Egyptian Events in NYC

NYC's Egyptian community is one of the most active in the city — spanning Astoria and Ridgewood in Queens, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, and the Manhattan cultural circuit. From match-day watch parties for the Pharaohs to Umm Kulthum tribute nights, contemporary shaabi and mahraganat DJ sets, film screenings, and the Coptic community's annual festivals, the Egyptian calendar in New York rarely slows down.

menna keeps a live guide to Egyptian events across the boroughs. You'll find live music at Drom, SOB's, and community halls in Astoria (which locals half-jokingly call "Little Egypt"); classic and new Egyptian cinema at MoMA, IFC Center, and Museum of the Moving Image — the Egyptian Golden Age retrospectives that come through NYC every few years are unmissable; comedy from diaspora stand-ups; food events from koshari pop-ups to full Ramadan iftar dinners; and community programming from Egyptian-American professional and cultural organizations. Recent standouts have included Game Day Egypt watch parties and Huda nights. World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations matches turn Steinway Street into an open-air stadium.

Whether you're second-gen Egyptian-American or just landed in NYC on an F-1 — this is where you find your people. The list below refreshes as new events drop.