The living guide to Africa's celebrations
Africa's festivals, kept alive by the people who live them.
When each one happens, what to expect, and the music, food and meaning behind it. One place to discover a celebration, and plan to be there.
Morija Arts & Cultural Festival
🇱🇸 Lesotho
Lesotho's premier arts and heritage festival
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Nile festival
Celebration of river life with boat races, music, and crafts on the Nile.
Rusinga Cultural Festival
Annual celebration of the Abasuba people's culture
Tchiloli Festival
A masked theatre, music and dance tradition of São Tomé that re-enacts the medieval trial of Charlem...
Eritrean National Festival (Festival Eritrea / Expo)
National event representing all nine recognised Eritrean nation groups: Tigrinya, Tigre, Saho, Afar,...
Mwaka Kogwa Festival
Mwaka Kogwa is the traditional Swahili New Year festival of Zanzibar.
Morija Arts & Cultural Festival
Lesotho's premier arts and heritage festival
Lamu Cultural Festival
Swahili culture celebration that focuses on preserving endangered maritime technologies, vernacular...
Festival National des Arts et de la Culture
National Festival of Arts and Culture
Marula Festival
Traditional harvest festival
Buganu Festival
Traditional marula beer festival
Gerewol Festival
Traditional Wodaabe cultural festival
Gbagba Festival
Traditional harvest festival of the Kabye people
Festival de l'Aïr
Cultural festival in the Aïr Mountains
Wodaabe Gerewol Festival
Traditional courtship ceremony and cultural festival
Cure Salee
Festival of Nomads
Wanyambo Festival
Traditional cultural celebration
Date Festival of Erfoud
Celebration of date harvest in Tafilalet region
Durbar Festival
Traditional horsemanship festival of Northern Nigeria
Igue Festival
Annual royal festival of the Benin Kingdom
SUBIOS
Seychelles Festival of the Sea
Creole Festival
Celebration of Seychellois Creole culture
Fête de la Musique d'Anoumabo
MASA Festival
Fête du Dipri
Traditional Abidji festival
Alahamadi Be
Traditional Malagasy New Year
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