The Cairo International Book Fair is the highlight of the week. Check also our selection of film screenings, theatre plays, exhibitions and concerts.
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Sunday 28 January
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
Paintings by Samir Fouad
Horizon One Hall, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, intersection of Giza St. and Kafur St., Cairo
Music/Film
7pm
CAIRO
Concert by Egyptian Project followed by screening of Loving Vincent
Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of A Footnote in Ballet History
Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., EL-Fakhareen, Old Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of The Post, a political thriller directed and produced by Steven Spielberg
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
Differences, paintings by Mahmoud Khatab, Hala Al-Sharount and Adham Badawy
Al-Kahila Gallery, 15 Al-Batal Ahmed Abdelaziz St.,Mohandessin, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
El-Nile Folk troupe, directed by Abdelrahman El-Shafei
Beit El-Seheimy Creativity Center, Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Film
8pm
CAIRO
Screening of film ‘Her’
Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Wahabiat
Arab Music Institute, 22, Ramsis St., Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Georges Kazazian
Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on Hamlet, written by Al-Hassan Mohamed and directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Sebony Aghany (Let Me Sing), starring Samir Ghanem, Talaat Zakaria, Tarek Al-Ebiary, Shabaan Abdel-Reheem written by Ahmed Al-Abiary and directed by Abdel-Ghany Zaki
Al-Rehany Theatre
Emad Al-Din St., Downtown, Cairo
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Monday 29 January
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of The Darkest Hour
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Chamber music concert: Khaled El Showeikh
Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
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Tuesday 30 January
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of Loving Vincent
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Classical Arab music and songs by Al-Fan Al-Sadik troupe.
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition opening
6pm
CAIRO
Hope is a Traveller, paintings by Hady Boraey
Art Talks, 8 El Kamel Mohamed St. Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Omar Khairat and the Cairo Opera Orchestra
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
“Airy music on the piano”: concert with Alaa Yassin
Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Dance
8pm
CAIRO
El Helaly: performance by the Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company
Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Taksir Sharqi
Makan, Egyptian Center For Culture & Arts, Saad Zaghloul St, Mounira, Cairo
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Wednesday 31 January
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of Dalida
Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
7pm
CAIRO
The Truth About Fiction, a group exhibition with Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Bryony Dunne, Mahmoud Khaled, Basim Magdy, Mona Marzouk, Galila Nawar and Setareh Shahbazi
Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Apt.2, Garden City, Cairo
Film, Magic & Music evening
7pm-12am
CAIRO
7pm: screening of West Beirut
8.30pm: Ma'moun The Magician
9pm: conert by Amro and The Big Bang Boogie
11pm: screening of West Beirut
Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Nagham Al-Canal music concert conducted by Hossam Hafez.
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July Stl, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Mazaher Ensemble
Makan, Egyptian Center For Culture & Arts, Saad Zaghloul St, Mounira, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Mazeek project performing African fusion music and singing
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July Stl, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Omar Khairat and the Cairo Opera Orchestra
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Dance
8pm
CAIRO
El Helaly: performance by the Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company
Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
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Thursday 1 February
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Music and poetry
6pm
CAIRO
An evening with Mahmoud Alaa
Da House, 7 Mosadaq St, Dokki, Giza
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Journey to the Past: old songs with Salma Mahgoub
Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
7.30-11.30pm
CAIRO
Zawya Short Film Festival III (1-3 February)
Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Violin and piano recital with Yasmine Sami
Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
National Arab Music Ensemble
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Magic
8pm
CAIRO
Mind Reading Show, with illusionist Amr Khaled
Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo
Music
9pm
CAIRO
Rolled Up Sleeves band
Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Music and Arab Singing commemorates Umm Kalthoum
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Sebony Aghany (Let Me Sing), starring Samir Ghanem, Talaat Zakaria, Tarek Al-Ebiary, Shabaan Abdel-Reheem written by Ahmed Al-Abiary and directed by Abdel-Ghany Zaki
Al-Rehany Theatre
Emad Al-Din St.,, Downtown, Cairo
Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
High Dam Band: African Magic
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Friday 2 February
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Drumming
6pm and 7pm
CAIRO
A drumming circle with Mostafa Bakkar
Gusour Cultural Centre, 5 Michel Lotf Allah Street, behind Mariott hotel (inside All Saints’ Cathedral) Zamalek, Cairo
