Cairo Events

Annual Events

Address: Nasr Rd, Cairo International Conference Center, Nasr City Category: Convention / Conference - Home / Garden Dates: June 26 - June 29, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This home and furniture show is a great place to visit, not only to see how Egyptians arrange and decorate their private spaces, but also to gain inspiration for how to decorate one’s own. An area of particular interest is Egyptian furniture, which is a little more adventurous than the popular Western designs.

Address: throughout the city, Cairo Dates: August 22 - September 22, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Fasting is the Fourth Pillar of Islam and Egypt’s Muslims observe a month of this during daylight hours. Its spiritual relevance is that it fosters self-control, encourages contemplation and inspires sympathy for one’s fellow man. It has practical consequences that will affect the visitor to Cairo, in that most...

Address: Islamic Cairo, Cairo Dates: October 1 - October 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This celebration is the occasion on which to see the Mowlawiyya – known more commonly as the Whirling Dervishes – in action on Islamic Cairo’s streets. Every seemingly random gyration of the dance of these Sufis is anything but – each element of the dance has a symbolic meaning.

Address: Parade route, Cairo Dates: October 6, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This next installment in the calendar of don’t-mess displays marks the symbolic day in 1973 when Egyptian and Syrian armed forces crossed the Suez Canal in the Ramadan / Yom Kippur / October war against Israel. Once again, city streets glisten with medals and rumble with the sound of tanks; once again, the spectacle,...

Address: Various venues, Cairo Category: Fair / Festival - Film / Video Dates: November 10 - November 20, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Back in the 1940s and 50s, the products of Egyptian cinema were renowned for quality and innovation, and Cairo was known as the Hollywood of the Middle East. The 1960s saw the film industry fall into a slump from which it only really recovered about ten years ago, and this film festival has been key to its recovery....

Address: El-Hussein Mosque and El-Hussein Square, Cairo Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: December 26 - December 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The day commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed around this time of the year in 680 at the battle of Karbala (in what is now Iraq). Islamic Cairo sees fascinating and dramatic celebrations, including the ill-understood ritual of self-flagellation among Shia males;...