Whatβs happening
Giza events
Sound and Light on the plateau, Fatma Said and Gala de Danza at GEM, Forever Is Now 6, Argy and Shakira at the Great Gate, LGCT at Panorama 2, and the December half marathon.
Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza
Narration, music and coloured lights on the Giza Plateau, facing the Sphinx and the three pyramids. The Sphinx recounts Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. Languages rotate. Winter nights start earlier than summer. Book the language you want on the operator site.
El Gouna Film Festival (GFF)
Egyptβs flagship Red Sea film festival returns for its 9th edition, screening around 80 films and awarding the Golden Star across narrative, documentary and short competitions.
Fatma Said at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Fatma Said sings at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday 29 October 2026 with Maestro Nader Abbassi and the Philharmonic Union Orchestra and Choir, produced by RMC. TicketsMarche lists doors 19:00, doors close 20:30, start 21:00. Tiers from EGP 2,500 to EGP 12,000. Age 12+. Formal dress.
Eternal Sun at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Eternal Sun is a 35-minute immersive light show in the GEM Grand Hall from 1 November 2026. Projection mapping, music and bilingual storytelling after dark. Egyptian adult EGP 480, Egyptian child 6-12 EGP 240, other-nationality adult EGP 1,500, child EGP 750. Age 6+. Under 15 with an adult. Book a timed slot on tickets.gem.eg.
Forever Is Now 6 at the Pyramids of Giza
Art D'Egypte returns Forever Is Now to the Giza Plateau from 4 to 28 November 2026. Named 2026 artists include Jiang Qiong Er, Reham Abo Elazm, Rochelle-Webster Nembhard, Charlotte Colbert, Raphaële Shirley, Geoffroy Pithon and Seçkin Pirim. Buy the plateau ticket first until 2026 add-on prices are posted.
Gala de Danza at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Gala de Danza's first MENA night is at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday 5 November 2026. TicketsMarche lists doors 19:00, doors close 20:45, start 21:00. Tiers from EGP 2,195 to EGP 18,820. Age 8+. Under 18 with an adult.
Argy NEWORLD at the Pyramids of Giza
P+US and Venture Lifestyle present Argy at the Pyramids Great Gate on Friday 6 November 2026. TicketEgypt lists Standing EGP 6,050 and VIP Standing EGP 9,050. Doors 18:00, doors close midnight, age 21+. Physical ticket redeemed in advance. No on-door sales.
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)
One of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in Africa and the Middle East, CIFF returns for its 47th edition with world premieres, retrospectives and industry panels.
UTH Festival 2026 at the Grand Egyptian Museum
UTH Festival returns to the Grand Egyptian Museum on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2026. Third edition. Theme Work in Progress. Six tracks: Fashion, Money, Creator Economy, Film and Music, Food, Sports. Trevor Noah headlines in conversation. Passes from EGP 350 on TicketsMarche. Short-film open call until 2 November.
Shakira Live at the Pyramids of Giza
Shakira plays the Pyramids of Giza on Saturday 28 November 2026, presented by Venture Lifestyle. TicketEgypt lists the window 17:00 to 23:00. Standing is EGP 14,055. VIP and Golden Circle were sold out when we checked. Buy on TicketEgypt, not a screenshot reseller.
Marakez Pyramids Half Marathon
TriFactory and Marakez run the Pyramids Half Marathon on 11 and 12 December 2026. Official schedule: Friday 11 December 5K at 08:00. Saturday 12 December 10K and 21K at 07:00. Expo at Mall of Arabia from 9 to 11 December. Do not show up Friday expecting the half. That is Saturday.
SHARE Egypt Forum at the Grand Egyptian Museum
SHARE Architects stages its first Africa forum at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Sunday 13 and Monday 14 December 2026. Day 1 opens at 16:00. Day 2 plenaries from 09:30, close around 17:00. Register on share-architects.com/register. Public HTML does not print a ticket price. Organiser copy says Cairo. The museum is in Giza.
New Yearβs Eve at the Cairo Opera House
The Cairo Symphony Orchestra rings in 2027 with a grand New Yearβs Eve gala of classical favourites, waltzes and soloists at the cityβs foremost concert hall.