Entertainment

Every August a magical phenomenon happens in the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower cuts through the summer sky creating hundreds of shooting stars. Year after year, the crowds flock ...

One local festival is set to welcome two well-known singers from Greece this year. As the Milk Festival in Dali, Nicosia takes place on August 26, it will not only feature ...

Local music ensemble Pulsar will present its album next week with a performance at Val’s Place in Gialia. Taking over the green grounds of the Paphos venue on August 15, ...

If there was ever a show that appealed to the diaspora, this is it. But the diaspora in this case isn’t the one we usually refer to – rather than ...

Music nights just keep on coming. Even during the quiet weeks of August when businesses close and the city streets empty, local bars continue to offer live music entertainment. Coming ...

The 3rd Fish Festival of Zygi is happening this month honouring the popular fishing village. Get ready to meet fishermen, browse local produce and sample tasty fresh fish creations by ...

Mid-August is a mixed period. Some take holidays, some work, some lounge by the beach and others party until dawn. Here to entertain those who like to dance and party ...

Film lovers in Paphos have been enjoying outdoor cinema screenings since mid July as Kimonos Art Centre hosts its 5th edition of Garden Screenings. This year though the screenings are ...

The Little Family Project is a new kind of concept store in Limassol that in addition to selling design products for modern families also hosts seasonal workshops for little ones. ...

Living in Nicosia means one is rarely exposed to touristy places. Bar a few restaurants in the old town, especially near the Ledra crossing, no establishment can pride itself as ...

Yes, you read that right, the potato statue in Xylofagou, which went viral back in 2021, is having its own festival this year. Come September and the Xylofagou community will host ...

Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs including “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at ...

Travelling all the way from the Italian city of Pescara is the Max Aloisi Trio, which will perform live in Paphos this month joined by Cypriot musicians. Their return to ...

With a focus on transparency, the 4th Cyprus Forum will be held in Nicosia this September, organised by the Oxygono NGO in collaboration with the Delphi Economic Forum. Held under ...

The summer heat and an ice-cold beer go hand in hand. Coming up soon are three beer festivals that will take fans to locations in Nicosia and Paphos. Two are ...

Opening its doors again this month after a brief summer break is Sarah’s Jazz Club in old Nicosia as it gets ready to host two legendary musicians from the ...

Thousands gathered outside Sinead O’Connor’s former seaside home on Tuesday to bid farewell to the outspoken Irish rock star, some singing along to hits blasted from a vintage ...

As part of the KYPRIA programme, Dance House Lefkosia organises On Bodies: Satellite, a one-day conference on dance and networking. Coming up this September, specifically on Saturday 9, the conference will ...

Crime fiction gets a bad rap because it’s a genre where you can get away with a lot of literary sins provided your plotting is fast and twisty, and ...

An open-air exhibition that opened in spring, on Woman’s Day to be specific, has been extended following an overwhelming response. Showcasing the female figures that have played an important ...

A few weeks before the Nicosia International Festival 2023 raises the curtain on a local and international programme of performances, it will hold the Parallel Program with a five-day theatrical workshop ...

They get you in the zone. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES picks which he thinks are the best Everybody loves a catchy theme song. It sets the tone, maybe gives some info to ...

The Limassol Wine Festival changes dates this year and is moved to October in an effort to extend the tourist season. Leaving behind its August-September rendezvous, the week-long festival in ...

The summer month would be nothing if it weren’t for the festivals held around the island. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming up Lemesos International Documentary Festival – until ...