance
What makes lfi* Festival compelling is not just its schedule or lineup, but its guiding philosophy: to reflect the “spirit of the city.” In this sense, the festival is an experiment in urban cultural synthesis — layering music, design, conversation, and flavor into a single temporal container. The festival website describes it as bringing “expressive brands, local talents who inspire both us and the world, and everyone looking to experience the day differently.”
Istanbul is a city of paradoxes: historical depth and contemporary innovation, density and open space, East and West converging. A festival that attempts to curate the city’s life as a lived, multi-sensory experience is ambitious. If successful, lfi* could become a recurring pulse in Istanbul’s cultural calendar — a place where locals rediscover their city and visitors get a taste of an evolving creative ecosystem.
From a media or journalistic standpoint, the festival is a useful case study in how urban identity, curation, and community converge under the rubric of “festival as micro-ecosystem.” It also signals something about the direction Turkish independent electronic and creative culture is heading: toward more hybridity, local agency, and collective experience.
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