MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

? The Martinez Brothers will be giving Sol Beach, North Coast a taste of what New York City’s nightlife scene has to offer on Friday, 1 August. The New York-hailing DJ duo — and brothers from the same mother — will be joined by Lebanese DJ and producer Rolbac, so you know things will be heating up quite fast. You can grab your tickets from Ticketsmarché.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

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.

Treat your inner theatre kid to a night out this week as globally-renowned opera Carmen makes its way to the Cairo Opera House. Composed by France’s Georges Bizet, the Southern Spain-set opera explores seduction, jealousy, and the pitfalls of obsession. The opera will run at the Main Hall today, Sunday, 25 May and tomorrow, Monday, 26 May at 9pm. Tickets are available on Tazkarti.

Running out of patience? So is Umm Kalthoum… but you won’t have to wait long to experience her musical oeuvre live. On Thursday, 29 May, Studio Heif and 26one will be honoring the late great legend with a tribute night at the Qasr El Nile Theatre led by Egyptian singer Marwa Nagy. Tickets for the Sout w Soora show can be found on Collard Tickets.

In the mood for a movie marathon? Manassat Film Festival is back for its 9th edition at Downtown Cairo’s Zawya Cinema this May. Running from Thursday, 29 May to Saturday, 31 May, the festival will be spotlighting a slew of Egyptian short films, and — alongside screening the films in the running for funding — will include a masterclass on costume and character design by Reem El Adl, and a few special presentations. Tickets can be purchased in person at Zawya starting Tuesday, 27 May.

HAPPENING LATER-

It’s almost beats by the beach season, and we’d suggest getting a headstart this Eid in Somabay. Debuting in Egypt, German electronic dance music trio Klangphonics will be joining Belgian synth-pop band Oscar and the Wolf for CJC’s Lumen party experience at Somabay’s Mesca Beach on Saturday, 7 June. Joining them with rhythms of their own are Cairo-based DJs Wolf Fang Midi, Dirty Backseat, and Zeft Funk. You can grab your tickets through Ticketsmarché. P.S. Don’t forget your favorite swimwear.

Get caffeinated and grab your polaroid camera, because on Friday 8 August, &ME — one fifth of Keinemusik — will be bringing the beats all through the night until sunrise at North Coast’s Sol Beach. Promising to have you dancing till the sun’s up, the German EDM DJ and producer will be going solo this time around. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketsmarché.

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