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Meet the virtual Tutankhamun: The Grand Egyptian Museum is hosting an interactive Tutankhamun exhibition, in partnership with the Spanish Madrid Artes Digitales Foundation. The exhibition kicked off and will continue until Saturday, 16 December. You can book your tour from here.

Nurture your inner artist at the self-portrait workshop hosted by Dawar Artsevery Saturday until 16 December. Click here for more information.

MUSIC-

Warm up your vocal chords, gang. Karaoke Night is back at ROOM Art Space and Cafe. ROOM’s doors are open every Tuesday for you and your friends to belt out your favorite tunes, starting at 8pm and ending at 10pm. You can reserve your spot here. Keep in mind that the entry fee is accompanied by an EGP 50 minimum order per person.

Celebrate one of the all-time greats at yet another event at ROOM Art Space and Cafe in Garden City. The venue’s doors will open at 7:30 on Saturday, 16 December, giving you a half hour to settle in before the Fairouz Tribute Night begins. The music will be provided by the Michael Onsy Ensemble band, and Batoul El Abd will be delivering the golden vocals. Tickets are priced at EGP 200, and don’t include the price of the mandatory one-order minimum per person.

Get ready for the season with the Cairo Opera House which will be hosting a series of events celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve:

  • The Cairo Symphony Orchestra will host a Christmas concert on Saturday, 23 December at 8pm. You can book your ticket from here.
  • For Disney fans: The Disney Classics concert will be held at the Opera’s Main Hall on Monday, 25 December. The concert will start at 8pm. Tickets are available here.
  • Don’t miss the Nutcracker ballet shows. The performances will be presented by the Cairo Opera Ballet, along with the Cairo Opera Orchestra. The first show will be held on Tuesday, 26 December, and will continue until Thursday, 30 December. Tickets are available here.
  • The orchestra will also put on another concert on Sunday, 31 December celebrating New Year’s Eve. Click here to book your ticket.

CHRISTMAS EVENTS-

Get into the Christmas spirit with these festive events all around the capital.

Want to sit back and enjoy some Christmasy tunes? Arkan Plaza has you covered. TheirChristmas Show, put together by Gaby Bishara, will bring you the smooth sounds of Louis Armstrong and Ol’ Blue Eyes himself in a blend of your favorite jazz tunes and classic Christmas tracks. Clear your schedule on Friday, 22 December to head on over.

Kazoku is hosting a Christmas Dinner on Monday, 25 December, in celebration of this festive season. Head on over at 9pm and enjoy the great food we’ve come to expect. Mira Cassisseya will be performing throughout the evening. Interested? You can find more information in the link provided above.

Looking for something a bit more intimate? Villa Belle Époque cordially invites you to dinner on Christmas Eve Sunday, 24 December. Live entertainment and a five course dinner… What more could you ask Santa for? Don’t forget to reserve ahead of time.

The classic Christmas staple The Nutcracker Ballet will be performed at the Cairo Opera House by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company everyday starting 26 December up until the 30th.

FILM-

Zawya cinema will be screening five movies for the late director Ali Badrakhan until Tuesday, 26 December. You can know more about the schedule from here.

Eins Christmas Bazaar is bringing you some handmade goodies, kicking off this past Friday and continuing until Sunday, 1 January, 2024. The bazaar is being held at the Gallery, in Maadi.

THEATER-

What is Goha up to now? Relive the good old days with the ACT Theater Group. The group, which consists of AUC theater alumni, is reintroducing tales of Goha’s (mis)adventures into circulation, alongside other folktales of yore. Adults can bask in nostalgia, and younger ones can connect with their cultural heritage. Register for the shows on Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 December here.

Investigation, or Tahqeeq, is bringing interactive theater to its audience. Help the writer and characters solve a mystery that is revealed on the day of the performance. This unscripted, improvised performance will be playing in Rawabet on Thursday, 14 December and Friday, 15 December, starting at 8pm. If you got your tickets, consider yourselves lucky, the show is sold out.

EVENTS-

Future Energy Corporation CEO Sherif Abdelmessih will be hosting a book signing event for his latest book Super Vision. The event will be held tonight at Bibliothek Egypt.

SPORTS-

The Cairo Half Marathon is taking place in a few months: Mark your calendars for Friday, 1 March and start stretching. Cairo Runners is bringing back a fan favorite, offering the same distances as The TriFactory. Tickets are available until 27 February, giving you ample time to convince seven of your friends to join, which will get a 10% reduction in price when you register.

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