Festival National des Arts et de la Culture in Guinea
National Festival of Arts and Culture
Quick Facts
Multi-Day Celebration
Celebrated over 5 days in Guinea
Holiday Type
Classification in Guinea
Established
Officially instituted in Guinea
Festival
Celebrated as a cultural festival
About Festival National des Arts et de la Culture
National Festival of Arts and Culture
A celebration of Guinea's rich cultural and artistic heritage.
Major national cultural festival showcasing Guinea's diverse ethnic traditions, including the famous Djembe drumming and traditional dance styles from different regions.
Practical Information in Guinea
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Guinea
Established to promote and preserve Guinea's cultural traditions.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
Types of Celebration
cultural
Traditional cultural celebrations
traditional
Traditional traditional celebrations
music
Traditional music celebrations
dance
Traditional dance celebrations
On this day in African history
- 1789 Habitants of Saint-Louis draft a "Note of Grievances" for the French States-General. · Senegal
- 1848 Governor Baudin issues a local proclamation on the abolition of slavery in Senegal. · Senegal
- 1941 Haile Selassie and Gideon Force capture Dambacha Fort from Italian occupation. · Ethiopia
- 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. · United States
- 1954 Walter Sisulu delivers speech in Sophiatown against apartheid forced removals. · South Africa
- 1958 Nkrumah declares "African Freedom Day" at the 1st Conference of Independent African States. · Ghana
Historical Timeline
Instituted in Guinea
🇬🇳Holiday officially established in Guinea
📅 EstablishedLast observed in Guinea
🇬🇳Final celebration recorded in Guinea
⏰ Last Observed