Egyptian Mango Festival

The Egyptian Mango Festival is a two-day celebration dedicated to Egypt's favorite summer fruit, held annually at Al Horreya Garden in Zamalek, Cairo. The event, scheduled for August 17 and 18, aims to bring the mango season into the heart of the city, offering both entertainment and educational experiences for all ages.

The festival features a dedicated mango exhibition showcasing popular Egyptian varieties and highlighting the fruit's diversity. Attendees can enjoy live cooking competitions where chefs demonstrate creative uses for mangoes in various dishes, desserts, and drinks. Educational aspects include lectures on the journey of mangoes from cultivation to export markets, as well as hands-on workshops on mango growing, drying, and rooftop gardening. Special interactive workshops are designed for children to learn basic agriculture in an engaging way, and dedicated sessions teach women techniques for drying mangoes at home. The event is held under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Agricultural Research Centre.