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The Israel Festival's plethora of cultural events, performances and associated offers and activities continues to be the main attraction this week in Jerusalem. As if that wasn't enough, there are not one, not two, but three other festivals beginning this week: The Light Festival,  Hebrew Book Week and the Tsamid Festival all kick off next Tuesday. Read on for our top picks of the week.

• The Light Festival returns to Jerusalem's Old City from June 5-13. Beginning next Tuesday, the festival delivers exhilarating experiences with dozens of breathtaking three dimensional light sculptures, interactive video art and music displays, street performances, pyrotechnics, projections on walls and buildings, and "Q": live Rock Circus Featuring the hits of Queen.
  
  
• "Hauntingly beautiful" and "an exhilarating evening of enchantment" are terms used to describe The Secret Garden, the musical version of the English children's classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Encore Theater presents the Tony award winning work in a five night run - the second performance is tonight at Beit Shmuel.
  
  
• Wax nostalgic with oldies, including classics by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, and others at First Station this Friday as part of the Israel Festival's Jazz Fusion Club. Then stick around and head across the lot for drinks at Colony's newly reopened summer bar, boasting a rich selection of great alcohol and summer cocktail specials.
  
  
• "Moonlight Cinema in the Beit Avi Chai Courtyard" is a series of four witty, biting, and often bizarre Israeli classics, projected on a large screen in Beit Avi Chai's courtyard. This Saturday night, catch Meduzot (Jellyfish), which tells three stories about three regular women from Tel Aviv whose worlds turn into an utterly fantastic journey.
  
  
• Throughout the course of the Israel Festival, festival guests are invited to enjoy discounted meals at a slew of Jerusalem restaurants scattered around the city for discounted prices. Complete your night out with dinner at participating restaurants including La Boca, Gabriela, Montefiore-Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Little Italy, Racha, Brasserie and others.
  
  
• High school students (ages 16+) - this one's for you: the Jerusalem Mall (Malcha) presents a Youth Job Fair this Monday afternoon, featuring hundreds of summer job offers in food chains, day camps, sales, entertainment, maintenance and many other options. Work hard this summer and then cash in on whatever is sitting at the top of your wish list!
  
  
• "The World According to Alon" tells the story of Alon, an autistic boy who decides to leave his boarding school and return home, with the best of intentions and big dreams. The performance, which asks the audience to reexamine how they treat others, takes place this Tuesday at the Gerard Bechar Center as part of the Tsamid Festival.
  
  
• Parents, children and Hebrew Book Week participants are invited to enter the ancient citadel for a multi-disciplinary interactive tour based on the story book A Street in Jerusalem by Chana and David Amit, next Wednesday at the Tower of David Museum. The event will also take place on Thursdays throughout June and July.
  
  

And check out our full events section for everything else happening around town.