7 things to do in Cairo this weekend
From Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: the Arab Music Festival, the Egyptian Cheese Festival and the new Brown Nose Roastery.
Seven ways to spend Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November in Cairo.
Arab Music Festival
the 34th edition has 22 concerts and about 70 artists over 11 nights at the Cairo Opera House, and ends on Friday 30 October.
Egyptian Cheese Festival
local cheese makers and dairy producers meet at Horreya Garden in Zamalek until Saturday 31 October. Entry is EGP 20.
Mostafa Abbas "Toffi"
his hour-long stand-up show "Gada3 Walady" plays Teatro 90 in New Cairo on Friday 30 October at 8pm. Tickets from EGP 500.
Cairo Symphony at the Opera
conductor Ahmed Atef leads Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, with pianist Hala Haitham, and Beethoven's First Symphony in the Main Hall on Saturday at 8pm.
Brown Nose Roastery
the Egyptian coffee brand opens The Roastery at District 5 in New Cairo on Saturday 31 October, with roasting on show, a new food menu and a bakery that bakes every morning.
D-CAF
the 14th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival keeps running across Downtown Cairo into early November.
Crafts Re-Imagined
Art D'Egypte's exhibition pairs artists with master craftsmen at Bayt Al-Suhaimy, the Ottoman-era house off Al-Muizz Street, until 8 November.
