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October arrives with a packed agenda. Annual festivals, pop-up experiences, film screenings, new art exhibitions and shows fill the month’s calendar and culture buffs have lots to look forward ...

The twelfth edition of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus is preparing to welcome the cinephile public with a rich and varied programme of screenings from October 8 to 14. Alongside ...

September is undoubtedly the month when beer, of all kinds, gains momentum on the island with beer festivals taking place around the island. This weekend it is the turn of ...

There is lots to celebrate in October: two public holidays, Halloween, seasons changing and clocks going back. But as autumn begins only one vegetable takes the spotlight – pumpkins! One local ...

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend’s Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported. He was 59. Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., ...

Everyone has a go-to restaurant to return on a regular basis. A tough day can easily be turned around by a familiar environment. At the same time, a reason to ...

Kickstarting October’s festivals is a Limassol annual event that honours the performing arts. The 13th Open House Festival begins on Saturday with the performance Be Arielle F at Rialto ...

Fans of electronic music from around the island are coming together for one last summer fiesta in Larnaca with the BEON1X Open Mind Music Festival 2022 getting ready for three ...

As part of the Mary Plant: Mythographies exhibition at Palia Ilektriki in Paphos, a musical interlude will take place as one of the showcase’s parallel activities. On Saturday, the ...

Autumn’s cultural agenda is art filled. Dozens of artists come together and collaborate with local art galleries to present group and solo art exhibitions this month. In Nicosia, Cypriot ...

Somewhere in Nicosia’s old quarters and forests, a group of locals are planning to host a series of events to bring the communities of the two sides of the ...

Within the framework of the 13th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival in Nicosia between October 5 and 14, arrives a talk on the Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis. On October 9 at The Shoe ...

Buffer Fringe Festival turns the whole of Nicosia into an artistic ground says ELENI PHILIPPOU Nicosia’s checkpoints and division cut through the capital in more ways than one. Can ...

Rabbit, the elderly woman who recounts the tale of the empress In-yo from her exile to triumphant vengeance, sums up what she has learned with the aphorisms: ‘Honor is a ...

Continuing its tradition of monthly funfairs on the first Saturday of every month, Limassol Agora is hosting another exciting one-day event on October 1. Shadow theatre, art stalls, traditional food demonstrations, ...

October will bring a series of short film screenings to Limassol as an annual festival returns. The 12th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus presents selected films directed by Cypriot ...

From an Aston Martin DB5 stunt car to costumes worn by Daniel Craig in “No Time to Die”, an array of James Bond props and memorabilia are being offered at ...

Cyprus missed out on the first wave of punk in the 70s and 80s. But now, one local band is pioneering this unusual genre of soft rebellion on the island. ...

A new space for contemporary art has opened in Nicosia and is hosting an exhibition by a young local artist. Thousand Julys is housed in a former coffeeshop and aims ...

As a people we are morbidly fascinated by serial killers. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES takes a closer look at what to watch If there’s one thing Netflix has succeeded in, it ...

A month full of performances is set to arrive at Rialto Theatre as October rolls in. Culture enthusiasts can enjoy theatre, dance and music acts as independent productions and festival ...

A charming music and theatre performance for all ages is arriving soon at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation as part of its alternative events series titled The Roof. Despite ...

Gallery K will host the first solo exhibition of young artist Kyprianos Dimosthenous to launch its autumn season of events. From Wednesday to October 28, the artist’s works will remain ...

Electronic music fans on the island can ditch their cars and use the extended bus service which will be operating during the Electronic Music Festival in Larnaca from September 23 to 25 ...