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It’s the last day of the Hope and Pain exhibition at Lamasatt Art Gallery. The exhibition features art that reflects the creativity and hope that can be created out of sorrow.

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-Caf) has kicked off and will continue until Sunday, 5 November. The festival is taking place in several places and art centers in the downtown area. You can check the events and buy the tickets through D-CAF’s website.

Hit up Cairo Jazz Club this Tuesday, 17 October for some live rap and genre-bending performances at Leqleem Sound Spectrum. Performers include Hady Moamer, Khaled Rossia, Azzouni, Karim Serry, and others.

Head to a Japanese tea-making workshop at AUC New Cairo Campusevery Wednesday through to 18 October from 11:30-1:30pm. For bookings, send an email here.

Don’t miss the stand-up comedy showat Falaki Theater, Tahrir on Thursday, 19 October.The show will start at 8pm. You can buy your tickets from TicketsMarche.

The Arab Music Festival is coming soon on Friday, 20 October through to Thursday, 2 November at the Cairo Opera House in Zamalek. The festival will feature a group of music stars from Egypt and the Arab world. You can find the schedule here.

DJs Kygo, Tiësto, Kungs, and Frank Walker are performing on Saturday, 28 October at the Giza Pyramids. The concert will be part of the next edition of the four-day Palm Tree Music Festival (PTMF) which will be held from Thursday, 26 October until Sunday, 29 October.

Music enthusiasts, this one’s for you: The annual Cairo International Jazz Festival is happening at AUC’s Tahrir campus from Thursday, 26 October to Friday, 3 November. For more information contact them on their page.

New Giza Sports Club is partnering with CA Sports launching the first Premier PadelEvent in Africa from Saturday, 28 October until Sunday, 5 November with the participation of the top 100 world professional players. Get your tickets with Tazkarti.

The Russian Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra is coming to Egypt for the first time, with three concerts scheduled in Cairo and Alexandria. The Cairo concerts are scheduled for Sunday and Monday, 5 and 6 November at the Cairo Opera House in Zamalek, while the Alexandria concert will follow on Tuesday, 7 November at Sayed Darwish Theater. You can book your tickets for the concerts from here, here and here.

Don’t miss Tamer Ashour at Sheikh Zayed’s Zed Park on Friday, 10 November at 8pm. Tickets are available on TicketsMarche.

Jim Gaffigan’s Barely Alive Tour will hit the Marquee stage at Cairo Festival City on Thursday, 16 November. Get your tickets with Ticketsmarche.

The Masr El Gedida Carnival is back and will take place in Merryland Park on Saturday, 25 November at 10am.

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