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Sport & active funHalloween Run & Karaoke in NicosiaRun & Roast invites everyone to dress up, run and then sing: a 3 km Halloween run sets off from Studio Taps Bar. The pace is easy and the route suits every level of fitness, as long as the spirit is willing and the costume is on. Once over the finish line, the evening carries on with a karaoke party back at the bar, so bring a favourite song. Runners meet at 20:00.Fri, 23 Oct8pmNicosia, Studio Taps Bar, Nicosia
Discover & learnBooks for Burning 3 in NicosiaBooks for Burning returns to Nicosia for a third time, gathering anyone with a soft spot for books, independent publishing and knowledge shared in common. Three days of events run across El Taller and Social Space Kaymakkin, opening on Friday evening with a book bazaar and a rebetika night played by Zenonas Economides and Stelios Papamichael, followed at the weekend by a bookbinding workshop and a collective publishing workshop. Independent publishers from Greece and Cyprus present new titles, including a book on women in the anarchist publishing tradition and another on the antifa movement in Germany, while Street Society launches the second issue of Strata magazine. Saturday evening winds down with a kafeneio session and dj motherspiro. Friday gets going at 20:30, and Saturday and Sunday open at 12:00.23 – 25 OctNicosia, El Taller and Social Space Kaymakkin, Nicosia
Workshops & classesStorytelling & Song Workshop "Triantafyllenia" — NikitariTriantafyllenia, a workshop brimming with stories and songs.Sat, 24 OctNicosia, Nikitari€Free
Workshops & classesCeramic Pumpkin Jar Halloween Workshop for Kids at workshoplabFirst the children watch a live demonstration of how a ceramic pumpkin jar is made, then each is handed a ready-made jar of their own to decorate exactly as they please. Every material for the decorating is provided, so all they need to bring is imagination. For a little extra, they can take home a DIY Ceramic Autumn Kit, with ceramic plaster and autumnal moulds, and make another pumpkin at the kitchen table. The workshop runs from 14:30 to 16:30.Sat, 24 Oct14:30–16:30Nicosia, workshoplab, 9B Perikleous, Strovolos
Sport & active funTtavlaki at Prozak: Backgammon Social Gathering in NicosiaThe very first get-together of ttavlaki, a backgammon collective — no tournament, no pressure, just the game as it was always meant to be played. Pull up a chair, roll the dice and get chatting, with food, drinks and music on the go. Old hands and complete beginners are equally welcome; come on your own or bring friends, and if you've got a board of your own, bring that too. Starts at 17:00, and there's no ticket needed.Sat, 24 Oct5pmNicosia, Prozak Cafe
Workshops & classesThird Space Project: Street Art Workshop in NicosiaNicosia Municipal Theatre is launching the Third Space Project, a series of theatre and arts workshops where teenagers can meet, experiment and carve out a bit of the city for themselves. The first is a graffiti and stencil workshop led by the artist Vasilis Vasileiou, better known as Twenty Three. Participants learn stencilling and graffiti techniques, cut their own stencils and work with him on a small mural. No experience is needed, only a willingness to have a go. Saturday's session runs from 15:00 to 18:00 and Sunday's from 11:00 to 14:00, and places can be booked on +357 22797979 on weekdays between 10:00 and 13:00 or at [email protected].24 – 25 OctSat 3–6pm, Sun 11am–2pmNicosia, Nicosia Municipal TheatreAges 14–18
Make autumn magicalSee Halloween events →Theatre & showsBasinga — Soka Tira Osoa: a high-wire crossing above the crowd, ArtCargo finaleThe festival’s grand finale: French high-wire artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga crosses a 25-metre wire above the crowd without a safety harness, to live music. She can only make the crossing because of the audience — together with local volunteers, they pull and hold the rope taut, like a tug-of-war in which everyone pulls the same way. Fifty minutes, free.Sat, 24 Oct8pmNicosia, Old GSP Square, NicosiaAll ages€Free
Theatre & showsKanon Ito: slackline show for the Youth Programme — ArtCargoJapanese athlete Kanon Ito, a slackline World Cup champion, brings her tricks on a line just a few centimetres wide to the heart of Nicosia: jumps, spins and flips high above the line. For the festival’s Youth Programme, slackline is shown not as a contest but as a live street performance — close enough to see the precision behind every move. Thirty minutes, free.24 – 25 Oct24 Oct: 1pm and 3pm; 25 Oct: 5pmNicosia, Nicosia City HallAll ages€Free
Outdoors & natureVagabonding Cyprus: The Island Quest — Chapter II Into the WildThe second chapter of the Vagabonding Cyprus: The Island Quest series heads deep into the Machairas Forest on a 14 km trail to two forgotten places, the abandoned settlement of Chelidonia and the old monastery of Prophet Elias. The route is rated challenging, and the day ends with a barbecue and time to get to know fellow walkers. The full quest has eight trails covering around 100 km of the island, with stamps and achievements earned along the way. Newcomers can join at any chapter, so missing the first is no obstacle. There are only 30 places, registration is required through the organisers' Instagram, and tickets start at €15.Sat, 24 OctNicosia, Machairas Forest€from €15
Theatre & showsElelei — Too Much: dance, theatre and acrobatics — ArtCargoThree performers from the Catalan company Elelei send dance, theatre and acrobatics crashing into one another to ask when care turns into control and love becomes “too much”. It springs from a Catalan saying — roughly, “I love you so much I could poke your eye out” — and is funny, intense and very human. Thirty minutes, free, with no words needed.24 – 25 Oct24 Oct: 4pm and 6.30pm (Dimarchias Square); 25 Oct: 3pm (Eleftheria Square Bridge)Nicosia, Dimarchias Square and Eleftheria Square Bridge, NicosiaAll ages€Free