Live music takes centre stage across Cyprus on Monday, 17 August, with concerts in Kato Amiantos, Nikokleia, Polystypos and Protaras, alongside exhibitions in all major cities and a new Russell Crowe film screening in Limassol.
Music
A serenade under the stars in Kato Amiantos
Singer Vakia Stavrou presents Serenade Under the Stars at the Forest Theatre in Kato Amiantos as part of the 2026 Music Festival.
Accompanied by pianist Manolis Neophytou, Stavrou will perform songs from Cyprus, Greece, France, Argentina, England and elsewhere.
The concert begins at 8pm. Information and reservations are available on 99 833944, with advance tickets for selected festival events available through SoldOut Tickets.
Cypriot music and dance in Nikokleia
Michalis and Petros Kouloumis present an evening devoted to Cypriot musical tradition at the Church of Agios Dimitrios in Nikokleia at 8.30pm.
The performance features Michalis Kouloumis on violin, Petros Kouloumis on vocals and lute, and Eleni Koki on santouri.
They will be joined by the Dionysos Cultural and Dance Group and the Ieroi Kipoi Cultural Group, accompanying the music with traditional Cypriot dances.
The event is being held as part of the Deputy Ministry of Culture’s 2026 Cultural Decentralisation Programme.
Aliki Vougiouklaki remembered in Polystypos
A musical production titled 30 Years Without Aliki will be staged at the Polystypos Cultural Centre at 8pm.
Marking 30 years since Aliki Vougiouklaki’s death on 23 July 1996, the production traces the Greek actress’s life and career through songs associated with her films and theatre appearances.
Further performances are scheduled for the central square in Pano Platres at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 2 September, and the old primary school in Nikitari at 8pm on Sunday, 13 September.
Admission is free.
Moonlit concert beside the sea in Protaras
Demetris Mesimeris and Frederiki Tombazou will perform There Are Some Moonlit Nights at the events square between Fig Tree Bay and Vrysi beaches at 8pm.
The programme moves from traditional music to contemporary songs presented in modern arrangements.
The performers will be accompanied by the Orfeas Music Ensemble of the Panikos Hadjihambis Foundation, with arrangements and musical direction by Admitos Pitsillides.
The concert is organised by Paralimni-Deryneia Municipality in cooperation with Nicosia Municipality. Admission is free.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Vitrina, 16 Pentadaktylou Street: Christina Siakola’s visual installation Things I Forget continues until 25 August.
Apokalypsi, 22 300150: The group exhibition Code: Recomposition runs until 12 September.
Limassol district
Minerva Hotel, Platres: Christodoulos Panayiotou’s site-specific exhibition The Holiday Trilogy continues until 30 August.
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower, 99 980009: The photography exhibition Women in Focus runs until 19 September.
Larnaca
Kypriaki Gonia Gallery, 99 564131: An exhibition featuring Andreas Asproftas, Stelios Votsis and Glyn Hughes continues until 22 August.
St-art Café, 7A N. Laniti Street: A group exhibition in which every work is priced at €250 runs until 31 August.
Larnaca Municipal Art Gallery, 24 658848: The Pancyprian Ceramics Exhibition Reflections of Clay continues until 22 August.
Pierides Museum, 22 128175: Nina Iacovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch runs until 6 May 2027.
Paphos
Almyra Hotel, 26 888700: The group exhibition Temporary Forever continues until 6 September.
Cinema
Russell Crowe stars in The Get Out
Derrick Borte’s action thriller The Get Out, starring Russell Crowe, Luke Evans and Teresa Palmer, is screening at Rio Cinema in Limassol.
The film follows a nightclub owner attempting to leave his criminal past behind before a robbery draws him into a struggle involving cartels, deception and a mysterious prospective buyer.
Screening information is available from the cinema on 25 871410.
