This weekend’s events include children’s theatre from across Europe at the Mitsikouri festival, street performances at the ArtCargo Performing Arts Festival, and more than 50 art and technology works at the WIP festival in old Nicosia. There are also new plays, exhibitions and films across Cyprus.
MITSIKOURI FESTIVAL
Nicosia, Melina Mercouri Cultural Centre, 10am and noon. Dutch group BonteHond brings a non-verbal theatre, dance and music performance for children aged two and over to Cyprus, ‘WOW!’. Paphos, Attikon, Sunday 18 October, 4pm. Duration: 35 mins. Ages: 2+. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets
Nicosia, Leventis Gallery, Saturday 17 October, 5pm; Sunday 11am and 5pm. Belgian group Grensgeval combines contemporary circus, visual art and sound theatre in a show where paints dance, sounds take on colour and creativity escapes the lines. For children aged four and over. Duration: 50 mins. Ages: 4+. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets
Nicosia, Melina Mercouri Cultural Centre, Saturday 17 October, 4pm. In ‘Coperta’, three young people spend their first night away from familiar surroundings. The night seems long and their fears soon surface, but the answer lies not in isolation but in companionship. A non-verbal theatre performance by Rotondes from Luxembourg. Limassol, Synergeio, Sunday 18 October, 5pm. Duration: 40 mins. Ages: 3+. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets
Nicosia, Dance House, Saturday 17 October, 4pm. ‘Be Kind’ by Dutch group Emilie Weisse Circustheater offers a hands-on theatre and circus experience designed for babies aged six to 18 months and their parents or carers. Sunday 18 October, 10am and noon. Duration: 30 mins, plus 10 mins of play after the show. Ages: 6 to 18 months. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, 7pm. The Mitsikouri International Festival of Performing Arts for Children and Young People joins forces this year with the Nicosia International Festival to present ‘Souvenir’ by internationally acclaimed French duo Claire et Antho. The non-verbal show for young and old combines dance, physical theatre, live shadow theatre and video projection. more.com
VISUAL ARTS
Paphos, ‘Palia Ilektriki’ Cultural Centre. The Petrides Foundation and Paphos Municipality invited 35 professional and amateur artists to respond to Italo Calvino’s 1971 novel ‘Invisible Cities’, exploring memories, desires and the possibilities of a different life in the city. Curated by Giannis Sakellis. Opening: Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm. Until 25 October
Fyti, Cultural Centre. ‘Matter and Community’ brings contemporary art into dialogue with the cultural heritage of the villages of Lasa and Fyti, highlighting stone, earth and traditional techniques as living parts of local identity. Through an exhibition, an artist residency, hands-on workshops, talks and guided storytelling walks, residents and visitors are invited to discover the stories, memories and knowledge linked to the area’s natural and built landscape. Contributors: Denise Araouzou (curator); Elena Adamou, Paky Vlassopoulou, Paris Christodoulou, Elina Ioannou, Peter Eramian and Mechtild Meyer (artists); CyBC Archive (archive material); Artemis Theodorou, Dimitra Ignatiou and Christos Theodorou (talks); Dimitra Ignatiou (storytelling walk, with a team of archaeologists); Alexia Dimitriadi (walking route record and publication); Paky Vlassopoulou, Dimitris ‘O Chtistis’, Peter Eramian, Terract and Christos Theodorou (workshops); and Artemis Theodorou (exhibition design). Opening: 5pm. Until 18 December
Lazanias, Community Council, 17 October, 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm. Cypriot nature trails become open-air art workshops in ‘Tziverta: Living Structures’, proposed by Threading Stories under the 2026 Cultural Decentralisation Programme. Through art walks and hands-on workshops, participants will collect clay, stone and plant fibres and help create sculptural installations that work not only as contemporary art but also as habitats for Cyprus’s native bees. Also 18 October, 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm, and 25 October, 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm.
