The festival focuses on Egyptian talents, offering rich programming featuring music, film screenings, theatre plays, workshops, and seminars.
The festival will open with a concert by Medhat Saleh, and until end of the month it will give stage to known artists such as Hamza Namira, Omar Khairat, Aida El-Ayoubi, Marwa Nagy, High Dam band, Gawy band, Folklorita, Fouad and Mounib, among other Egyptian names.
There will be a few entries from outside Egypt, including two evenings featuring Jordanian musicians: JadaL band and Aziz Maraka, both well known to Egyptian audiences. The latter will close the festival on 31 August.
German band Masaa will give a concert together with Tarek Raouf Ensemble, and will also host a workshop on music improvisation.
In between the music programming, the festival will present award winning theatre plays and films - two from each genre.
Check the detailed programme below:
Thursday 7 August
- Opening concert: Medhat Saleh, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Amr Selim
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Friday 8 August
- Music: Andromida band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Saturday 9 August
- Music: Hamza Namira
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Sunday 10 August
- Music: Christine Magdi
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Film: Abo Zaabal 89 (2024)
Bibliotheca Auditorium, 7pm
Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August
- Music: Omar Khairat
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Wednesday 13 August
- Seminar: The role of the Music Composer
Bibliotheca Auditorium, 6pm
Thursday 14 August
- Music: Samar Tarik
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Theatre play: Al-Khawaga
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Friday 15 August
- Music Triple Bill: High Dam band, Gawy band, Moga band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Saturday 16 August
- Music: Yassin Mahgoub
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Standup comedy: Omar El-Gamal
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Sunday 17 August
- Music: Sound Track Orchestra and Brass Band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Film: Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo (2024)
Bibliotheca Auditorium, 6pm
Monday 18 August
- Music: Hafez w Boustan
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Storytelling performance
Bibliotheca small theatre, 8:30pm
Tuesday 19 August
- Music: Aida Al-Ayoubi
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Tuesday 19 and Thursday 20 August
Workshop: Music improvisation with Masaa band (Germany)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Location to be specified
Wednesday 20 August
Music: Folklorita band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Thursday 21 August
- Music: Masaa band (Germany) and Tarek Raouf Ensemble
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Standup comedy: Irtigalia troupe
Bibliotheca small theatre, 8.30pm
Friday 22 August
- Music: Sohba Semsemia
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Saturday 23 August
- Music: Marwa Nagy
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Theatre play: Macbeth Factory
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Sunday 24 August
- Music: JadaL band (Jordan)
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Sunday 24 - Thursday 28 August
- Masterclass: Italian and French Operas singing techniques, led by Sobhi Bidair
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Location to be specified
Monday 25 August
- Music: Fouad and Mounib
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
- Dance performance: Trio
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Tuesday 26 August
- Poetry and music evening: Amani Mahfouz and Dafayer Troupe
Bibliotheca small theatre, 8:30pm
Wednesday 27 August
- Music: Manal Mohie Eldin and her Oriental Strokes Ensemble
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30 August
Workshop: Theatrical character, from text to stage, led by Moatazza Abdel Sabour
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Location to be specified
Thursday 28 August
- Music: Hadra, Sufi chanting troupe
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Friday 29 August
- Music: Bahgaga band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
Saturday 30 August
- Music: Samaey band
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
- Dance performance
Bibliotheca Great Hall, 8:30pm
Sunday 31 August
- Closing concert: Aziz Maraka
Open Air Plaza, 8:30pm
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