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8 things to do in Cairo this weekend

From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October: Tul8te at Al Manara Arena, the Egypt Coffee Festival, the GEM Family Weekend and more.

Here is what is on in and around Cairo from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October.

Tul8te at Al Manara Arena

the masked singer headlines on Friday 16 October, with a DJ and an opening act first. Doors open at 3pm, the show starts at 5pm, and tickets start at EGP 1,000.

Grand Egyptian Museum Family Weekend

pottery and jewellery workshops, Aragoz puppet shows, baladi bread baking and street food, from 11am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are on Tickets Marche.

Egypt Coffee Festival

the second edition, themed "Common Grounds", is on Friday and Saturday at Kamelizer Spaces in District 5, with a roaster village, workshops, talks and tastings. One-day tickets start at 500 pounds.

Whenever We Cross!

a free D-CAF show of comics by Arab and Spanish artists about borders of every kind opens on Friday 16 October at the Shourbagy Building in Downtown and runs until 1 November.

Konnect Summit

a one-day career fair for students, fresh graduates and young professionals at the GrEEK Campus downtown on Saturday 17 October, with tickets from 200 pounds.

Miramar at Falaki

the play about a group of very different guests in an Alexandria pension has two nights, 17 and 18 October, at the Falaki Mainstage Theater in Abdeen. Tickets are EGP 250.

Zawya's Youssef Chahine season

the third part, "The Sparrow", shows eight of his films from 1971 to 1989 at Cinema Karim in Downtown, until 17 October.

Natural Scenes at Mashrabia

Nermine El Ansari's D-CAF show of sound, sculpture and drawing is on at Mashrabia Gallery in Downtown until 5 November.

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