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipality Cultural Centre. ‘Aegean Colour’, a painting exhibition by Eleni Ioannidou. Opening: 7pm. Until 18 October
FESTIVALS
Pyrga, Central Square, 3pm to 10pm. Queen Caterina Cornaro and her entourage will lead a parade taking Pyrga back to another era at the 3rd Renaissance Fair. The music programme features Elena Xyda (vocals), Niki Andronikou (Renaissance lute), Christina Polykarpou (Cretan lyra), Vasilis Vasileiou (percussion), Panagiotis Tsappis (ney), Nikoletta Dimitriou (vocals) and Symeon Merkouris (lute and vocals). Parade: 4pm. Free entry
Old Nicosia, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Old Municipal Market and other venues, Friday 16 to Sunday 25 October. Opens at 6.30pm. The WIP (Work in Progress) Arts and Technology Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing more than 50 art and technology works to the city centre, with more than 60 artists from 15 countries. Free entry. 2026wip.cyens.org.cy
Limassol, Synergeio and the EKA car park, Saturday 17 October. Dance, performance, music, storytelling, art installations and a rebetiko night make up the programme of ‘+AXI Vol.8 | Synaxi 2026’, which returns to Synergeio and the EKA car park in Limassol. It presents work by artists who live and work in Cyprus, from different fields of contemporary creation. synergeio.org
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre Garden, 17, 18, 22 and 23 October, 7pm. Dance, water, light and digital technology come together in ‘Parametric Deep’, the central installation of the ArtCargo Performing Arts Festival, co-produced with Cypriot choreographer Panos Malactos. The installation turns dancer Chris Mills’s body into part of a live audiovisual system, in which movement, water, light and algorithms shape an ever-changing experience. artcargofest.com
Nicosia. Meeting point: Municipal Theatre Garden. Saturday 17 October, noon and 4pm. A participatory performance about trust, uncertainty and the relationship between artist and audience, presented at the ArtCargo Performing Arts Festival. The work is by French artist Camille Boitel. Duration: 20 mins. Free entry. artcargofest.com
Ayia Napa, ‘Giorgos Seferis’ Cultural Centre Square and Medieval Monastery, 14 to 18 October. The queens of medieval Cyprus, the island’s legends and the cultures that shaped its historical identity are at the heart of the 21st Ayia Napa Medieval Festival. Under the theme ‘Ayia Napa: The Crown of the Mediterranean’, the five-day event takes audiences into a setting of international shows, music, a parade, exhibitions and hands-on activities. Free entry. agianapa.org.cy
Nicosia, ARTos House, 13 to 24 October, 8pm. Time is the starting point for poetry, music, photography, video, contemporary dance and live performances at the 4th Poetry MOVES International Festival of Poetry and Syn+Kinisi. Limassol, Mikri Salamina (Fasoula), 30 October to 3 November
Nicosia, Eleftheria Square, Saturday 17 October, 3pm and 5pm; Sunday 18 October, 4pm and 6pm. Duration: 20 mins. Three hundred wine glasses, two bodies and a balance that could tip with the slightest movement. Swedish OLO Company brings its contemporary circus show ‘Soft Spot’ to the ArtCargo Festival, turning an everyday, fragile object into partner, obstacle and constant threat. Free entry. For all ages. artcargofest.com
Nicosia, Eleftheria Square, Saturday 17 October, 2pm and 6pm. A small suitcase full of sounds, sleight of hand and unexpected situations is all El Goma needs to turn everyday life into an absurd, anarchic and hilarious show. With ‘The Atari Show’, the Argentine performer, who lives in Germany, brings a street comedy show to Nicosia as part of the ArtCargo Festival, in which nothing goes to plan, and that is where the fun lies. Nicosia, Town Hall, Sunday 18 October, 3pm and 5pm. Free entry. Duration: 35 mins. For all ages (0 to 99+). artcargofest.com
Nicosia, Eleftheria Square, lower level. The ‘Erasmus+ Festival Nicosia’ is organised by Nicosia Municipality and the Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes (IDEP), as part of the 10th anniversary edition of Erasmus Days. From 10am to 2pm.
INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE
Larnaca, 71 Agiou Georgiou Kontou Street (formerly 71 Ploutonos Street), Saturday 17, Sunday 18, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, 8pm. The stories and memories of the people of an old Larnaca neighbourhood are the starting point for the interactive street performance ‘Ploutonos 71’, presented as part of Machalart ‘26, organised by Larnaca 2030 European Capital of Culture. Written by Kostas Mannouris and directed by Petros Charalambous. Free entry. Booking required, one seat per request. Separate registrations are needed for two or more seats.
