Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Moez St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamaleya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Every Sunday, 7.30pm (Free entry): The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, founded by artist Zakariya El-Hagawy, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.
Every Friday, 8pm (Free entry): “Alaragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Karakouz and The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by its founder and scripter Nabil Bahgat.
Al-Ghouri Dome
111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 02 2506 0227
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
(Performances every Sat and Wed, 7pm).
Heliopolis Public Library
42 Al-Oroba St, off Beirut St, Misr Al-Gedida, Tel 011 42464426
Fri 29, 7.30pm: The opera singer Ismail Sadek performs classical Arab songs.
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878
Every Tuesday, 8pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band.
Every Wednesday, 8pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah.
Room Art Space & Café
10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159
Fri 29, 8pm: Spend the evening with Rashad Fahim and Friends as they fill the room with jazzy vibes, from smooth swing and tender ballads to vibrant Latin grooves.
Tues 2 Sept, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 4, 8pm: XBand presents a musical journey from the 70s till 2025. The band is bringing you the biggest hits from every decade, showing how music, lyrics, and melodies evolved through time. Get ready for a night full of energy with Hamad Osama- Drummer, Mazen Tamer- pianist, Ibrahim Emad – oud,
Abd Elrahman Hisham -lead guitar, Nader Narouz - Bass guitar
Mohamed Hisham - acoustic guitar, and vocalists Farida Osama,
Malak Kamel, Ahmed Sameh, and Karim Essam.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Sat 30, 9pm: AlMurtajalaKhana is an improvisational theatre troupe that performs interactive shows with the audience. Every performance starts with no script, we play different improv games where the audience decides what we do, how, when, and where! Each show is unique, driven entirely by the imagination and energy of the people in the room.
Wed 3 and Thurs 4, 9pm: Karaoke night.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
River Hall
Fri 29, 8pm (standing): 1D Rewind band, a tribute to One Direction.
Tues 2 Sept, 8pm (standing): Aziz Maraka (Jordan).
Thurs 4, 8pm: Singing recital by Amr Mano.
Wisdom Hall
Fri 28, 8pm: Ninety Comedy Night, a stand-up comedy show.
Mon 1 Sept, 8pm: Hafez and Boustan band.
Thurs 4, 6.30 and 8.30pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kolthoum performing two of her much-loved songs.
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
The 22nd International Summer Festival (7-31 August)
Conference Centre Main Hall
Fri 29, 8.30pm: A concert by Bahgaga band.
Sat 30, 8.30pm: Egyptian Choreography (2) dance performance is performed by El Wahag Troupe for Ballet and Free Dance,
directed by Sherif El-Guindy.
Conference Centre Open-Air Theatre
Thurs 28, 8.30pm: Sufi chanting by Al-Hadra troupe.
Sat 30, 8.30pm: Sama3i band.
Sun 31, 8.30pm: The closing ceremony features Aziz Maraka (Jordan).
Tickets for the festival concerts are sold exclusively through the BA ticket sales outlet, BA’s official online booking link:
https://onlineticketing.bibalex.org/
* A version of this article appears in print in the 28 August, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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