Built under the 15th of May Bridge on a strip of Zamalek riverbank nobody else wanted, El Sawy runs something almost every night across three halls — River, Wisdom and the Nile University space. The programming is genuinely local and genuinely cheap: free up to about 450 EGP, mostly Egyptian bands, poetry nights and student showcases rather than touring acts. It is the highest-frequency independent venue in Cairo and almost invisible on the aggregators. Tickets are sold on the door and online, and the halls are small enough that a popular night sells out. The entrance under the bridge underpass is easy to walk straight past.
26 July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo · Zamalek · Cairo
🚇 Metro: Line 3 · Safaa Hegazy · 12 min pieszo
15 min by taxi from Downtown; the bridge underpass entrance is easy to miss.
www.culturewheel.com/en/events
