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This is a first for Cyprus – a Japanese music recital with a traditional instrument. Koto is a Japanese zither instrument which has a long wooden body and thirteen strings, traditionally ...

The picturesque village of Kathikas invites the public to an exciting event that brings together local producers, artisans and musicians. The Kathikas Late Summer Festival on September 6 will fill the ...

The very first Technopolis 20 Jazz Festival arrives soon as the cultural centre collaborates with the Petridio Foundation and Paphos Municipality to present a two-day celebration of jazz music. Held on ...

Larnaca’s cultural agenda presents one more exciting event, just before the month ends. Back for its second edition is the Larnaca Film Festival, which this year presents a four-day ...

A day before August ends, Ayios Ioannis Pitsilias hosts chefs, visitors and flavours. Its 7th Gastronomy Festival on August 30 is dedicated to the late Chef Andreas Mavrommatis and will feature ...

Only a matter of days remain until the cultural event that each year attracts thousands of opera lovers from across Cyprus and abroad. On September 4 and 5, the Square of the ...

Larnaca is about to dance to the sounds of jazz as the Larnaka Jazz Festival returns for the fourth consecutive year. After three successful previous editions, this event has now ...

A beloved Cypriot summer dish for meat lovers, kleftiko has its own festival, which is approaching soon. Kokkinos Asteras Meneou organises the 9th Meneou Kleftiko Festival on Friday, September 4, presenting ...

The Protaras and Ayia Napa region is busier than ever as crowds unwind at their sandy beaches and its evenings are about to get even more fun as the2nd ...

Music under the full moon? Yes, please! A special event is set for Friday, August 28 as it coincides with the August full moon, this year called the Sturgeon Moon. Limassol ...

August may be a season when inland areas such as Nicosia are more quiet (a delightful gift to many), yet that does not mean that its events calendar is not ...

Two rather different festivals are coming up, as one highlights a summer fruit and the other a culinary delicacy, yet both ooze traditional Cypriot charm. The Grapes Festival in Kathikas ...

This summer, there is no shortage of events and things to do in Cyprus. It seems like every corner, village and community has something fun in store for the summer ...

One of the greatest jazz composers is the focus of an upcoming Paphos concert. On Tuesday, August 18, the Steppin’ Out Jazz Band pays tribute to Duke Ellington, playing a variety ...

August is a blissful month in Cyprus. If we ignore the intense heat, August is a time when the island’s siga-siga culture comes into full bloom. Caused, actually, by ...

Mid-August brings a pleasant surprise each year as Cyprus’ night sky bears witness to a mesmerising astronomical phenomenon – the Perseids Meteor Shower. The sky will light up with shooting stars, ...

A series of free, creative workshops in two mountain villages is coming up this summer, connecting an old photographic process with Cypriot nature. Artist The.Curious.Curly participates in the ...

The island’s LGBTQIA+ film festival returns to Nicosia late this summer to present its seventh edition. Approaching soon, festival preparations are already underway as Queer Wave 2026 gets ready to ...

Kyperounta welcomes the 7th Antilalos Music Festival this summer with the event taking place on August 13. Next Thursday, the municipal park of Kyperounta will welcome musicians and audiences, residents and ...

Melodies and community vibes will come alive soon in Polystipos village as its hazelnut forest hosts the Funtoukoselinos 2026 music festival. The event’s title is a play on the words ...

For those not familiar with the rural Paphos village of Nata, its annual summer festival may feel under the radar. Yet the Prickly Pear Festival has been happening there for 31 ...

The time has finally come for one of the biggest summer music festivals to open its doors. This week, between July 30 and August 1, Fengaros Festival transforms Petrides Farm Park into ...

Hidden in one of Nicosia’s most charming old neighbourhoods, Ayioi Omologites, is a gallery which this week hosts an exhibition that explores what happens when sound can also be ...

A mid-summer exhibition opens in the final week of July which also marks the beginning of the ‘world-un-making’ programme. The Aggregate exhibition falls within the programme of Sic. Contemporary Culture ...