Entertainment

While Greek and Cypriot culture are often dismissed as the same, how much this is true is a matter of opinion. The language, the orthodoxism, a – literally – burning love for ...

It is almost time for Halloween, and as Cyprus picks up on the day’s shenanigans, more and more events appear to get the public into the spooky spirit of ...

I have walked past this restaurant hundreds of times strolling up and down Limassol’s Molos. Its distinctive sign, RED Restobar, always caught my eye but I never went in. ...

Having travelled to more than 100 cities worldwide and attracted over one million people, the Bicycle Film Festival arrives in Nicosia in just a few days. This is not just a ...

Cyprus’ music fans are in for a treat this week as the Athens-based band Hermaphrodite’s Child travels to the island for a one-night-only performance. Taking over the historic Antonakis ...

Celebrating history and fashion, Here Come the Cypriots promises to take the public on an immersive journey through different time periods in the island’s style identity. In a bi-communal ...

Opening up its doors to welcome the new season, plant seeds and gather the community is a series of events at Gardens of the Future. Located down a quiet alley ...

By Philippa Tracy Australian writer Richard Flanagan’s book won the Booker Prize in 2014 and was this summer screened as five-part series on the BBC. The title refers to a ...

With artworks installed, performances ready to unfold and a wave of creative energy sweeping through the region, Larnaca Biennale 2025 officially opens this week. Under the theme Along Lines and Traces, ...

Fast approaching in Nicosia is Lara Sophie Benjamin’s third solo exhibition at Apocalypse Gallery. Titled Trace Memories, the showcase will run at the gallery from October 22 to November 8, presenting ...

Years ago, when deciding on a macroeconomic growth strategy, Netflix execs took a bold step: instead of forcing US made content on the rest of the world, they chose to ...

Two one-act plays by Susan Glaspell will be presented in English for the first time in Cyprus and Greece, with Nicosia performances coming up at the end of October. Adapted ...

With less than a week until the fourth edition of Larnaca Biennale begins, there is a rich cultural programme across six-and-a-half weeks of exhibitions, installations, performances and workshops which will ...

A village festival this weekend celebrates one of Cyprus’ riches – olive trees. Seeking to celebrate this staple ingredient of the Cypriot diet and honour its religious heritage, the Ancient Olive ...

This week, the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus launches its 15th edition, bringing screenings, and parallel events to Limassol from Saturday to October 17. Alongside its international and national competition ...

For three days, the historic centre of Limassol will come alive with a vibrant programme of exhibitions, screenings, performances, open studios and site-specific projects as Limassol Art Walks makes its 2025 ...

An evening of vocal magic awaits Paphos audiences as the Spellbound A Cappella Chorus for Women takes to the stage for a concert celebrating the beauty of close harmony singing. ...

Netflix has launched one of its biggest K-dramas of the year just in time for the Chuseok holiday. Genie, Make a Wish stars Suzy and Kim Woo-bin in a fantasy ...

Just a few days remain until the 10th edition of the beloved Nicosia Book Festival at Acropolis Park and the organisers have shared a glimpse of the agenda. Two days ...

It is not very often that a city’s sounds become the foundation of an album yet for the newly-formed Cypriot trio Nābu Pēra that is exactly what ...

A site-specific installation by Socratis Socratous will open at NiMAC on Friday, presenting the artist’s decade-long research on Tivoli Luna Park, Cyprus’ first amusement park, and on the Nicosia ...

Book festivals, crafty, spooky workshops, performances by some of the world’s biggest artists, markets and medieval knights are in store this weekend. Get ready for another eventful end of ...

Starting this year, the Nicosia International Festival 2025 acquires a taste for Cyprus wine. Nicosia For Art, the organisation behind the festival, joins forces with WINECORE – the Cyprus Winemakers Consortium to ...

Bringing some pre-weekend fun is the 6th Cyprus Cocktail Festival, part of the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit this Thursday in front of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. Street food, DJs and, ...