Huzzah! Like some kind of gift from the skies, the last official holiday of the year has landed on a Thursday, spelling out the sweetest of words: three-day weekend! Although Thursday is a dry night, Cairo’s bars and clubs aren’t holding anything back, starting tonight!

LET LOOSE FT. DJ AK @ CAIRO JAZZ CLUB (Wednesday)

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Wednesdays at Cairo Jazz Club are usually reserved for hip-hop and that’s what regulars will be getting this week, too, but with the return of Let Loose, the always game DJ AK is set to play r&b and pop, too.

NADAH EL SHAZLY ALBUM LAUNCH @ ZIGZAG (Wednesday)

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As one of the most unique musicians to be born of this land, Nadah El Shazly is back home after the worldwide release of her latest album, Ahwar, which she’ll be playing material from this Wednesday at Zigzag.

JACKIE'S NIGHT FT. AKM @ THE TAP EAST (Wednesday)

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Local favourite, AKM, is back at The Tap East in New Cairo and he’s bringing back Jackie’s Night with him, alongside everything from hip-hop and r&b, to pop and funk and everything else in between.

LA FAMILIA @ 24K (Wednesday)

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Success abroad and at home with his audiovisual series, Anthems, hasn’t meant that Abou Samra resting on his laurels. His newest project, La Familia, is back at 24K by popular demand, with the Misty and Jimmy also on the line-up.

MAZEN & BAHER @ CAIRO JAZZ CLUB (Friday)

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 An up-and-comer and a seasoned veteran make-up the Friday night entertainment at Cairo Jazz Club, with Mazen and Baher set to take to the stage for a night of unadulterated house.

SEBZZ & OUZO @ THE TAP MAADI (Friday)

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Speaking of unadulterated house, The Tap Maadi is set to welcome two men who come together on one line-up once again, in Sebzz and Ouzo.

HOUSE OF LEGENDS @ NINETEEEN TWETNY FIVE (Friday)

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Over by the Nile, meanwhile, Nineteen Twenty Five have their own feast of electronic music with House of Legends, with local favourites, Aly Goede and Misty, provide the music.

ELECTRO SHAABI @ CAIRO JAZZ CLUB (Saturday)

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Cairo Jazz Club usually like to wind down the weekend with some laid-back live music, but in what is probably the most off-kilter party on this list, things are going up several notches for another edition of Electro Shaabi, with shaabi stalwarts, Sadat and Islam Chipsy, performing.

For more parties, gigs and events this weekend, check out the CG events calendar.