Cheese lovers, mark your calendars: the Egypt Cheese Festival is returning to Cairo this October, bringing four days of cheese, dairy products and local food brands to the heart of Zamalek.
The festival’s sixth edition will take place from Wednesday, October 28 through Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Al Horreya Garden in Zamalek.
This year’s edition returns under the slogan “Natural Milk Only,” continuing the festival’s focus on promoting natural dairy products and showcasing Egyptian cheese producers.
When and Where Is the Egypt Cheese Festival 2026?
Here are the main details:
Dates: October 28–31, 2026
Location: Al Horreya Garden, Zamalek, Cairo
Edition: Sixth edition
Theme: “Natural Milk Only”
The venue is located close to Opera Metro Station, making public transportation one of the easiest ways to reach the festival without dealing with Zamalek traffic and parking.
The four-day event is expected to bring together cheese and dairy producers alongside food brands and other businesses connected to Egypt’s dairy industry.
What Can Visitors Expect?
The main attraction is, unsurprisingly, cheese.
Visitors will be able to explore a range of locally produced cheeses and dairy products from different Egyptian brands in one location.
Past editions have featured everything from familiar Egyptian staples to more specialized dairy products, giving visitors the opportunity to discover producers they might not usually find in supermarkets.
Previous festivals have also included product tastings, interactive activities and demonstrations explaining how natural Egyptian cheeses are made, stored and served.
Traditional varieties previously highlighted at the event have included:
- Roumy cheese
- Qareesh cheese
- Domiati cheese
- White cheese
- Mish and aged cheeses
- Processed and cooking cheeses
Earlier editions have also showcased international-style cheeses and other dairy-based products.
Around 100 Egyptian Companies Joined the 2025 Edition
The festival has steadily grown into a notable event for Egypt’s dairy industry.
According to coverage of the upcoming edition, approximately 100 Egyptian companies specializing in natural cheese participated in the 2025 festival.
The previous edition was officially opened at Al Horreya Garden by Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber and included participation from organizations connected to Egypt’s agricultural, dairy and food-production sectors.
That edition included representatives from institutions such as the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, the Agricultural Research Center, Alexandria University’s Faculty of Agriculture and organizations representing dairy producers and exporters.
Details of the complete participant list for the 2026 edition have not yet been announced.
Why “Natural Milk Only”?
The festival’s “Natural Milk Only” slogan is more than a catchy tagline.
Organizers have used the event to promote cheese produced from natural milk and raise awareness around the quality and composition of dairy products available in the Egyptian market.
The 2025 edition similarly focused on encouraging consumers to choose naturally produced cheese and increasing awareness around food quality.
That gives the festival both a consumer and industry angle: visitors get a food-focused day out, while producers have an opportunity to introduce their products directly to customers, distributors and people working within the food sector.
More Than Just a Cheese Market
While shopping is a major part of the event, previous editions have tried to make the festival more experiential.
Live demonstrations and interactive workshops have shown visitors different stages of the cheese-making process, while tasting opportunities have allowed people to compare different types of locally produced cheese.
For producers, the event also creates an opportunity to meet distributors, purchasing managers and others working within Egypt’s dairy and food industries.
For visitors, it means the festival sits somewhere between a food market, exhibition and family outing.
How Much Does It Cost?
According to Cairo 360’s guide to the 2026 festival, entry to Al Horreya Garden currently costs EGP 20 per person, while parking is listed at EGP 30 per car.
These are park-related charges rather than necessarily a separate festival ticket.
As the event is still more than a month away, visitors may want to check the festival’s official channels closer to October in case prices, opening hours or entry arrangements change.
Why Zamalek Works for the Festival
Al Horreya Garden has become a familiar home for food and agricultural festivals in Cairo.
Its central Zamalek location gives visitors an outdoor setting while remaining easily accessible from central Cairo.
The garden has previously hosted editions of the Egypt Cheese Festival as well as other agricultural and food-related events.
The outdoor setting also gives the cheese festival a more relaxed feel than a conventional exhibition hall, particularly for families looking to combine the event with a day out in Zamalek.
A Growing Celebration of Egyptian Cheese
Egypt has a long cheese-making tradition, with varieties such as Domiati, Roumy, Qareesh and Mish deeply connected to Egyptian food culture.
The festival gives traditional producers and modern dairy brands a shared platform to showcase how the industry is evolving.
Previous organizers have also emphasized supporting Egyptian manufacturing and giving local companies direct access to consumers. At the 2025 festival, Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber highlighted the role such exhibitions can play in supporting Egyptian industry and increasing the availability of locally produced food products.
What We Still Don’t Know About the 2026 Edition
While the dates and venue are confirmed, several details are still expected closer to the event.
The full participating-brand list has not yet been released, and there is limited information so far about the final schedule of workshops, tastings and other activities.
Official opening hours for all four days have also not been widely published.
For now, the most important details are confirmed: October 28–31, Al Horreya Garden, Zamalek, and four days centered around Egyptian cheese and dairy products.
Cheese Lovers Have Four Days to Explore
For anyone who considers cheese its own food group, the Egypt Cheese Festival is shaping up to be one of Cairo’s easiest October plans.
Whether you’re looking to discover new Egyptian brands, taste different types of cheese, learn more about how they’re produced or simply spend an afternoon surrounded by dairy products, the sixth edition offers four days to do exactly that.
The Egypt Cheese Festival 2026 runs from October 28 through 31 at Al Horreya Garden in Zamalek — giving Cairo’s cheese lovers another reason to look forward to the end of October.
