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RiseUp Retail kicks off tomorrow: RiseUp’s retail industry-focused event, RiseUp Retail, is happening tomorrow and Saturday, with the panels set to start at 3pm on both days. The event is taking place at our friends at Marakez’s District 5.

Madinaty Half Marathon is tomorrow: The TriFactory is hosting another edition of itsMadinaty Half Marathon on Friday, 9 June at Madinaty.

Cairo Food Week is on its last few days, with the festival set to wrap this Saturday, 10 June. You can request an invitation here.

Zawya Cinema’s Cairo Cinema Days wraps this weekend: The festival showcases the latest films from the Arab region, with this year’s edition including 16 documentaries and feature films from Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, and Lebanon. Film screenings are ongoing until this Saturday, 10 June — you can check out the schedule and find more details here.

The annual Flower Exhibition — which is typically held at the Orman Gardens — is now open to the public at the Agricultural Museum in Dokki. The exhibition will run for one month until 27 June.

Dive into Egypt’s infinitely rich contemporary art world: The “Traces of Egypt” Exhibition began in late March and will continue until Thursday, 15 June, at the Grand Egyptian Museum. The exhibit is organized by Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna and celebrates the country’s Khayamiya tradition through 28 dresses celebrating local artisans and their craftsmanship.

Legendary composer Omar Khairat is returning to the Cairo Opera House next Monday and Tuesday, 12 and 13 June. The two concerts kick off at 8:30pm, with tickets available here.

Zawya kicks off a two-week festival for Italian director Michelangelo Antonio, as part of its Italian Cinema Focus program in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute. The cinema will screen Antonio’s films from next Wednesday, 14 June through to Tuesday, 27 June.

Calling fans of composer Hany Shenouda and his unique music: Don’t miss out on Shenouda’s concert, along with several other singers, at Cairo Festival City’s Marquee theater on Friday, 16 June. You can get tickets on Ticketsmarche.

Hiba Tawaji is back with her first concert in Cairo after three years: The Lebanese singing sensation will be performing in the Cairo Opera house on Friday, 16 June starting from 8:30pm to celebrate the release of her new album, Ba’d Seneen. The performance will be conducted by Maestro Ahmed Aweida and under the supervision of Oussama El-Rahbani. Click here to reserve your tickets.

Egyptian soprano Amira Selim will perform at the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization on Wednesday, 21 June to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the museum’s inauguration. Doors open at 7:30pm and the performance begins at 9:30pm. You can book tickets here.

You can catch El Sofara’s Ahmed Amin at the next SoldOut live interview with TV host Mahmoud Saad on Thursday, 23 June at El Falaki theater at 8:30pm. The live interview will be followed by a performance by singer Nouran Abou Taleb. Tickets for both events are available on Tazkarti.

Cairokee Empire returns: Cairokee is hitting the stage with two mega-concerts at New Cairo’s Manara Arena on Thursday, 27 June and Saturday, 29 June. Tickets are available on Tazkarti here and here.

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