Next: about 15 Jun to 12 Sept 2027
Egypt, the summer wedding season
From mid-June to September: schools are closed, families abroad are home, and Cairo has a wedding on every street.
When is Egypt, the summer wedding season in 2027?
Egypt, the summer wedding season 2027 runs from 15 June to 12 September 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2026, 15 June to 12 September 2026; 2028, 15 June to 12 September 2028.
About Egypt, the summer wedding season
Egyptian weddings cluster in summer, when school is out and relatives who work in the Gulf are home, and also after the Eid holidays. Couples hold the zaffa, a procession with drummers and a mizmar, and the engagement and the katb el-kitab, the signing of the contract, come earlier. Copts keep to their own calendar and do not marry in the fast periods before Christmas and Easter. Families look for dates in the cooler evenings, and the hotels and the Nile boats are booked for the season in advance.
Egypt, the summer wedding season dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Egypt, the summer wedding season date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 June to 12 September 2026 |
| 2027 | 15 June to 12 September 2027 |
| 2028 | 15 June to 12 September 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- kofta
- roast duck
- mahshi
- basbousa
Also part of it, and being written: Zaffe (The procession that opens an Egyptian wedding.), Nikah (The signing of the contract.), Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (The church whose fasts shape the Coptic calendar.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Zaffe" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.