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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Maybe you want some childhood magic… take a step back into your childhood self at Room Art Space NC’s Disney tribute night tomorrow — where they’ll bring all the tunes and hits to stage. Grab your tickets through easykash.

For fans of Lege-cy, don't miss his live performance at Boom Room on Wednesday, 2 October. Get your tickets from Ticketsmarche.

Swan Lake x Opera: For classical lovers, don't miss the performances of Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake performed by the St. Petersburg Classical Ballet Company. The shows will take place over three days — October 2, 3, and 4 — at the Cairo Opera House’s Main Hall in Zamalek, starting at 8:30pm. Grab your tickets for the first, second and third night from Tazkarti.

MENA’s first and only design-film festival is back: Film My Design festival is back for its third edition — under the theme Designing Our Lives for a Better Future —, taking place from Thursday, 3 October to Saturday, 12 October at Zawya Cinema. The festival features film screenings, masterclasses, a motion design exhibition, VR immersive experiences, and much more. Buy your tickets from Collard Tickets.

Calling all cinema aficionados, Affichat w Aflam is getting an extension. The exhibition will continue to showcase a vast selection of the late Pierre Sioufi’s collection of more than 10k pieces of Egyptian cinema memorabilia from 1932-2017 until 6 October. The exhibition is open from 10am to 10pm at Bibliothek.

HAPPENING LATER-

Attend a book signing for Hatem S. Badr’s translated version of Taha Hussein's The Curlew’s Call. The event will take place at Bibliothek Egypt Tuesday, 8 October.

Bibliothek is als hosting another book signing for Riccardo Mancuso’s book Nos Se'eedi wi Nos Khawaga — an exploration of both the origins of Italian cuisine and Egyptians who have Italian origins.The event will take place on Saturday, 12 October.

Kunafa Comedy Nightwill be making their debut at Boom Room on Tuesday, 8 October. The show’s lineup features Hala Marzouk, Ezzat Essam, Mahmoud Kunafa, Mona Kamel, Mahmoud Hassan, Ahmed Emad, and Mark Fanos. Tickets are available through Ticketsmarche.

The celebration of music continues at the Arab Music Festival, which kicks off on Friday, 11 October. The festival’s lineup includes Medhat Saleh, Ali El Haggar, Abeer Nehme, Wael Jassar, Lotfi Bouchnak, and more. The festival will run until Thursday, 24 October — tickets can be booked through Tazkarti.

Registration is still open for the Scaled Games. Show off your skills by taking part in one of the three sporting competitions available: running, football, or crossfit. Running and crossfit will both take place on Friday, 11 October, while the football tournament will take place starting Friday, 27 September to Friday, 11 October. All events will happen in New Heliopolis City. You can sign up on Ticketsmarche.

Go on a run in Egypt’s historic city at the Luxor Half Marathon. Cairo Runners’ annual event will take place on Friday, 11 October. Pick between a 21km or 10km race, or a short family run. You can register here.

Party like you’re in Ibiza. Circoloco — the iconic Ibiza party — is coming to the Pyramids on Friday, 15 November. The 9-hour party kicks off at 6pm and will feature an array of electronic, house, and techno music. Grab your tickets from Collard Tickets.

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