7 things to do in Cairo this weekend

From Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November: the Cairo Jazz Festival, Ramy Sabry at El Arena and the Cairo Symphony at the Opera.

Here is what is on in Cairo from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November.

Cairo Jazz Festival

the 18th edition runs at AUC Tahrir Square until Saturday 7 November, with artists from 12 countries, concerts, workshops, talks and children's activities.

Ramy Sabry

he celebrates two decades on stage with a concert at El Arena in New Cairo on Friday 6 November. Tickets from EGP 1,000.

Ali Quandil

his new stand-up special "Ameed El Shabab El Single" is at Teatro 90 in New Cairo on Friday 6 November. Tickets from EGP 800.

7 things to do in Cairo this weekend
7 things to do in Cairo this weekend

Cairo Symphony

Nader Abbassi conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Aziz El Shawan's Piano Concerto, with pianist Lamis Shams, in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House on Saturday 7 November at 8pm.

Collective Coffee Summit

a one-day meeting point for Egypt's coffee brands, cafés and coffee lovers at East Walk in New Cairo on Saturday 7 November. Entry is EGP 550.

Crafts Re-Imagined

Art D'Egypte's exhibition at Bayt Al-Suhaimy, the Ottoman-era house off Al-Muizz Street, runs until Sunday 8 November.

Brown Nose Roastery

the Egyptian coffee brand opened 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.

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