Hurghada’s Art by the Red Sea: Your 10-Day Weekend Guide
Hurghada gets a new art calendar date from September 20
Hurghada adds a fresh cultural stop to its late-September calendar with the first edition of Art by the Red Sea, running from September 20 to 29, 2026. Egyptian reports say the new event brings together visual artists and sculptors from Egypt and abroad in a program designed to connect art, tourism and culture in the Red Sea city, timed to coincide with World Tourism Day celebrations later in the month. The event is being held under the patronage of Red Sea Governor Dr. Walid El Barqi, with support from Hossam El Shaer, chairman of the Egyptian Federation of Tourist Chambers, and organization by Ostraca Foundation for Arts and Development.
For readers planning a short break rather than the full 10 days, the key practical point is the venue. Event listings and the event page place Art by the Red Sea at LUMA Square, SUNRISE Garden Beach Resort in Hurghada. The dates most consistently published are 20–29 September 2026, while one local listing gives daily hours of roughly 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. Because timings can change, it is wise to confirm with the organizer or venue before going.
What to expect at Art by the Red Sea
The official event listing describes a format built around live workshops, artist meet-ups, experiences and an international exhibition. That matters for visitors: this is not just a quick walk-past display, but a program meant to be experienced over several sessions. Reports announcing the launch also emphasize the participation of artists from Egypt and multiple other countries, giving the event a more international shape than a standard hotel exhibition.
Just as importantly for Hurghada, the event fits a broader local tourism story. The Red Sea Governorate describes the coast as one of Egypt’s core tourism assets, and Hurghada has long been positioned as a leading beach and diving destination. A cultural event staged inside a major resort, with visitors already in town for sea-and-sun travel, is clearly aimed at extending how people spend their time in the city beyond beaches and boat trips. That makes this launch especially relevant for domestic weekend travelers from Cairo, Giza and Alexandria who want more than a standard resort stay.
Where to go around the event
1) Start with the event venue in the south of Hurghada
SUNRISE Garden Beach Resort is the anchor point of this itinerary. The resort lists its address near CIB Sunrise Mall in Hurghada and sits in the southern hotel zone, making it a practical base for anyone who wants to spend most of the weekend near the event rather than commuting across town. If your main goal is to actually attend workshops or return for evening exhibition hours, staying close to the venue is the easiest strategy.
2) Add a culture stop at Hurghada Museum
If you want the weekend to feel more like a Red Sea culture getaway than a resort-only trip, the obvious companion stop is Hurghada Museum. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities says it is the first antiquities museum in the Red Sea Governorate and that it presents about 2,000 artifacts tracing Egypt’s story across ancient, Greco-Roman, Jewish, Christian, Islamic and modern eras, under the theme of beauty in Egypt.
For planning purposes, the ministry lists museum hours daily from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm, with the ticket window closing one hour before the end of each session. Current listed ticket prices are EGP 80 for Egyptian adults and EGP 40 for Egyptian students. That makes it one of the easiest structured culture add-ons for a Hurghada weekend built around Art by the Red Sea.
3) Keep your dinner plans for Hurghada Marina
For the food-and-going-out side of the trip, Hurghada Marina is still one of the city’s strongest evening picks. The marina’s official site describes it as a major waterfront destination in New Marina, Sakkala Square, operating since 2008, with a long promenade and a concentration of dining outlets. The current outlet list on the marina website includes names such as Wok Wok Restaurant, L’imperator, Luca’s Pub & Grub, Olie’s Restaurant & Bar and Friends Bar.
That variety is useful if you are traveling in a group with different budgets or tastes. Rather than committing to one hotel restaurant all weekend, you can spend the day at the event and move your evening to the marina for a waterfront walk, dinner and coffee. It is a simple way to make the trip feel like a city break, not only a resort stay.
How to turn it into a full weekend
Option A: One-night quick trip
- Saturday morning: Arrive in Hurghada and check in near the event venue.
- Saturday afternoon: Spend your first block of time at Art by the Red Sea, focusing on workshops or exhibition spaces.
- Saturday night: Head to Hurghada Marina for dinner and a waterfront walk.
- Sunday morning or evening: Visit Hurghada Museum before heading back.
Option B: Two-night culture-and-dining weekend
- Day 1: Check in, settle at the venue area, and attend the opening-day atmosphere or first available program.
- Day 2: Split the day between the event and museum time, then save the marina for dinner.
- Day 3: Keep a relaxed brunch-and-beach schedule, then return to one final event session before departure.
If you are coming overland, Go Bus currently lists Cairo and Hurghada among its active bookable routes on its official platform. If you prefer to fly, EgyptAir lists live flight-status tools on its official website for current domestic schedules, which is the best place to verify exact same-day timings before you book.
Who this event is best for
This new Hurghada event will appeal most to three groups: domestic weekend travelers who want a reason beyond the beach to go to the Red Sea, art followers interested in workshops and international participation, and hotel guests already staying in the southern Hurghada resort strip who want an evening plan with a cultural angle. Because the published concept mixes exhibition viewing with live programming, it should also work well for families and friend groups where not everyone wants the same beach-only itinerary.
The bottom line
Art by the Red Sea looks like one of Hurghada’s more interesting new September additions: a 10-day art event from September 20 to 29, 2026 at LUMA Square, SUNRISE Garden Beach Resort, built around workshops, exhibition activity and an international guest mix. For Egypt-based readers, the smartest way to do it is not to treat it as a single stop, but as the center of a wider Red Sea culture-and-dining weekend: see the event, book time at Hurghada Museum, and reserve your evening for the restaurants and promenade at Hurghada Marina. That combination gives you a Hurghada trip with more texture than the usual pool-beach-repeat formula.