Festivals in Africa
Welcome to 2camels' special take on the festivals, fairs and celebrations of Africa. We've got a ton of info on 77 African festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to African festival websites.
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African Festivals
Arba Minch Festival of Music and Dance (Arba Minch, Ethiopia)
Festival Types: Community, Music - Traditional, Traditional
Month: December
Festival Types: Community, Music - Traditional, Traditional
Month: December
Arugungu Fishing Festival (Arugungu, Nigeria)
Festival Types: Sport - Fishing, Harvest, Local
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Fishing, Harvest, Local
Month: February
Big Five Marathon - South Africa (Limpopo Province, South Africa)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: June
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: June
Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts (Malkerns, Swaziland)
Festival Types: Music - African, Theatre, Performing Art
Month: May
Festival Types: Music - African, Theatre, Performing Art
Month: May
Cairo International Book Fair (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Book, Literature, Writing
Month: January
Festival Types: Book, Literature, Writing
Month: January
Cairo International Fashion Exhibition (Cairns, QLD, Egypt)
Festival Types: Fashion, Trade
Month: October
Festival Types: Fashion, Trade
Month: October
Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Theatre, Performing Art
Month: October
Festival Types: Theatre, Performing Art
Month: October
Cape Town Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World
Month: March
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World
Month: March
Cape Town International Jazz Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Cape Town International Kite Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Kite, Family
Month: October
Festival Types: Kite, Family
Month: October
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Street Parade, Cultural
Month: January
Festival Types: Street Parade, Cultural
Month: January
Cape Town Pride (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian, Street Parade
Month: February
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian, Street Parade
Month: February
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival (Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique)
Festival Types: Cultural, Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk
Month: July
Festival Types: Cultural, Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk
Month: July
Creole Festival (Mahe, Seychelles)
Festival Types: Music - Creole, Dance - Folk, Cultural
Month: October
Festival Types: Music - Creole, Dance - Folk, Cultural
Month: October
Dakar Rally (All Areas, Senegal)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Encounters - South African International Documentary Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: July
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: July
Environmental Film Festival of Accra (Accra, Ghana)
Festival Types: Environmental, Film
Month: April
Festival Types: Environmental, Film
Month: April
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (Fes, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - World, Music - Traditional, Religious
Month: June
Festival Types: Music - World, Music - Traditional, Religious
Month: June
Festival au Desert (Timbuktu, Mali)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Music - African
Month: January
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Music - African
Month: January
Festival du Raļ (Oran, Algeria)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Music - Traditional
Month: September
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Music - Traditional
Month: September
Festival of the Dhow Countries - Tamasha La Nchi Za Jahazi (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Festival Types: Film, Performing Art, Dance - Folk
Month: June
Festival Types: Film, Performing Art, Dance - Folk
Month: June
Festival on the Niger (Segou, Mali)
Festival Types: Cultural, Environmental, Music - African
Month: February
Festival Types: Cultural, Environmental, Music - African
Month: February
FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010 (All Areas, South Africa)
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Ball, Party
Month: June
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Ball, Party
Month: June
Friendship Fest (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Multicultural
Month: May
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Multicultural
Month: May
Ghana Paragliding and Hang Gliding Festival (Nkawkaw, Ghana)
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Harare International Festival of the Arts (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles
Month: April
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles
Month: April
International Carthage Festival (Tunis, Tunisia)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles, Performing Art
Month: July
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles, Performing Art
Month: July
International Nile Song Festival for Children (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Childrens
Month: January
Festival Types: Childrens
Month: January
Jaisalmer Desert Festival (Jaisalmer, India)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Cultural, Music - Traditional
Month: February
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Cultural, Music - Traditional
Month: February
Kenya International Film Festival (Nairobi, Kenya)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: October
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: October
Kiteival Mauritius (All Areas, Mauritius)
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Sport - Extreme
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Sport - Extreme
Month: August
Maitisong Festival (Gaborone, Botswana)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk, Performing Art
Month: April
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk, Performing Art
Month: April
Marathon Des Sables - Sand Marathon (Ouarzazate, Morocco)
Festival Types: Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon
Month: April
Marrakech Festivals (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Traditional, Music - World
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Traditional, Music - World
Month: Year Round
Marrakech International Magic Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Theatre, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Festival Types: Performing Art, Theatre, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Marrakech International Salsa Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Dance - Salsa, Dance - Latin
Month: October
Festival Types: Dance - Salsa, Dance - Latin
Month: October
Marrakech Marathon (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope (Buea, Cameroon)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Extreme
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Extreme
Month: February
Nairobi Marathon (Nairobi, Kenya)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Classical, Music - Varied
Month: June
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Classical, Music - Varied
Month: June
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: February
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: February
Pharaohs Rally (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: October
Sauti za Busara Music Festival (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Dance - Folk
Month: February
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Dance - Folk
Month: February
Silk Way Rally (All Areas, Turkmenistan)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: January
South African Cheese Festival (Paarl, South Africa)
Festival Types: Food, Local, Agricultural
Month: January
Festival Types: Food, Local, Agricultural
Month: January
South African National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Various Styles, Music - African
Month: July
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Various Styles, Music - African
Month: July
The Grand Raid - Diagonale des Fous (All Areas, Reunion)
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Wacky Wine Weekend (Robertson, South Africa)
Festival Types: Wine, Food and Wine, Agricultural
Month: June
Festival Types: Wine, Food and Wine, Agricultural
Month: June
Wellington Wine Harvest Festival (Wellington, South Africa)
Festival Types: Wine, Harvest, Family
Month: March
Festival Types: Wine, Harvest, Family
Month: March
World Kudu Dung Spitting Championships (South Africa)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies


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