Pame Kaimakli / Lets Go to Kaimakli

About Us

Pame Kaimakli (“Lets Go to Kaimakli”) is an annual community event that aims to explore ideas of publicness, co-creation and community engagement through creative interventions, and placemaking actions with the collaboration of residents and artists.

Kaimakli is a traditional neighbourhood on the eastern side of Nicosia, located  along  the buffer zone that divides the island into two, following the 1974 war. The neighbourhoods’ location  increased its isolation over time, yet it protected it from the rapid development taking place in the early 1980’s. During the last two decades, empty houses and low rents have attracted new inhabitants and has given rise to a mixed social structure composed of migrants, young artists, new and old residents. The larger Kaimakli area is currently home to 7,000 people, about 1,500 of whom live in the centre of the historic quarter.

The goal of the Pame Kaimakli festival is to transform the neighbourhood into a creative centre through artistic and social processes, while preserving its strong local identity.