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Things to do on Thursday, August 13

In-Cyprus · 2026-08-13

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• What happened: A variety of cultural events are scheduled across Cyprus on Thursday, August 13, including a cyanotype workshop, traditional music performances, and a film screening in Nicosia. • Why it matters: These events are part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme 2026, aimed at promoting local arts and culture while engaging communities throughout the island. • What to watch next: Upcoming events include more musical performances in various villages and the continuation of the Summer Screenings Marathon in Nicosia, featuring films by Jafar Panahi.

Events & Activities going out Famagustagoing out Larnacagoing out Limassolgoing out Nicosiagoing out Paphos Things to do on Thursday, August 13 Things To Do On Thursday, August 13 Relevant News Things to do on Thursday, August 13 13 August 2026 Speeding tops nearly 37,000 traffic charges in six months 13 August 2026 Income tax filings to switch to Tax For All platform in 2027 13 August 2026 Newsroom 13 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber A cyanotype workshop in the Troodos hills, Cypriot music on village squares, and a Jafar Panahi film under the stars in Nicosia. Here is what is on today and in the weeks ahead. VISUAL ARTS Pedoulas, Environmental Education Centre, Thursday August 13, 10am–1pm, Saturday September 5, 3–6pm, Sunday September 13, 10am–1pm. The hands-on workshop Nature, sun and cyanotype in the village offers a creative journey through the Cypriot countryside, presented as part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme 2026. Artist Eleni Philippou (The.Curious.Curly) introduces participants to cyanotype, one of the oldest camera-less photographic techniques, developed in 1842, which uses sunlight to create its distinctive blue prints. Agios Theodoros Pitsilias, Panagia Kivotou physiotherapy centre, Friday August 14, 10am–1pm, Sunday September 6, 10am–1pm, Sunday October 4, 10am–1pm. Free, booking required. Information and bookings: 96401402. MUSIC Giolou, village square, Thursday August 13, 8.30pm. Thkyo Stales sto Choman (Two Drops in the Soil) is a musical journey linking Cyprus’s traditional music with contemporary work, presented as part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme 2026. The concert takes as its starting point Thkyo Stales, the recent record by Stelios Papamichael and Stefanos Ioannou, built on Cypriot verse and the local musical idiom. The programme also features material from Symeon Merkouris’s forthcoming record, which includes arrangements and original compositions drawn from primary recordings of traditional Cypriot tunes. Platanistasa, village square, Friday September 4, 8.30pm. Kampos, village square, Friday September 25, 8.30pm. Alona, village square, Saturday September 26, 8.30pm. Kedares, Cultural Centre square, Thursday August 13, 8.30pm. Michalis and Petros Kouloumis present a music and dance performance devoted to Cypriot musical tradition, part of the Deputy Ministry of Culture’s Cultural Decentralisation Programme 2026. The performers are Michalis Kouloumis (violin), Petros Kouloumis (voice, lute) and Eleni Koki (santouri), joined by the Dionysos Cultural and Dance Group and the Ieroi Kipoi Cultural Group, who accompany the music with dance from the Cypriot tradition. Nikokleia, Church of Agios Dimitrios, Monday August 17, 8.30pm. SCREENING Nicosia, Konstantia open-air cinema, 9pm. The 27th Summer Screenings Marathon runs every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 13. Tonight and on September 12, the programme is It Was Just an Accident, 105 minutes, directed by Jafar Panahi. A seemingly simple, quiet family drive through the Iranian countryside is suddenly overturned. The film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who, after an unexpected incident, face an enormous moral dilemma: whether to take revenge on a passer-by they recognise and believe was their old torturer in prison. Tel. 22348203 EXHIBITIONS Nicosia Sic. Contemporary Culture, siccontemporary.com. Marina Kassianidou presents Aggregate, a new site-specific installation. Until August 13 Vitrina (16 Pentadaktylou). Christina Siakola’s installation Things I Forget. Until August 25 Apokalypsi (22300150). Group exhibition, Code Recomposition. Until September 12 Limassol Platres, Minerva Hotel. Christodoulos Panayiotou’s Trilogy of Summer Holidays. Until August 30 XeniArtSpace, Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition, Women in Focus. Until September 19 Larnaca Kypriaki Gonia (99564131). Works by Andreas Asproftas, Stelios Votsis and Glyn Hughes. Until August 22 St-art Cafe (7 N. Laniti). Group exhibition in which every work is priced the same, at 250 euros. Until August 31 Municipal Gallery (24658848). Pancyprian art exhibition, Reflections of Clay. Until August 22 Pierides Museum (22128175). Nina Iakovou: eyes to see and hands to touch. Until May 6, 2027 Paphos Almyra Hotel (26888700). Group exhibition, Temporary Forever. Until September 6 CINEMA NEW RELEASES: The Get Out (directed by Derrick Borte, starring Russell Crowe, Luke Evans and Teresa Palmer) — RIO Limassol, tel. 25871410. 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