Egypt

74 festivals across 24 cities

A compact cultural guide to Egypt, built from recurring festivals, real cities, known seasons, and event guides with source links where available.

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Total festivals74across 24 cities

Most common categoryArts & Culture31 festivals

Best monthApr10 festivals

One of the biggestCairo International Book FairCairo

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Festivals across Egypt.

The strongest concentrations show where the calendar gathers first. Pins are drawn from festival latitude and longitude, colored by category.

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Cairo International Book Fair

Cairo, EgyptPast edition: 21 January–3 February 2026

Arts & Culture

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Starlight Festival

Giza, Egypt8–11 October 2026

Music

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Cairo International Film Festival

Cairo, Egypt11–20 November 2026

Arts & Culture

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Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival

Cairo, EgyptOctober · Autumn

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El Gouna International Squash Open

El Gouna, EgyptPast edition: 7 May 2026

Sports & Adventure

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International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts

Cairo, EgyptPast edition: 23 May 2022

Arts & Culture

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Cairo Bites

Cairo, EgyptPast edition: 10–11 October 2025

Food & Drink

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Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival

Alexandria, EgyptOctober · Autumn

Arts & Culture

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Luxor African Film Festival

Luxor, EgyptPast edition: 30 March–5 April 2026

Arts & Culture

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Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting

Cairo, EgyptSeptember · Autumn

Religious & Spiritual

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Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children

Cairo, EgyptMarch · Spring

Arts & Culture

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Aswan International Women Film Festival

Aswan, EgyptPast edition: 20 April 2026

Arts & Culture

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Egypt International Art Fair

Cairo, EgyptFebruary · Winter

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El Gouna Film Festival

El Gouna, EgyptPast edition: 16–24 October 2025

Arts & Culture

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RiseUp Summit

Cairo, EgyptMay · Spring

Arts & Culture

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Cairo Art Fair

Cairo, EgyptFebruary · Winter

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Cairo Design Week

Cairo, EgyptFebruary · Winter

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Cairo Designathon

Cairo, EgyptFebruary · Winter

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Cairo Marathon

Cairo, EgyptJanuary · Winter

Sports & Adventure

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Cairo Video Festival

Cairo, EgyptDecember · Winter

Arts & Culture

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