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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. (Back to top)
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. (Back to top)
Famagusta Market. Friday 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!). (Back to top)
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. (Back to top)
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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Pegasos Market. Friday weekly.
Pegasos Friday market, Karaoglanoglu. The original Friday market.
10am - 2pm (Back to top)
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. (Back to top)
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. (Back to top)
Church Services, Every Sunday.
Both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches are represented
in North Cyprus. Sunday services are as follows.
St Andrew’s Church, Kyrenia (Anglican)
8am. Communion.
10am. Family Eucharist and Sunday School.
2pm. Turkish language service. (Held in the church hall)
5.30pm. Cyprus International Fellowship
5.30pm. 2nd Sunday, Communion at the Hermitage chapel
5.30pm, 4th Sunday, Evening prayer at the Hermitage chapel
St Mark’s Anglican Chaplaincy, Famagusta.
9.30am. Held at the Bogaz Hotel
11am. Communion (Except 1st Sunday, Morning Praise) Held at the Old
Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
5.30pm.Praise & Worship (Except 1st Sunday, Communion) Held at the
Old Greek St George church, Salamis Road.
St Elizabeth of Hungary R.C. Church, Kyrenia
12 Noon. Mass (Back to Top)
9am to 1 pm at Star Bowling. Books, hand made greeting cards, hand
made Turkish Cypriot souvenirs, plants, toys, clothing, shoes,
English jams, preserves, pickles, bric-a-brac, carpets,
haberdashery, wool, electricals, electronics, pictures, photo., To
set up a stall contact Sandie on 0533 8649195 or 0533 8629416 or
e-mail to
karakumcarboot1@gmail.com (Back to Top)
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. (Back to Top)
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.
Friends
of Those in Need quiz night. Alternative Tuesdays.
7.30pm, Empress Restaurant, near Salamis ruins. Quiz night in aid of
the Friends of those in Need Charity. (Back to top)
NCCCT Bingo,
2nd Monday Monthly.
7.30pm, Mambo Bar, Alsancak. Fundraising for the charity Free
entry and free raffle. Book of 6 games cost 35TL.
NCCCT Coffee
morning, 2nd Tuesday monthly except July and August.
10.30am, Pia Bella Hotel, Girne. Everything raised goes towards essential
hospital equipment for the relief of cancer sufferers.
112 Afternoon
Tea, 2nd Wednesday monthly, except December and January
3pm, Mountain View Hotel, Karaoglanoglu. English tea, sandwiches and
scones with cream. The guest speaker is Stephen day talking about
the "Corridors of Power". Entry 10TL.
KAR Bingo Fundraiser, Second Tuesday Monthly.
3pm - 5pm, Sammy’s Hotel, Girne. Tickets cost 35TL, which includes
afternoon tea and 4 games of bingo. Booking on 0533840 0380.
3rd Ozankoy
Flower Show, 15th and 16th May.
More information
here. (Back to Top)
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)
6pm - 8pm, Dome Hotel, Girne. Intermediate. Entrance 15TL 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. (Back to Top)
Phoenix Social
Event, Saturday 15th May.
Koca Reis Restaurant, near Salamis. To Be Confirmed. The Phoenix
line dance club are holding a social event. (Back to
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Spring Music
Festival at
Bellapais. 30th April to 11th May.
8.30pm, Bellapais Abbey.
Friday 30th April.
Lale Musayeva & Ibrahim Ozbaskin, Flute recital.
Sunday 2nd May.
Birce Arslan Asman & Sirin Akbulut, Piano recital for four hands.
Tuesday 4th May.
Gozdem Ilkay, Piano recital.
Friday 7th May.
Expromte Trio & Baritone Evren Karagoz.
Sunday 9th May.
Demet Alkan James, Piano recital.
Tuesday 11th May.
Arman Ratrip (piano), Tony Jones (double bass) & Yusuf Joe Taka
(drums), Jazz concert.
Tickets cost 20TL, and
full programme
details can be found here. (Back
to Top)
Art Exhibition,
17th April to 16th May
10am - 4pm, Bellapais Abbey crypt. Kate Fensom and Max Dane, joined
by several other artists are holding an art exhibition. At least one
of the artists will be in attendance daily. (Back to
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13th
Guzelyurt Arts Festival, 4th to 14th May.
Programme details TBA. (Back to
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Cricket Match, Saturday 15th
May.
2pm, the stadium, mare Monte road, Alsancak. A 20 overs a side
expats v Pakistanis cricket match is being held. Entry free.
Organ Recital,
Thursday 13th May.
7.30pm, St Andrew’s Church, Girne. John Crothers, former chairman of
the Royal School of Church Music will play pieces from across 400
years. Tickets cost 20TL, and are in aid of the Hermitage Project
and to help local young people with special needs. To reserve
tickets, call 0533 865 9784 or 0542 889 0072. (Back
to Top)
Charity Concert, Sunday 16th
May.
5.30pm, Pia Bella, Girne. A charity concert in aid of NAFI. A full
line-up of entertainment to last all evening. There will also be a
raffle. Entry is free, but donations are expected. Food is
available.
Lambousa Auction, Sunday 16th May.
11am, Chateau Lambousa. Viewing Friday and Saturday
from 10am. Refreshments available.