61st Cairo Salon
Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Running under the theme Adventurers in Fine Arts, the 61st edition of Cairo Salon opened on 21 September 2025 and continues until 15 October.
Organized by the Society of Fine Arts Lovers, with support from the Fine Arts Sector of the Ministry of Culture, the salon provides a prominent platform for both established and emerging artists.
Filling the rooms of the Palace of Arts, a couple of hundred works — mainly paintings and sculptures — showcase a variety of techniques and creative thoughts.
Read more here.
Ali El-Haggar - music
Wednesday, 24 September, 8pm
El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Veteran singer Ali El-Haggar is one of the best-known singers in Egypt and the Arab world over the past four decades.
His songs feature lyrics drawn from the poetry of Salah Jahin, Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudy, and Sayed Hegab, set to music by the country's most renowned composers, including Baligh Hamdy, Sayed Mekkawy, and Omar Khairat.
Some of his most popular hits are Arfa (Do You Know), Hona Al-Qahera (Here is Cairo), and Dehket Al-Masageen (The Prisoners’ Laughter).
Launch of Eazees International Women's Theatre Festival (EIWTF)
The 3rd edition of the festival launches on 25 September and continues until 3 October.
The EIWTF will feature 15 performances from six countries, along with workshops, seminars, film screenings, and other cultural events.
The festival grants awards for Best Stage Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Scenography, in addition to jury prizes, certificates of appreciation, and special mentions.
Read more here. and check the festival’s Facebook page for the detailed programme.
New films across cinemas starting 25 September
- One Battle After Another, starring Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, and Regina Hall;
- Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, starring Kristen Wiig, Laila Lockhart, Gloria Estefan, and Thomas Lennon;
- The Strangers: Chapter 2, starring Richard Brake, Madelaine Petsch, and Gabriel Bassog.
Marwa Nagy - music
Friday, 26 September, 8pm
Theatro Arkan, Sheikh Zayed City, Cairo
In this concert, Marwa Nagy will celebrate the 50th death anniversary of the iconic singer Um Kalthoum.
Nagy is widely admired for her creative ability to blend tradition with innovation in music.
She reinterprets the golden-era repertoire of legends like Um Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez, while adding her own vocal color and emotional depth.
In her concerts, she experiments with contemporary orchestral arrangements and modern performance styles, giving classical Arabic songs a fresh identity.
Tamer Ashour - music
Friday, 26 September, 9pm
El Arena, New Cairo 3
Singer and composer Tamer Ashour gained prominence in the mid-2000s.
Ever since, he has released seven albums, establishing himself as one of the most popular performers in Egypt and the Arab world.
His breakthrough as a singer came with the release of his debut single Zekrayat Kedaba (Lying Memories) in 2006.
The song's success led Ashour to work on his first album, Saab (Difficult), released in 2007.
This was followed with consecutive albums: Had Byheb (2008), Laya Nazra (2011), Esht Maak (2014), Khayali (2017), Ayam (2019), Tegy Netrahen (2022), among others.
Tamer Hosny & Disco Misr - music
Friday, 26 September, 10pm
Galambo, Hacienda White, North Coast Hacienda
A pop singer, songwriter, and actor, Tamer Hosny began his career in 2002. He first came to public attention when he appeared on mixed tapes with Sherine.
He has become one of the most prominent pop celebrities in Egypt and the Arab world.
Hosny released over 13 top-selling albums. His songs appeared in several television series.
Apart from his solo performances across the Arab region, Hosny also collaborated with international artists such as Snoop Dogg and Shaggy and Arab musicians like Rim Banna, Latifa, Souad Massi, and Ramy Sabry.
At the concert, he will be joined by Disco Misr, an Egyptian electronic music group comprising two DJs and a VJ (visual jockey).
Shereen Abdo, Ali Omar El-Farouk, Ahmad Hani - music
Saturday, 27 Saturday, 8pm
Room Art Space & Café, 10 Etehad Al Mohamin St., Garden City
In their first-ever collaboration as a trio, these three seasoned artists come together to create a unique performance, celebrating the three genres they all share a love for: Arabic, jazz, and pop.
Shereen Abdo is a folk, world music, and jazz singer, known for her unique ability to draw on Egypt’s rich folk traditions and reimagine them through contemporary arrangements.
She has collaborated with numerous musicians, with career highlights including performances alongside jazz icons Ziad Rahbani and Fathy Salama.
Ali Omar El-Farouk is an Egyptian-Canadian guitarist and oud player. He is an active performer, teacher and composer with a professional career spanning more than two decades, which includes performances in many countries.
He spent years studying jazz music, traditional Arabic/Middle-Eastern music, flamenco music, and western classical music and worked with numerous internationally renowned musicians.
Ahmad Hani has Turkish-Egyptian family roots. He was raised in Dubai and then moved to Cairo, further deepening his immersion in diverse cultures.
He started playing the bass at the age of 20, and throughout the decades, he travelled the world, performing in more than 5,000 concerts, TV shows, and giving workshops. He now lives between Turkey and Europe.
Nahla - film
Sunday, 28 September, 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
A classic of Algerian cinema, Nahla (1979) is the only surviving feature by director Farouk Beloufa.
Set in January 1975, Larbi Nasri, a young Algerian journalist, was caught up in the whirlwind of events leading up to the civil war in Lebanon.
He is linked to Maha, Hind, Raouf, and Michel and witnesses the construction of the myth of Nahla, a singer adored by the Arab population.
Shot in Lebanon by an Algerian director during a moment of regional upheaval, Nahla captures the radical energies of 1970s Maghrebi-Levantine solidarity.
The film features a score composed by the iconic Ziad Rahbani whose brief on-screen cameo deepens the film’s tension through symbolic imagery and fragmented storytelling.
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