What's on across El Gouna, Hurghada, and the wider coast.
The fourth edition of the Hurghada Youth Cinema Festival has opened, with the ceremony honouring figures described by the Arabic reports as inspiring careers. The reports name no honourees and give no programme dates.
9 September 2026
Al-Masry Al-Youm reports that a backer it names as Mosafron is funding cash awards for the student strand of the Hurghada Youth Cinema Festival, now in its fourth edition. Neither the prize money nor the entry deadline has been published.
8 September 2026
Kuwaiti and Indian outlets report results from an international professional tennis tournament in Hurghada, including a doubles title for Kuwait's Qabazard and an Indian player reaching a second singles final in the city inside two weeks.
6 September 2026
Al-Watan reports the Hurghada Youth Cinema Festival has chosen Egyptian actress Sherry Adel for a tribute on 10 September, with Ahram Gate placing the honour at the festival's opening. Venue, times and public access are not yet in the reports.
5 September 2026
Arab News reports that the El Gouna Film Festival has delayed its sixth edition for a second time — on the same day it reported the festival announcing its first wave of international films.
5 September 2026
The festival is showing two short films the actor directed as a film student, in a strand devoted to the graduation projects of directors who later became household names.
4 September 2026
Eight Egyptian outlets reported that the opening ceremony of the festival's fourth edition in Hurghada paid tribute to the actor Mostafa Khater, one of several names on this year's honours list.
3 September 2026
The Red Sea governor and Indonesia's ambassador opened a joint cultural day in Hurghada alongside an exhibition of heritage and handmade crafts, several Egyptian outlets report.
23 August 2026
An Arabic opera troupe is performing songs from the golden age of Arabic music as part of Hurghada's Shati' Al-Fann programme, Sada El-Balad reports — though the report gives no date or venue.
19 August 2026
Films by Cannes prize-winning directors Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Pawel Pawlikowski are among the first ten titles announced for the ninth El Gouna Film Festival, Variety reports.
19 August 2026
An Alexandrian folklore troupe is performing in Hurghada Culture Palace's 'Shatea Al-Fann' show series, multiple Egyptian outlets report — no date or ticket details given.
10 August 2026
Hurghada's Youth Cinema Festival is adding a new 'Sound of Cinema' section for its fourth edition, naming actor and singer Hamada Helal as its first honoree.
9 August 2026