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Comedy 100 & The Lambousa Comedy Club in North Cyprus

For those of us who are not yet quite ready to hang up our boots in search of a good night out, you will be pleased to know there are those who seek to entertain us on a regular basis! Read more

North Cyprus Olive Festival, 2009

Yes it’s that time of year again and it’s going to be a bumper North Cyprus Olive Festival for 2009! This event has been taking place for a number of years, gradually growing in size and popularity to become one of the major festivals in North Cyprus. Read more

Gypsy Devils Rock Salamis!

A real treat occurred at Salamis recently, with the one of the highlights to end the 13th Gazi Magusa International Arts & Culture Festival being a super show by the Gypsy Devils.  Salamis can hold around 2,000 people which by the time the band were due to arrive on stage was just slightly short of full. President Mehmet Ali Talat and his wife, First Lady Oya Talat, also arrived for an anticipated great night’s entertainment. Read more

13th Gazi Mağusa International Festival of Art and Culture 2009

We are a little late in writing this article given the fact it’s already started, but it would be remiss of us not to mention the 13th Gazi Magusa International Festival of Art and Culture! Read more

Kyrenia Animal Rescue Dog Show, April 2009, North Cyprus

Yes it’s that time of the year again when we should all be getting our lovely little pooches in tip-top condition, teaching them to sit for more than a second and getting them primed for the major doggy-tastic event of the year which is Northern Cyprus’s answer to Crufts – the Kyrenia Animal Rescue Dog Show! Read more

Ozanköy Flower Show, May 2009, North Cyprus

All pics courtesy of The Ozanköy Flower Show – www.ozankoyflowershow.com

As we pass through the very short spring and on into summer (we hope, after all the rain this year!), it’s a time of year which is full of community activity as well as the burst of colour from our gardens. One event which was hugely successful last year was the first North Cyprus Ozanköy Flower Show, held and organised by the Five Fingers Restaurant in Ozanköy and which is owned and run by Alex and Libby Main.  This year the name has been changed slightly to incorporate another important part of North Cyprus’s heritage and is now called the Ozanköy Flower Show and Carob Festival. Read more

Festival Scene in North Cyprus

North Cyprus has a large festival scene, and there are more and more festivals being formed every year it seems! You can attend village festivals that play on the particular speciality that the village lends its name to, or you can feast on the international music and culture festivals at some of the great historical venues in TRNC. Read more

Music Scene in North Cyprus

North Cyprus is home to a really wide variety of music and musicians of various genre, and you can find some great venues across the island in which to listen to music, get involved or dance to what you hear! The island is a base for some wonderful home-grown talent in the classical music genre and in the rock world too, and there are music classes and private tuition available on the island for youngsters to learn new skills. Read more

Arts Scene in North Cyprus

North Cyprus has a healthy regard for art, and perhaps due to the island’s centuries long history, there is a surviving enthusiasm for culture that has lasted down the ages, keeping it alive and well amongst the local population. What’s more, Cypriot art and culture is equally popular and of interest to visitors, and some of this interest has resulted in foreign artists producing their own books about art in North Cyprus. Read more

Folk Dancing in North Cyprus

Folk dancing has very deep roots here in North Cyprus and in fact, across Cyprus as a whole. The rich history of Cyprus means that its culture and arts such dancing have been influenced by many centuries and the traditions of the latter are being kept alive and well with folk dancing displays being given to the pubic on a regular basis. Attend any of the yearly North Cyprus festivals and you will no doubt be treated to a wonderful example of traditional dancing. Read more

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