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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.
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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.
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Famagusta Market.
Thursday 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!).
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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.
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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.
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Carpenters Market. Friday weekly.
Carpenters Craft & Farmers market, Karaoglanoglu. 10am to 1pm.
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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.
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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.
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Church Services, Every Sunday.
Christian churches are represented
in North Cyprus. Sunday services are as follows.
Anglican
St Andrew’s, Kyrenia.
8am communion.
10am Family Eucharist and Sunday School. (Hot and cold drinks served
in the church hall after the service)
2pm. Turkish language service. (Held in the church hall)
5.30pm. Cyprus International Fellowship
St Mark’s Famagusta (Services held at the old Greek
St George’s Chapel on the Salamis Road)
9am Turkish Language service.
11am Communion
5.30pm, Praise and Worship
St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Nicosia. (Located
about 300 yards south of the Paphos Gate.)
9.30am. Holy Communion.
6pm, Evening Prayer.
Roman Catholic.
St Elizabeth of Hungary, Kyrenia.
Mid-day. Mass
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia. (Located
inside the walled city, close to the Paphos Gate.)
8am, 9.30am and 6.30pm. Mass.
Maronite. (Services mainly in the
Greek language with some Syriac.)
St George’s, Korucam 8am and 10am. Mass
Holy Cross, Karpasa.
8.30am. Mass
Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces. (Located inside
the walled city, near the Paphos Gate)
8am and 10am. Mass
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Catalkoy Market. Every Sunday.
9am to 1 pm. Soyuz Bar. More information from 0542 885 7723 or 0542
886 7012.
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Pembegul
Market, Every Sunday.
10am - 3pm, Pembegul Garden Centre.
Next to K-Pet petrol garage, Between Bellapais traffic lights &
Bellapais roundabout. A selection of plants, books, shoes, DVDs,
and more.
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Buyukkonuk
Market, Every Sunday.
11am – 4pm., Buyukkonuk village centre, Karpaz. Organised by the
Eco-Tourism Association, the market has handicrafts, traditional
food, and local produce.
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Line Dancing Lessons, Mondays
to Thursdays,
October to June
Two groups, Phoenix Line Dance Club, and the Kibris Liners hold line
dancing lessons in the TRNC.
Mondays.
10.30am -12.30pm, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Beginners. Entrance 5TL.
(Kibris Liners)
10.30am -12.30pm, Altinkaya Jam Bar, Girne, Girne. Intermediate.
Entrance 5TL which includes bar supper and coffee, tea, or soft
drink. (Pheonix)
Tuesdays.
10.30am - 12.30pm, Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak. Improver
level. Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
10am - noon, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Absolute beginners. Entrance
5TL. (Kibris Liners)
Wednesdays.
10.30am – 12.30pm, Punjab Restaurant, Lapta. Intermediate. Entrance
5TL. (Kibris Liners)
11am - 1pm, Koca Reis, near Salamis. Beginner. Entrance 5TL
(Phoenix)
Thursdays.
10.30am - 12.30pm,Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak. Beginners.
Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
For more information, contact Phoenix on 0533 876 3410, and
Kibris on 0542 883 4422.
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NCCCT
Bingo, Wednesday Afternoons.
A bingo fundraiser for the charity takes place every Wednesday
afternoon at central Kyrenia's Watermill Hotel. Bingo books cost
each player YTL25 at the sessions, with 10% being donated to the
Cancer Charity. All of the remainder goes into the prize fund.
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7.30pm, The Ravine Bar, Alsancak. Quiz night in aid of the ERB fund. A 15YTL entry fee provides a chance to have fun, win prizes and enjoy supper.
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15th North
Cyprus International Bellapais Music Festival, 20th May to 22nd June.
8.30pm, Bellapais Abbey. A series of ten concerts, spread over one
month.
Friday 20th May, Opening Concert.
Tuesday 24th May, Piano Recital.
Sunday 29th May, Piano Recital.
Wednesday 1st June, Military Concert.
Sunday 5th June, Piano/Violin Recital.
Wednesday 8th June, String Recital.
Tuesday 14th June, Piano Recital.
Friday 17th June, Flute/Bassoon/Piano Recital.
Sunday 19th June, Piano Recital.
Wednesday 22nd June, Closing Concert.
Tickets cost 20TL, with the exception of the 1st June, which is by
invitation only. For full details of the programme, visit the
festival web site.
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Turtle Nesting, June to August.
North Cyprus is one of the few turtle nesting areas in the
Mediterranean. Every year student volunteers study these animals,
and you can join them on one of their overnight expeditions. Numbers
are limited, so it is essential that you pre-book at their
headquarters, “The Goatshed” at Alagadi. For more
information on
turtles and their
nesting, follow the links. Follow their exploits by reading
their
2008 diary, or their
2009 blog.
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Glaston-Vicky Festival, Saturday 4th June.
2pm - 11pm,
Black Olive Cafe, Alsancak. A Glastonbury style festival with pop music,
stalls selling arts and craft, and food. Tickets cost 10TL for
adults and 5TL for children age 3 to 16 in advance, or 15TL and 7TL
on the door.
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Blackburn
People’s Choir, 30th May, June 1st and 3rd.
Around 40 members of this Lancashire choir will be performing
a variety of music in North Cyprus. At 7.30pm on the 30th
May they will be at the Red Lion, Alsancak. This is a charity
performance in aid of the Children in Need Foundation. Entry costs
5TL, or 10TL to include a CiN wrist band. On the 1st June, they will
be at the Venetian Palace, Famagusta, together with an acapella
choir from EMU. At 8pm on the 3rd June, they will be performing at
the Girne amphitheatre in aid of the Help Those with Cancer
Association (Tulips) charity. Tickets for Girne cost 10TL.
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2nd
Lefke Walnut Festival, 4th
and 5th June.
10am–8pm, Lefke market place. Organised by the Lefke Tourism
association. There will be exhibitions, folklore, dance shows,
concerts, competitions, and walnut sampling.
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4th
Lapta Tourism Festival, 2nd
to 5th June.
A programme with something for everyone. Local artists, clown, face
painting, and folklore groups. Saturday evening offers a
concert. There will be competitions offering a chance to display
skills at photography, swimming, jet-skiing, fishing, canoeing and
cycling.
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3rd
Esentepe
Zerdali Festival, 27th May to 5th June.
27th May
Opening ceremony attended by Dr Dervis Eroglu & Esentepe beliedere
Parade of dance troupes from KKTC, Russia Rumania, Kurdistan, Syria,
Brazil, Turkey, Congo
Concert at 10.30
28th May
21.00 - 22.30 dance troupes from Congo Brazil TTKC ,
22.30 Turkish Cypriot Concert
29th May
Similar to above with different dancers, same timings
30th May
21.00 - 23.00 Best dressed Woman and best dressed man competition
Followed by Near East university Latin and Romany and oriental
dancing
31st May
21.00 - 23.00 Zerdali Gala night
International dance competition.
1st June
Childrens day, with magic and other shows,
Childrens theatre
20.00 - 22.00 snow white & the seven Dwarfs
2nd June
21.30 Concert with a famous Turkish singer
3rd June
21.00 Concert.
4th June
21.30 Gypsy dancers from Izmir
5th June
Talk show
21.00 Esentepe dance group & closing ceremony.
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