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Oscar Video Clip Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Organised by the Egyptian Association For Art of Cinema, the Oscar Video Clip Festival is an international event and competition held at the Pyramids at Giza. It's open to all video makers…

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Arab Music Festival

Aug 2010 (annual)

The Cairo Opera House bursts into life when the Arab Music Festival is in town. It attracts top instrumentalists, singers and established ensembles, and provides visitors with a great…

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El Sakia

Daily

A cultural centre in Zamalek, El Sakia is part of El Sawy Cultural Wheel, hosting folkloric music and drama plus unusual fusions like Egyptian rap and heavy rock covers. This is also the place…

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El-Fishawi, Cairo. Courtesy of Egyptian Tourist Authority, © Gardel

El-Fishawi

Daily

With no alcohol served, El-Fishawi, inside Khan El Khalili bazaar, proves you don't need alcohol to have fun. Open 24 hours daily for 200 years, this traditional ahwa, or coffeehouse, is every…

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Buddha Bar

Daily

Part of the international chain, Buddha Bar in Gezirah opened in September 2007 and is already a big hit with fashionable Cairenes. Plush lighting, Nile views, Buddhas, a popular restaurant…

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Whirling Dervish dance, Cairo. Courtesy of Egyptian Tourist Authority, © Gardel

Whirling Dervishes

Wed and Sat only

The Sema is the hypnotically slow spinning of the Whirling Dervishes, a form of worship and important part of Sufi devotion, the mystic order of Islam. Robed devotees perform at the Old Town's…

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Haroun Al Rashid, Cairo. Courtesy of Semaris Intercontinental Cairo

Haroun Al Rashid

Daily

If you bought a belly-dancing outfit at Khan el Khalili, this is where to see it done properly. At Haroun Al Rashid in Downtown, famous dancer Dina shimmies and undulates in her bejewelled…

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Cairo Jazz Club

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With live bands most nights, Agouza's Cairo Jazz Club is an informal friendly venue with music ranging from Oriental, jazz and rock to electronic. Special events are held Mondays. There is…

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After Eight

Daily

With an impressive roster of traditional and contemporary musicians, at After Eight in Downtown Cairo you're just as likely to hear a stringed oud as an electric guitar. Book ahead if you want…

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Sequoia

Daily

Fashionable Cairenes love to lounge on comfortable cushions at Sequoia, overlooking the Nile at Zamalek, with cocktails, coffees or sushi. If you order a sheesha pipe, the waiters will bring a…


Highlights

Oscar Video Clip Festival

Pyramids at Giza

Jul 2010 (annual)

Arab Music Festival

Cairo Opera House

Aug 2010 (annual)