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.
Rusinga Cultural Festival
🇰🇪 Kenya
Annual celebration of the Abasuba people's culture
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The next celebrations on the continent's calendar.
Festival International Kreol
International Creole Festival
Carnival of Bissau
Annual carnival celebration
Festival des Arts de Conakry
Major arts and culture festival in the capital
Festival National des Arts et de la Culture
National Festival of Arts and Culture
Fête de la Mare
Festival of the Sacred Pond
Fete des Cultures
Festival of Cultures
Buganu Festival
Traditional marula beer festival
Marula Festival
Traditional harvest festival
Atlantic Music Expo
International music festival and trade fair
Baía das Gatas Festival
Annual music festival
Feux de Brazza
Festival of Lights in Brazzaville
FESPAM
Pan-African Music Festival
Gerewol Festival
Traditional Wodaabe cultural festival
N'Djamena Music Festival
Annual music and cultural festival
Festival International de la Culture Tchadienne
International festival of Chadian culture
Gelede Festival
Traditional masquerade festival
Wémèxwé Festival
Traditional cultural festival
Djibouti International Fair
Annual trade and cultural fair
Gbagba Festival
Traditional harvest festival of the Kabye people
Evala Festival
Traditional initiation ritual and wrestling festival
Gadao Festival
Traditional festival of the Ewe people
Agbogbo-Za Festival
Historical and cultural festival of the Ewe people
Festa de Nossa Senhora do Monte
Festival of Our Lady of the Mountain
Luanda Jazz Festival
Annual jazz music festival
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