Last updated: September 10, 2026
Cairo Jazz Festival is best planned as a sequence of venue-specific evenings. Its programme has used university halls, gardens and independent arts spaces, with different locations and booking routes. Choose your priority concerts before settling on a hotel, and leave generous room around cross-city journeys rather than treating every set as part of one walkable site.
Verified festival dates
The official 2025 programme flyer gives October 30–November 7, 2025. That edition is past. A new 2026 date span and programme have not been verified in this guide. The older dates should not be relabelled with a new year, even when other travel listings reproduce the same seasonal window.
AUC Tahrir and other rooms
The flyer identifies Ewart Hall, Garden Stage and Fountain Stage at AUC Tahrir, along with El Sawy Culturewheel, Theatro Arkan and Rawabet Art Space for other events. These are historical venue assignments, not a confirmed next-edition roster. Check the full venue name and entrance for each ticket. In particular, do not navigate to another AUC campus simply because a listing abbreviates the university’s name.
Ticket channels are venue-specific
The official ticket page separates concerts at AUC Tahrir, Theatro Arkan and Rawabet from those at El Sawy Culturewheel, also called Sakia. Follow the link for your actual venue and match the performance date before paying. A ticket for one location should not be assumed to include another. Next-edition passes, prices, seating, accessibility and any child-focused activity all require their own current confirmation.
Choose a base around your evenings
If your final programme concentrates on AUC Tahrir, compare nearby accommodation before considering a more distant sightseeing base. A different concentration of venues may suggest a different location. Ask prospective hotels about the late return, luggage storage and check-in times, and keep the driver meeting point explicit. Include transport and realistic traffic margins in your budget rather than comparing room prices alone.
A comfortable Cairo itinerary
Make one main performance the anchor of each evening and leave a meal break after daytime exploring. Avoid a tightly scheduled venue change unless the new programme and route make it realistic. Carry the local venue name and ticket instructions offline, and give your first concert a buffer after arrival. The organiser’s video sampler linked below mixes previous festival promotion with artists performing elsewhere; it provides musical context, not proof of future appearances or footage of every artist at Cairo Jazz Festival.
Watch before you travel
Explore the official Cairo Jazz Festival video sampler. The organiser labels this as a 2025 sampler and includes a 2024 teaser plus artist performances recorded in other settings. These are historical listening references, not the next lineup.
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