Shoko Festival in Zimbabwe
Urban culture festival
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
Multi-Day Celebration
Celebrated over 5 days in Zimbabwe
Holiday Type
Classification in Zimbabwe
Established
Officially instituted in Zimbabwe
Festival
Celebrated as a cultural festival
About Shoko Festival
Urban culture festival
Zimbabwe's biggest urban cultural festival celebrating art, music, and culture.
Zimbabwe's biggest urban culture festival, celebrating hip-hop, spoken word, and youth culture
Practical Information in Zimbabwe
Banks
Banks are closed
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Educational institutions are closed
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Government services unavailable
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Started in 2002 by two Zimbabwean media and arts companies, it has grown to be a major event in the country's cultural calendar.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
Types of Celebration
cultural
Traditional cultural celebrations
music
Traditional music celebrations
youth
Traditional youth celebrations
On this day in African history
- 1973 Amílcar Lopes Cabral's vision realized as the People's National Assembly unilaterally declares the independence of Guinea-Bissau in Madina do Boé. · Guinea-Bissau
- 1979 Rawlings hands power to President Hilla Limann, inaugurating Ghana's Third Republic; the AFRC inserts an indemnity clause into the new constitution pr... · Ghana
- 1995 The day is declared Heritage Day in South Africa, a public holiday to celebrate the cultural diversity of the country.
- 2008 Kgalema Motlanthe is elected as the Third President of South Africa by the National Assembly, to fill the position after the resignation of Thabo Mbek...
- 2015 Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando is re-instated a week after a military coup.
Historical Timeline
Instituted in Zimbabwe
🇿🇼Holiday officially established in Zimbabwe
📅 EstablishedLast observed in Zimbabwe
🇿🇼Final celebration recorded in Zimbabwe
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