Film
7.30-11.30pm
CAIRO
Zawya Short Film Festival III (1-3 February)
Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Chamber music concert with Mohamed Hamdy
Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Heritage Arab Music Ensemble
Arab Music Institute, 22, Ramsis St., Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Manal Mohie Eldin on harp
Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Sebony Aghany (Let Me Sing), starring Samir Ghanem, Talaat Zakaria, Tarek Al-Ebiary, Shabaan Abdel-Reheem written by Ahmed Al-Abiary and directed by Abdel-Ghany Zaki
Al-Rehany Theatre
Emad Al-Din St.,, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
Storytelling for children
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
Story telling in English
Dyarna, Kinderland Nurseryy, Fakhr El-Deen, Smouha, Alexandria
Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Malaaz band
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
El Hadra Ensemble for Sufi singing
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Music and Arab Singing commemorates Umm Kalthoum
Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Saturday 3 February
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Film
7.30-11.30pm
CAIRO
Zawya Short Film Festival III (1-3 February)
Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Fabrica performs gold classics
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Flute and Piano recital with Kholoud Sharara and David Edgar
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Sunday 4 February
Books
11am
49th Cairo International Book Fair. Running till 10 February
Exhibition Grounds, Nasr City, Cairo
Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
Screening of film Stitching Palestine. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director Carol Mansour, and the researcher and producer Muna Khalidi
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Omnia Hassan concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Yasser Anwar concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Ayoub wa Na’sa (Ayoub and Na’sa), a musical comedy of the Egyptian folklore ballad, written by Ayman Al-Nimr, music by Ahmed Al-Haggar, directed by Ashraf Azaab
Al Balloon Theatre
Agouza, across the street from the Nile, by the 26 July Bridge, Cairo
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EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Cairo
Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo
Exhibition
8 Dec - 15 Feb
CAIRO
Cairo Art Fair III
ArtsMart, km28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road, behind Total gas station, before Dandy mall, Cairo
Exhibition
8 - 24 Jan
CAIRO
Adam, paintings by Souad Mardam Bey
Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
10 Jan- 10 Feb
CAIRO
Revival, an exhibition for late artists Nour Al-Youssef. Read our Art Alert here.
Arcade Gallery, 25 Orabi St., Maadi, Cairo
Exhibition
14 Jan - 1 Feb
CAIRO
Hybrid Spaces, multimedia exhibition by Ahmed El-Shaer. Read our Art Alert here.
Medrar, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen St., Garden City, Cairo
Exhibition
31 Jan- 28 Feb
CAIRO
The Truth About Fiction, a group exhibition with Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Bryony Dunne, Mahmoud Khaled, Basim Magdy, Mona Marzouk, Galila Nawar and Setareh Shahbazi
Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Apt.2, Garden City, Cairo
Exhibition
30 Jan- 25 Feb
CAIRO
Hope is a Traveller, paintings by Hady Boraey
Art Talks, 8 El Kamel Mohamed St. Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
3- 28 Feb
CAIRO
Artworks by Farouk Hosny
Picasso East Art Gallery, Villa(39) El -Narges(3) 5th Settlement 90st. in front of Lake View, New Cairo
Exhibition
14 Jan - 1 Feb
CAIRO
Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly. Read more here
Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St. Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
21 Jan- 28 Feb
CAIRO
Simple Things, a solo exhibition by Ibrahim El Haddad. The exhibition continues until 28 February
Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo
Exhibition
14 Jan - 8 Feb
CAIRO
Paintings by Zeinab Amer
Ebdaa Gallery, Ismail Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo
ExhibItion
15 Jan- 28 Feb
CAIRO
Warm Hearts, drawings and oil paintings by ophthalmologist Farid Fadel exploring the cultures of Nubia and Malawi
Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation, Shagaret El-Dur St., Zamalek, Cairo
ExhibItion
14 Jan - 3 Feb
CAIRO
Memories, paintings by Fatema Lotfy and Mohamed Dessouky
Gallery Grant, 6 Al-Gomhouriya St., Abdeen, Cairo
ExhibItion
17 Jan- 31 Jan
CAIRO
Living Units II: Recessive Genes. An international group exhibition. Read our Art Alert here.
El-Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Al-Marsafi St., Zamalek, Cairo
ExhibItion
28 Jan- 8 Feb
CAIRO
Differences, paintings by Mahmoud Khatab, Hala Al-Sharount and Adham Badawy
Al-Kahila Gallery, 15 Al-Batal Ahmed Abdelaziz St.,Mohandessin, Cairo
Exhibition
10 Jan- 15 Feb
CAIRO
Echoes of Past Visions, drawings by late artist Alexander Saroukhan
Al-Masar Gallery, Behler’s Mansion, 157b on 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
21 Jan- 11 Feb
CAIRO
Paintings by Samir Fouad
Horizon One Hall, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, intersection of Giza St. and Kafur St., Cairo
Exhibition
3 Jan- 2 Feb
CAIRO
A Date with the Pioneers, duo painting exhibition by late artists Salah Abdelkerim and Kamal Khalifa
Safarkhan Gallery, 6 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
4 Feb - tba
CAIRO
Le Caire 1801, by Hosam Dirar
Soma Art Gallery, 14 Maraashli St., Zamalek, 2nd floor, Apt 4, Cairo
Exhibition
11 - 30 Jan
CAIRO
Diary of the Ivory Tower, artworks by Nazir Tanbouli and Aliaa El-Gready
Greek Campus Gallery, 28 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo
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