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What's on in North Cyprus

<< 28th September - 4th October 2009 >>

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International North Cyprus Music Festival
Lawrence Durrell's House Open Tour of North Nicosia Tour of South Nicosia Tour of North Nicosia Guzelyurt Market Church Services
11th International Dr Fazil Kucuk Games
112 Quiz KAR AGM Friends Coffee Morning RoC Independence Day Famagusta Market Moon Market Foreign Res. AGM
Tour of North Nicosia BRS Karpaz Meeting NCCCT Bingo Free Concert, Nicosia 8th International Olive Festival
Tour of South Nicosia Abba Divas Free Concert, Nicosia Abba Divas Classic Car Rally
Pumas AGM Friends in Need Quiz Kyrenia Market   Bellapais Art Exhibition
        Tour of South Nicosia Dinner Dance Karakum Market
        Cypress Classica Lambousa Market  
        Pegasos Market Abba Divas  
        Starfever Tarkan Concert  
        Carpenters Market KAR Parade  
          Children's Film show  

If you know of an event that should be included, or if you spot an error in our listings, please let us know.

Tour of North Nicosia. Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly.
Conducted walking tour of North Nicosia. Meet 10.00 at the Kyrenia Gate, or 10.30 at the Lokmaci crossing point. More information. (Back to top)

Kyrenia Market. Wednesday weekly.
Kyrenia municipal open air market. Here you will find fantastic value on a vast range of goods, especially fruit, vegetables, cheeses, yoghurts, oils and vinegars (often brought in from the country by farming families), fish, footwear, clothing and all sorts of odds and ends. (Back to top)

Famagusta Market. Friday weekly.
Here you can buy about everything you might need; clothing, household items, flowers, fish and fresh fruit and vegetables. You can also buy freshly pressed olive oil there, mostly made by the vendor itself (and it does come very often in re-used bottles of J&B, Bells or Teachers!). (Back to top)

Guzelyurt Market. Saturday weekly.
Everything from clothes, shoes, nuts, sweets, olive oil, honey, home made cheese as well as fruit and vegetables are sold. Produce is fresh, and local people are encouraged to sell the excess from their own gardens. The market opens early, and continues till about 1pm. It is situated on the main street opposite the museum and church. (Back to top)

Friends Coffee Morning. 1st, 2nd 3rd and Last Wednesdays.
11am. Friends of those in Need coffee morning. The first 3 Wednesdays of the month will be at Ginko Restaurant, Namik Kemal Square, Famagusta and is a social meeting. On the Last Wednesday, it will be a fund-raising meeting at the Terrace Beach bar, Bogaz. (Back to top)

Carpenters Market. Friday weekly.
Carpenters Craft & Farmers market, Karaoglanoglu. 10am to 1pm. (Back to top)

Pegasos Market. Friday weekly.
Pegasos Friday market, Karaoglanoglu. The original Friday market. 10am - 2pm (Back to top)

Lambousa Market. Saturday weekly.
Chateau Lambousa Arts and Crafts Fair. 10am to 2.30pm (or later). Stallholders include homebaked pastries and pies, homemade jams and marmalades. CDs, DVDs and book stalls. A variety of clothing and jewellery, antiques, paintings, sculptures and other arts and crafts. (Back to top)

Moon Market. Saturday weekly.
10am - 3pm. Saturday craft & general market at the Moon Over Water, Iskele. (Back to top)

Children's Film Show. Saturday weekly.
2pm. Free film screenings for children (age 9 and up) at Sidestreets, Nicosia. The films are sometimes in English, sometimes Turkish. For information phone 0392 22 93070/71. Sidestreets is past the post office, and opposite the law courts. (Back to top)

Free Concert in Nicosia, every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Lefkosa Municipality Chamber Orchestra have free concerts in Lefkosa every week

Wednesdays
Buyuk Han ( inside ) 11.30am – 1.30pm . One week the wind trio, the following week the sting trio.
Buyuk Han square :11.30am – 1.30pm.  jazz orchestra.
Thursdays
Buyuk Han ( inside ) 11.30am – 1.30pm. Pop orchestra.
Saturdays
Buyuk Han (inside) 11.30am – 1.30pm. Jazz orchestra.
Lokmaci gate :1pm – 3pm. One week the pop orchestra, the following week the Latin orchestra. (Back to top)

Church Services, Every Sunday.
Both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches are represented in North Cyprus. Sunday services are as follows.
St Andrew’s Church, Kyrenia (Anglican)
8am. Communion.
10am. Family Eucharist and Sunday School.
2pm. Turkish language service. (Held in the church hall)
5.30pm. Cyprus International Fellowship
5.30pm. 2nd Sunday, Communion at the Hermitage chapel
5.30pm, 4th Sunday, Evening prayer at the Hermitage chapel
St Mark’s Anglican Chaplaincy, Famagusta.
9.30am. Held at the Bogaz Hotel
11am. Communion (Except 1st Sunday, Morning Praise) Held at the Old Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
5.30pm.Praise & Worship (Except 1st Sunday, Communion) Held at the Old Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
St Elizabeth of Hungary R.C. Church, Kyrenia
12 Noon. Mass (Back to Top)

