MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

☕ Craving a taste of Downtown Cairo? Flavor Republic is bringing The Corner Shop back for its second 2025 edition. The limited-edition café, offering a slew of homegrown products and produce you can bring home, and their all-day café menu brims with Egyptian classics, in honor of Egyptian culinary traditions and iconic spots like Café Riche and Groppi. The Corner Shop will be up and running Downtown at the Kodak passageway on Adly Street until Saturday, 31 May.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Life’s a joke, and Cairo Comedy Club knows just when to deliver the punchlines. On Tuesday, 20 May at CJC 610, Cairo Comedy Club ’s Omar Kint, Abdelrahman Mahdy, Hossam Khaled, and Hatem Elsokkary will make it their mission to get you laughing. Feel like painting a coat over your blues? Grab your tickets from Ticketsmarché.

Get your rock rhythm on this Wednesday 21, May at CJC 610. Cairo-based Jordanian alt pop artist Zaid Khaled and Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari join forces to fill CJC with Arabic beats that will have your hips swinging — whether you like it or not. You can grab your tickets through CJC 610’s official website.

TV soundtrack nostalgia: Join iconic singer Ali El Haggar on a night of Tetrat w Zekrayat on Thursday 22 May, reviving timeless memories and singing unforgettable TV series theme songs at Theatro Arkan. You can grab tickets on Ticketsmarché.

Hip Hop fans: Don’t miss the historic Project Meem concert, headlined by rap icons Marwan Pablo and Marwan Moussa sharing the stage. The concert will take place on Friday, 23 May at Cairo Festival City, and tickets are selling fast on Tazkarti.

HAPPENING LATER-

Dust off those boogie shoes of yours, because Disco Misr will be launching their new album at Sheikh Zayed’s Zed Park on Friday, 30 May. Kicking off their 9th remix album, the Egyptian “funk and disco” trio will be taking over Zed Park with their signature wild energy. Rumor has it that the day’s itinerary will also include stand-up comedy performances, live sets, and “surprise collabs.” Intrigued? Secure your tickets through Ticketsmarché.

Dalida may have once found her love in Portofino, but this May we’ll be feeling her love right here in Cairo. On Friday, 30 May and Saturday, 31 May at The Theater in 6th of October, Dalida: Bint Shoubra — a musical production honoring the iconic vocalist’s life and musical legacy — will shine the spotlight on the Shoubra-born megastar. The production will be led by Lebanese singer Mirva Kadi, with a special appearance by Egyptian singer Haidy Moussa. You can book your tickets for both days through Ticketsmarché.

Egyptian singer Mai Farouk will be belting it out in a one-night concert at the Cairo Opera House main hall on Sunday, 1 June at 9pm. Farouk will be joined by her orchestra, led by the Maestro Mostafa Helmy. You can grab your tickets from Tazkarti.

World-famous ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is bringing his puppets to Egypt this June. Performing live in Cairo for the very first time, the American comedian, actor, and host of the Jeff Dunham show will be playing puppet-master as he orchestrates a comedic showcase under the theme of Artificial Intelligence, stringing along his comical cast of characters at the Drama Hall in the New Capital’s Arts and Culture city on Thursday, 26 June. You can grab your tickets from Ticketsmarché — and don’t worry, you won’t have to pull any strings to get in.

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