This paper focuses on the quotidian cultural relations between Jews and Arabs in the coastal cities of Jaffa and Haifa during the British Mandate. Most of the studies written to date on the relations between the communities have focused primarily on the rivalry and tension between the two national movements. Several recent studies have devoted attention to coexistence on the commercial, business and municipal levels. However, the aspect of day-to-day relations in the realm of entertainment and leisure in Jaffa and Haifa received little or no scholarly attention. An exception to this is the work of Salim Tamari which focuses on the society and culture of Palestine and more specifically on Jerusalemite culture from the late Ottoman period to the end of the British Mandate. This paper will rely on Hebrew and Arabic press as well as archival sources (such as records of the Mandatory government, intelligence reports and protocols of the Haifa, Jaffa and Tel Aviv municipalities), memoirs and personal interviews. These sources will provide further evidence that even at the height of the national conflict—from the mid-thirties up to the dramatic events of 1948—Jews and Arabs crossed national and cultural boundaries by sharing their leisure time in the same entertainment venues, be they cinemas, sports arenas, public parks or beaches. I argue that it was the intensity of daily life in common geographical and crowded spaces, which at times overshadowed the great ideas of nationalism and rivalry between Jews and Arabs and allowed ordinary people to create social and cultural ties without fear of the implications of their actions. Furthermore, pastime activity in Mandate Palestine reflects congruence of social class between Jews and Arabs. In that sense, people of the same social class, both the elites and the lower classes, shared the same recreation and leisure sites. Working through the prism of “Relational History,” this paper will examine the interactions between the communities and the motivations driving members of both communities to spend their time alongside one another. The focus on aspects of leisure and entertainment, while keeping in mind the political context; will provide a richer and more complex perspective on the history of the Mandatory period.