Events in Egypt
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Forever Is Now, Pyramids of Giza
Giza
For three weeks each November the sand around the Great Pyramid becomes an open-air gallery. Forever...
ViewCairo International Film Festival
Cairo · 10 Nov 2026
Cairo has run its own international film festival since 1976, which makes it the oldest event of its...
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Egyptian Marathon, Luxor
Luxor · 8 Jan 2027
Once a year, runners take over the West Bank of Luxor for a race that starts and finishes beneath th...
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Cairo International Book Fair
Cairo · 19 Jan 2027
Each winter Cairo hands itself over to readers. Publishers from across the Arab world and far beyond...
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Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Aswan · 21 Feb 2027
The Abu Simbel Sun Festival is the sunrise, twice a year, when daylight travels deep into the Great...
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Sham el-Nessim
Egypt · 2 May 2027
Sham el-Nessim is the day Egypt goes outside. Muslim and Christian families alike pack food, find a...
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Revolution Day, Egypt's National Day
Egypt · 22 Jul 2027
Revolution Day is Egypt's national day, the anniversary of the 1952 army takeover that ended the mon...
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Arab Music Festival, Cairo Opera House
Cairo · 18 Oct 2027
Each autumn the Cairo Opera House hands its stages to Arabic song. The Arab Music Festival and Confe...
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El Gouna Film Festival
Hurghada · 20 Oct 2027
Every autumn the purpose-built Red Sea resort of El Gouna becomes the busiest meeting point in Arab...
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