Mersin International Music Festival (), merfest for short, is a music festival held annually in Mersin, Turkey since 2002. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from Spain, Italy, United States, Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Korea have participated in the festival.
Mersin International Music Festival is a non-governmental project sponsored by private companies, Mersin University, local municipalities and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was established in 2002 to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Mersin State Opera and Ballet. The festival was organized until 2007 by Mersin Cultural Society (). Since 2008, Mersin Art Activities Society () organizes the event. In 2007, the festival became a member of the European Festivals Association (EFA). By 2013 the festival had grown to host more than 350 performers during the event. That year it opened with a concert from the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Shlomo Mintz. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from Spain, Italy, United States, Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Korea have participated in the festival.
Most of the concerts are held in the halls of Mersin Cultural Center (Mersin Halkevi), Congress and Exhibition Center, UÃÂur Oral Cultural Center and Mersin University's Amphitheater. However, every year one concert is held at St Paulus Church in Tarsus and another one at Kanlñdivane, being an outdoor concert. Tarsus is located east, and Kanlñdivane west of Mersin.
The programme of 2010 Mersin International Music Festival was as follows: