MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

🎤 For the gamers and the cosplayers. EGYCON 12 is taking place on Friday, 21 February at Family Park, New Cairo. The event will feature Japanese live performances, trivia games, a fire show, a merch bazaar, and a whole lot more. Grab your ticket from the link in the event description.

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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Treat your ears to some Egyptian folk music: Sohba Semsemia brings you a vibrant singing and dancing show featuring traditional simsimiyya and tanbura music. Catch their performances at Rawabet Art Space from Wednesday, 8 January until Saturday, 1 February. Tickets are available on Ticketsmarche.

Catch some laughs at Ahmed Khairy’s first standup comedy special. On Friday, 17 January the comedian will take the stage with a special show called “Made In Egypt” at El Rihany Theatre. Get your tickets on Ticketsmarche.

Tour the land of the stars with Qahraweya. Join their Cosmos Cinema tour on Friday, 17 January where you’ll tour the world of Egyptian cinema through the ages to get a glimpse behind the curtain at the magic and mastery of filmmaking in Egypt’s golden age and beyond. Details on how to reserve your spot can be found on their Facebook page.

..Or join the Nouma x Lamba Art tour by Qahraweya. On Saturday, 18 January, the tour will take you on a journey through the contemporary art scene of El Mounira and Garden City. To reserve your spot, message their page.

HAPPENING LATER-

A comedy show full of surprises and a hilarious lineup: The Out of Eight group — which features Ahmed Flex, Fady Refaat, Mohamed Belal, Youssef El Harany, Abood, Karim Wael (Keka), Ahmed Bahaa, and Mohamed Soliman — will be bringing endless laughter to their show at Rawabet Art Space on Wednesday, 22 January. Get your tickets on Ticketsmarche.

It’s time for the country’s largest book fair. The Cairo International Book Fair is back for its 56th edition starting Thursday, 23 January and continuing till Wednesday, 5 February. The event will take place at the Egypt International Exhibition and Convention Center in New Cairo, and will host guests of honor that include the Sultanate of Oman, scientists and artist Ahmed Mostageer, and author Fatma Elmadoul.

This one is for the curious: Don’t miss out on Dangerous Experiment at Teatro Al Assema, an eye-opening, hour-long lecture by Dr. Khaled Ghattass where he delves into topics like relationships, life choices, and societal challenges — with a 20-minute Q&A session at the end. The lecture will take place on Friday, 24 January. Get your tickets on Ticketsmarche.

160 of Egypt’s most celebrated and promising artists. The 10th Edition of Cairo Art Fair is now open at TAM Gallery in Abu Rawwash and will continue running till Friday, 31 January.

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