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What's on
الفعالياتFestivals, concerts, exhibitions and the seasons that shape Egypt's calendar, from now until next summer. Choose a region to narrow it down.
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31 events
- D-CAF: Downtown Contemporary Arts FestivalOn now · 11 October – 1 November · Rawabet, Falaki Theater, Beit Tulun and other Downtown spaces · Downtown
- El Gouna Film FestivalOn now · 15 – 23 October · Festival venues across El Gouna · El Gouna
- Arab Music Festival & Conference20 – 30 October · Cairo Opera House · Zamalek
- Longines Global Champions Tour at the Pyramids22 – 24 October · Show-jumping arena in front of the Giza Pyramids · Giza Plateau
- Abu Simbel Sun Festival22 October · Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Aswan
- Crafts Re-Imagined23 October – 8 November · Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Al-Muizz Street · Islamic & Old Cairo
- Fatma Said in Concert at the Grand Egyptian Museum29 October · Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza · Giza Plateau
- Sharm El Sheikh International Youth Theatre Festival1 – 5 November · Theatres and open-air spaces in Sharm El Sheikh · Sharm El Sheikh
- Forever Is Now4 – 28 November · Pyramids of Giza · Giza Plateau
- Cairo International Jazz Festival5 – 7 November · Venue to confirm · Greater Cairo
- Cairo International Film Festival11 – 20 November · Cairo Opera House · Zamalek
- HYROX Cairo14 – 15 November · Egypt International Exhibition Center, Hall 4, New Cairo · New Cairo
- Cairo Design Week19 – 28 November · Heritage landmarks and creative venues · Greater Cairo
- Zamna Sharm El Sheikh20 – 22 November · Khorom Valley, Sharm El Sheikh · Sharm El Sheikh
- El Gouna Half Marathon21 November · Abu Tig Marina, El Gouna · El Gouna
- Shakira at the Pyramids28 November · Pyramids of Giza · Giza Plateau
- Marakez Pyramids Half Marathon11 – 12 December · Giza Pyramids plateau · Giza Plateau
- Cairo International Short Film Festival16 – 21 December · Cairo Opera House · Zamalek
- Winter Solstice Sunrise at Karnak Temple21 December · Karnak Temple, Luxor · Luxor
- Egyptian Marathon, Luxor8 January 2027 · Hatshepsut Temple, Luxor West Bank · Luxor
- Cairo International Book Fair 2027 (58th edition)21 January – 3 February 2027 · Egypt International Exhibition Center, Fifth Settlement, New Cairo · New Cairo
- Abu Simbel Sun Festival22 February 2027 · Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate · Aswan
- Luxor African Film Festival (16th edition)28 March – 3 April 2027 · Venues across Luxor · Luxor
- Alexandria Short Film Festival (13th edition)14 – 19 April 2027 · Cinemas and cultural venues in Alexandria · Alexandria
- Zamna Giza: 10th Anniversary World Tour21 – 23 May 2027 · Giza desert near the Pyramids · Giza Plateau
- Across EgyptNationwide, with no single place on the map.
- Coptic Christmas7 January 2027 · Churches nationwide, incl. Old Cairo's Hanging Church · Egypt
- Ramadan8 February – 8 March 2027 · Nationwide · Egypt
- Eid al-Fitr9 – 11 March 2027 · Nationwide · Egypt
- Coptic Easter and Sham el-Nessim2 – 3 May 2027 · Nationwide: parks, gardens and the Nile banks · Egypt
- Eid al-Adha16 – 19 May 2027 · Nationwide · Egypt
- Islamic New Year6 June 2027 · Nationwide · Egypt
January 2027
- Egypt
Coptic Christmas
· Churches nationwide, incl. Old Cairo's Hanging Church
Egypt's Orthodox Christians end the Advent fast with midnight liturgies on Christmas Eve, the main one led by the Pope at the Cathedral of the Nativity in the New Capital, then family feasts. It is a public holiday.
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February 2027
- Egypt
Ramadan
· Nationwide
The holy month transforms Cairo: quiet days, sunset iftars, lantern-lit streets and late-night crowds on Al-Moez Street and around Al-Hussein until suhoor. Expect shorter opening hours. Dates to confirm.
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March 2027
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Eid al-Fitr
· Nationwide
Ramadan ends with three days of prayers, new clothes, kahk biscuits and family visits. Parks, the Nile Corniche and resorts fill up, and offices close. Dates to confirm.
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May 2027
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Coptic Easter and Sham el-Nessim
· Nationwide: parks, gardens and the Nile banks
Coptic Easter Sunday is followed by Sham el-Nessim, an ancient spring festival when Egyptians of every faith picnic in parks and along the Nile with fesikh, coloured eggs and green onions. Monday is a public holiday.
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Eid al-Adha
· Nationwide
The Feast of the Sacrifice follows the Day of Arafat with dawn prayers, shared meat and a long holiday that sends Cairenes to the coasts. Expect busy roads and resorts. Dates to confirm.
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June 2027
- Egypt
Islamic New Year
· Nationwide
The first of Muharram opens the Hijri year 1449 with a public holiday and quiet family gatherings, a useful long weekend to know about when planning early-summer trips. Dates to confirm.
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Dates are checked against the organisers and the press. "To confirm" means a date or venue was reported in one place only.