THEATRE
Nicosia, Satiriko Theatre Lower Stage (basement), 8pm. Satiriko Theatre presents award-winning British playwright Lucy Prebble’s ‘The Effect’ for the first time in Cyprus, directed by Evita Ioannou. The play sets a love story inside a clinical trial and asks whether our feelings are truly our own or can be influenced by brain chemistry. Cast, in alphabetical order: Rafaela Kavazi, Elena Kallinikou, Andreas Koutsoumbas, Vasilis Michael. Performances: 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29*, 31 October and 1 November, 8pm (Sundays 6.30pm). Duration: 90 mins. Tickets: ticket.satirikotheatro.com 22 312940
Nicosia, Anemona Theatre, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou’s comedy ‘Babies Are Brought by the Stork’, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Every Friday and Saturday 8.30pm, Sunday 7pm, until 1 November. Paphos, Markideio Theatre, Thursday 22 October, 8.30pm. Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Tuesday 3 November, 8.30pm. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday 4 November, 8.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Information and bookings: 70007721.
Nicosia, Goethe-Institut (next to the Ledra Palace), 9pm. Theatro AntiLogos presents ‘Brandy Sour’, the stage adaptation of Constantia Soteriou’s award-winning novel, directed by Neoklis Neokleous, with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot actors on stage. Performances: 17, 18, 20, 30, 31 October and 1 November. Weekends 8pm, weekdays 9pm. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Monday 19 October, 8.30pm. Deryneia, Famagusta Venue Garage, Wednesday 21 October, 8pm. Pyla, UCLan Cyprus Amphitheatre, Sunday 8 November, 8.30pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores. For Limassol, through the Rialto Theatre
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Saturday 17 October, 9pm. Acclaimed Greek-Canadian comedian Angelo Tsarouchas comes to Cyprus with his new stand-up show ‘Diaspora’. Duration: 60 to 75 mins. Suitable for ages 13+. Tickets: Ticketmaster
Nicosia, THOC Main Stage ‘Evis Gavrielides’, every Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm from 3 to 25 October. Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig and directed by Takis Tzamargias, returns for a second season on the THOC Main Stage. Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Wednesday 11 November, 8.30pm. Limassol, Pattichion Municipal Theatre, Wednesday 18 November, 8.30pm. Paphos, Markideio Theatre, Friday 27 November, 8.30pm. tickets.thoc.org.cy
Nicosia, KTIRION 53, 8pm. ‘The Belly’ by Marina Vronti, directed by Stavros Potamaris. On stage: Marilia Charidimou. 17, 18, 23 and 24 October, and 6 and 8 November, at 8pm. Tickets: more.com 70001384.
Nicosia, WhereHaus 612, 8.30pm. Point To Contemporary Theater and Anyhow Theatre Ensemble present Thanasis Triaridis’s ‘The Washing Machine’ for the first time in Cyprus, directed by Evangelia Onoufriou. Performances: every Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm until 1 November. Tickets: more.com
Galata, Community Council Hall, Saturday 17 October, 8pm. The ESTIA Multispace Theatre Group presents Nikos Tsiforos and Polyvios Vasileiadis’s classic Greek comedy ‘Oh! This Wife of Mine’, under the Cultural Decentralisation Programme. Directed by Agis Paikos. Cast: Christina Gavrielidou, Zina Kafkaridou, Vasilis Kotsidis, Giorgos Konstantinou, Fani Petsa, Marios Sarpetsas, Katerina Skoufari and Giorgos Chatzikyriakos. Evrychou, Evrychou Gymnasium and Lyceum Multipurpose Hall, Saturday 24 October, 8pm. Klirou, ‘Christoforos’ Cinema-Theatre, Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm.
Nicosia, Latsia Municipal Theatre. ‘Let’s Go and Change the World’ is an original children’s musical by Giorgos Tsiakkas, directed by Christina Pavlidou and presented by Theatro Lexi. Every Saturday 3pm and Sunday 11am and 3pm. Limassol, Pattichion Municipal Theatre, 27 October, 6pm; 28 October, noon and 3pm. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets and Stephanis stores across Cyprus. 99036021.
