Kypria International Festival

Kypria International Festival ran as a centralised, multi-venue showcase across Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos from 1993 until 2023, when it was discontinued and transformed into the KYPRIA Arts Festival Sponsorship Programme, now funding multiple independently organised festivals rather than one centrally programmed event under the Kypria name.

Founded in 1993 as a primarily local cultural event, the Kypria International Festival grew over the following two decades into a major multi-venue showcase spanning music, dance, theatre, cinema and visual art exhibitions, drawing collaborations between Cypriot artists such as choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou and internationally recognised companies including the National Ballet of Cuba, the National Theatre of Greece and major European orchestras, staged annually across venues in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos each September and October under Cyprus's Ministry of Education and Culture.