Karakum Market. Every Sunday.
9am to 1 pm at Star Bowling. (Back to Top)

International North Cyprus Music Festival, 16th September to 16th October.
A series of 8 concerts over a one month period. The festival programme is as follows:

16th September  - Samsun State Opera and Ballet Orchestra , Conductor. Ali Hoca... Soloists: A. Mekaev( piano ) E. Emmioğlu ( piano )
25th September- Gülsin Onay - Piano Recital
29th September- Kemal Belevi - Guitar Recital
2nd October- Trio Istanbul
4th  October- Song Recital
8th October- Pelin Halkacı Akın- Violin Recital
13th October- LTB Woodwind Trio
16th October- Lale Musayeva- Piano Recital

All concerts  are at Bellapais Abbey, Girne and will begin at 9pm Tickets (20 TL) will be available at Lefkosa- Girne Deniz Plaza, Girne Deniz Shop, Dome Hotel, Bellapais Ticket Office, Kybele Restaurant Bellapais and at the door.

Full programme details can be found here. (Back to Top)

112 Quiz night. Last Monday Monthly.
7.30pm, The Red Lion (on the right hand side of the road leading to Deniz Kizi Hotel). Quiz night in aid of the ERB fund. A 15YTL entry fee provides a chance to have fun, win prizes and enjoy supper. (Back to top)

Cyprus Independence Day, 1st October.
The country's Independence Day Celebrations honour the day in 1960 when Cyprus gained independence from Great Britain following a long and bitter five-year struggle. A public holiday throughout the country, the day is marked with national events, military parades, parties and processions. Schools, offices and many shops are closed on this day. Follow the links for all RoC holidays and TRNC Holidays. (Back to Top)

Foreign Residents in TRNC AGM, 4th October.
12 pm. Location and agenda tba. (Back to Top)

8th International Olive Festival, 2nd to 9th October.
Full programme here. (Back to Top)

St Andrew’s Dinner Dance, 3rd October.
Oleander Restaurant. The cost is 40TL, which includes your first drink. Tickets are available from members of the St Andrew’s Church Council. (Back to Top)

Lawrence Durrell's House Open, 3rd to 29th September (Except Sundays).
The house, at Bellapais, is only open for a few weeks every year. Meet outside the house at 11.30am. The tour lasts 1.5 hours, and costs 15TL. Refreshments available. (Back to Top)

11th International Dr Fazil Kucuk Games, 25th to 5th October.
Programme of events TBA. (Back to Top)

Cyprus Pumas AGM, Monday 28th September.
7pm, 15s Restaurant and bar, Alsancak. (Back to Top)

Cypress Classica, 2nd October.
8pm, Girne amphitheatre. The opening Concert of the International Olive Festival. Charity concert of Typically Turkish Cypriot Folk Music with a classical touch, by Cypress Classica, in aid of the Cyprus Turkish Children's Welfare Association. Tickets cost 10TL. (Back to Top)

KAR AGM, Tuesday, 29th September.
7pm Ezic Premier Restaurant. (Back to Top)

BRS Meeting, Tuesday 29th September.
10.30am, Majestic Hotel, Bogaz. The British Residents Society Karpaz is holding a Members Meeting. Speaker: BRS Government Liaison Officer.
If you’re not a Member, you can sign up on the day! Enquiries to Pamela Frances Hedge 0542 8892327. (Back to Top)

Abba Divas on Tour, Various Dates.
For a list of concert dates, follow the link. (Back to Top)

Classic car rally, 2nd to 4th October.
Turkish Cyprus Classic Cars Association (KTKOD) 3rd Armour All Classic car Rally, Nicosia. (Back to Top)

Tarkan Concert, Saturday 3rd October.
Ataturk Stadium. Turkish pop star Tarkan is having a concert as part of Lefkosa Turkish Municipality summer events. Tickets cost 25TL. (Back to Top)

Starfever. 19th and 26th September and 2nd October
9pm, Mountain View Hotel, Karaoglanoglu. An Interactive-Intergalactic Musical Experience, in aid of TKOD (112). Reservations on 0533 8314186 or 0533 833 0841. (Back to Top)

Friends of Those in Need quiz night. Alternative Tuesdays. (Postponed from last week)
7.30pm, Empress Restaurant, near Salamis ruins. Quiz night in aid of the Friends in Need Charity. (Back to top)

KAR Grand Dog Parade, Saturday 3rd October.
7pm registration, 7.30pm start, outside Girne Belediye Offices. The parade will go down the high street, past the Rocks hotel, the Dome Hotel, harbour, castle and cack to the Belediye. There will be several classes with prizes, and a raffle. Entry 10TL. (Back to Top)

Art Exhibition, 2nd to 15th October.
Bellapais Abbey, 6pm to 8pm on the 2nd October, then daily from 10am to 4pm. An exhibition entitled “The Healing Colours of Cyprus”, by Pam Schofield and Tulay Gurzap. 10% of any sales will be donated to a Cancer charity. (Back to Top)