New films across cinemas

Starting Wednesday 2 October
- Joker: Folie à Deux, a crime film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga
Starting Thursday 3 October
- Blue Light, starring Bella DeLong, John Bucy, and Crystal Lake Evans

Zawya cinema
15, Emad Eddin St., Downtown, Cairo
(Films are screened at different times.)

- The Seven Waves, 2024 documentary, directed by Asma Bseiso
- In The Heliopolis Flat, 2007 film, starring Ghada Adel and Khaled Abu El-Naga
- The Memoirs Of M.A. Draz, 2024 documentary, starring Mohsen Draz and Sami Draz
- Alexandria Again and Forever, 1989 film, directed by Youssef Chahine
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 2024 film, directed by Tim Burton
- Four Daughters, 2023 film, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
- The Boy And The Heron, 2023 Japanese animation, starring Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, and Takuya Kimura
- Back To Alexandria, 2023 film, starring Fanny Ardant, Nadine Labaki, and Manuela Biedermann
- City of God, 2002 film, starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, and Matheus Nachtergaele
- You Will Die At Twenty, 2022 film, starring Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Moatasem Rashed, and Bonna Khalid

Check the screening time here.

Ismailia International Folklore Festival 
1-7 October
Several venues across Ismailia

22 troupes will participate in the 24th Ismailia International Folklore Festival.

The countries presenting their folklore include Egypt, Algeria, the Maldives, Romania, Indonesia, Palestine, Jordan, and India.

Check out more about the festival here.

Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival (AMCFF)
1-5 October
Across Alexandria theatres

The AMCFF is one of the oldest film festivals in Egypt. 

Organized by the Egyptian Association for Film Writers and Critics, the annual event focuses on the cultural riches of the Mediterranean countries.

The festival’s 40th edition poster features Hanouma, a popular character portrayed by Hind Rostom in Youssef Chahine's Cairo Station (1958).

Lege-Cy - music
Wednesday 2 October, 9pm
Boom Room, Open-Air Mall, Madinaty, Cairo

Egyptian rapper and music producer Lege-Cy is one of the established artists in the rap scene.

The 28-year-old rapper has three EPs and one album. His most listened-to songs are "Arafa" and "Betadeen," which have garnered over 13 million views on YouTube.

Umm Kulthum Ensemble for Arab Music
Thursday 3 October, 8.30pm
Cairo Opera House, Open-Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo

Under the baton of Mohamed Abdel-Sattar, the ensemble will perform pieces by Star of the Orient Umm Kulthum.

Swan Lake - Saint Petersburg Classical Ballet (Russia)

Wednesday 2, Thursday 3, Friday 4 October, 8.30pm
Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Saturday 5 October, 8.30pm
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Alexandria

Swan Lake, a classic ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Swan Lake is about the struggle between good and evil. It is about betrayal, pain, the power of love and emotions that cross the limits of life and death.

Challenging the viewers’ expectations, this anti-story infuses the ballet with poetic fantasy and subtle lyricism, and it has consistently captivated the hearts of audiences worldwide.

Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 5 October, 8.30pm
Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Conducted by Ahmed Farag, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will present Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Piano No. 1 with a piano soloist Mahmoud El-Batran.  

The second half of the evening will feature Carmina Burana, with the orchestra being joined by A Cappella Choir and soloists from the Cairo Opera Company: soprano Dalia Farouk, tenor Amr Medhat, and baritone Khaled Samir.

Catharsis - music

Saturday 5 October, 8pm
Room Art Space, 10 Etihad El Mohamein Street, Cairo

Founded by vocalist Ahmed Sokkar in 2017, Catharsis is a melodic doom death metal band.

Through a blend of heavy guitars and melancholic orchestration, the band made its debut album A Journey Of Remembrance in 2021.

The Amy Winehouse Band - music
Saturday 5 October, 11pm
Soma Bay, Marina

The Amy Winehouse Original band is led by her long-term Musical Director and bass player Dale Davis.

The band celebrates her era while keeping her spirit and legacy alive.

"Fronted by the incredible vocalist Bronte Shandé and featuring on-screen visuals and unique footage the show has become an unforgettable experience and celebration for audiences young and old alike with sell out shows, tours & festival stages, across UK, Europe & International incl. Paris, Munich, Sofia, Athens, London, Jakarta," reads the band's website.