Tahrir CultureFest 2026 returns to AUC's historic Tahrir Square campus with a diverse programme of exhibitions, performances, talks, workshops, and interactive activities.
Held from 2 to 4 April, the festival brings together artists, scholars, technologists, and the public to explore the intersections of culture, creativity, and artificial intelligence, offering events for all ages across multiple venues on campus.
Programme Highlights
Thursday 2 April
6pm – 7:30pm
Galleries & Fountain Area
Opening Reception and inauguration of four exhibitions: I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore, Time Will Tell, Anah: Conversations with AI, and Future C—AI—RO
7pm – 7:30pm
Fountain Area
Whispers of the Walls – projection light show by Lumino Experience Studio
Friday 3 April
10am – 3:30pm
Howard Room
Back to Cairo: From Firsts to the Future – guided Downtown Cairo tour
12pm – 9pm
Palace Garden
Origami workshop for children
2pm – 3pm
Marriott Room
Best of ANIMATEX 2026 – animated film screenings
3pm – 9pm
Armenian Room
Innovation Discovery Zone – interactive technology activities
3pm – 6pm
Hill House 102
Workshop: Scenario Thinking – The Future of Cairo
3pm – 4pm
Main Garden
Storytelling session: Weaving Wonder
4pm – 5pm
Oriental Hall
Talk: Digital Resurrection – How Medical Imaging Is Transforming Egyptology
4:30pm – 5pm
Main Garden
Puppet performance: World of Wonders
5pm – 6pm
Ewart Memorial Hall
Theater performance: Tomorrow’s World
7pm – 8pm
Ewart Memorial Hall
Contemporary dance performance by CAC Varsity Dance
8pm – 9:30pm
Outdoor Stage
Hisham Kharma – A Fusion Symphony concert
Saturday 4 April
10am – 3:30pm
Howard Room
Back to Cairo: From Firsts to the Future tour
12pm – 9pm
Garden
Future Cairo – VR Experience
12pm – 3pm
Ewart Memorial Hall
TEDx AUC Tahrir Square: Human Forward talks
2pm – 3pm
Marriott Room
Best of ANIMATEX 2026 screenings
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Oriental Hall
Panel: Behind the Screen – How AI Is Changing What We Read, Watch and Believe
3pm – 9pm
Armenian Room
Innovation Discovery Zone
3pm – 3:30pm
Outdoor Stage
Pixel art session: Turning Cairo into Pixels
4pm – 5pm
Oriental Hall
Panel: Higher Education in the Age of AI
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Oriental Hall
Panel: AI and the Economy
6pm – 7pm
Outdoor Stage
Salute to the Gaza Choir performance
7pm – 8:30pm
AUC New Cairo – Allam Amphitheater
Lege-Cy Concert
7:30pm – 9pm
Outdoor Stage
The Sound of Intelligence – live music exploring AI and sound
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