Nicosia, Theatro Dentro, 8pm. Vasilis Katsikonouris’s ‘Milk’, directed by Marina Vronti for Theatro Lexi, returns for a second season. 17 October. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday 21 October, 8.30pm. rialto.interticket.com
DANCE
Larnaca, Finikoudes stage, Saturday 17 October, 5.30pm. What does it mean to be ‘on air’ in a world where everything already seems to be broadcast? Choreographer and performer Evi Dimitriou and Omada En Drasi return with a series of events that take the performance ‘ON AIR’ beyond the conventions of the theatre, into squares, seafronts and city streets. The production is also part of the ArtCargo Festival programme. Created and performed by Rania Glymitsa, Katerina Tylliridou, Chris Mills, Diamanto Chatzizacharia and Evi Dimitriou. Nicosia, Eleftheria Square, Sunday 18 October, 5.50pm (in collaboration with the ArtCargo festival, artcargofest.com). Pervolia, Saturday 7 November, 3.30pm (in collaboration with the Pathkia Pathkia festival and Larnaca 2030). Free entry. Duration: 25 mins
Nicosia, Pantheon Theatre, 3pm. Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ (2011) is screened by STYX Film Encounters as part of First Encounters, a new film education programme for children. A boy who lives hidden in a Paris railway station discovers the story of Georges Méliès, one of cinema’s first magicians. It is a film about the birth of cinema, and so the natural starting point for the programme.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’ is a sculptural sound installation by the Lower Levant Company, Emiddio Vasquez and Peter Eramian, in collaboration with artist Olga Micińska. Until 6 November. thkioppalies.org
Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). ‘Scores for Somatheque Orchestra’ by Loizos Olympios. Until 13 November.
Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Coin exhibition ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’. Until 10 January 2027
ARTos House. Photography exhibition ‘PhOETRY IV’, as part of the Poetry MOVES International Festival of Poetry and Syn+Kinisi. Until 17 October
Museum (22430008). Four important relics from the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan come to Nicosia for the temporary exhibition ‘Faith and Identity: Relics from the History Museum of Armenia’. Until 9 April 2027.
Isnotgallery contemporary (99569498). ‘The Alnwick Garden’ by Dimitris Neokleous. Until 31 October.
Gloria (22762605). ‘In the Garden of a Universe’ by Marion Paschali. Until 23 October
Gallery K (22 341122). ‘Beyond Olympus’ by Kyprianos Dimosthenous. Until 24 October.
Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Tours’ by Minas Kampitakis. Until 31 October
Apokalypsi (22300150). ‘Alternative Reality’ by Marinos Kartikkis. Until 24 October.
Old Town. The video art exhibition ‘Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear’ unfolds in the streets of old Nicosia, as a parallel event to the exhibition ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’ at the PSI Foundation in Limassol. Until 2 November. Information: PSI Foundation
Diachroniki (22680145). Diachroniki celebrates 36 years with the exhibition ‘Cyprus 1990 – 2026 through our Artists Eyes’. Until 21 October.
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until 6 November. art-seen.org
Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Hambis’. Until 24 July
IN TOTO Gallery Space (22262470). ‘Closely Observed’ by Milenko Stevanovic. Until 15 October.
Limassol
Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until 19 December
eins (99522977). ‘On Second Thoughts’ by Alexandros Pissourios. Until 15 December
Velychko Gallery (96855580). ‘MURMUR kairos’ by Kyriaki Costa. Until 15 December
NeMe. Group exhibition ‘Power Lines’. Until 6 November
The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Carriers’ by Hannah Rowan. Until 17 October.
XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5 March
Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5 November
PSI Foundation. ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’. Until 24 October
Larnaca
Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (24621109). ‘unnamed’ by Spyros Agathou. Until 31 October.
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until 6 May 2027
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: The Suitcase (directed by Dimitris Papathanasis, starring Natalia Tsaliki, Apostolis Totsikas, Vaso Kavalieratou), Whalefall (directed by Brian Duffield, starring Austin Abrams, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin), The Fix (directed by Guy Moshe, starring Zachary Levi, Liam Neeson, Quincy Isaiah), Street Fighter (directed by Kitao Sakurai, starring Noah Centineo, David Dastmalchian, Jason Momoa), Yugly (animation, directed by Yanis Belaid and Jeremie Degruson). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
ALSO: Sacrifice (documentary directed by Romain Gavras, starring Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel). RIO Limassol.
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. ‘Fjord’, the new film by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, is a social drama about clashing values, faith, family and the limits of tolerance. 16, 17, 23, 24 and 28 October, 5.30pm and 8.30pm; 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 28 October, 8.30pm. Duration: 146 mins. pantheon-theatre.com
