Festivals in Africa

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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

4L Trophy (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Charity, Sport - Motor Sport, Student
Month: February
4L Trophy Video 4L Trophy Website
Abuja International Film Festival (Abuja, Nigeria)
Festival Types: Film
Month: September
Abuja International Film Festival Website
Amakula Kampala International Film Festival (Kampala, Uganda)
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
Amakula Kampala International Film Festival Website
Arba Minch Festival of Music and Dance (Arba Minch, Ethiopia)
Festival Types: Community, Music - Traditional, Traditional
Month: December
Arba Minch Festival of Music and Dance Video
Arts in Marrkech International Biennale (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Art
Month: November
Arts in Marrkech International Biennale Website
Arugungu Fishing Festival (Arugungu, Nigeria)
Festival Types: Sport - Fishing, Harvest, Local
Month: February
Arugungu Fishing Festival Snippet
Big Five Marathon - South Africa (Limpopo Province, South Africa)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: June
Big Five Marathon - South Africa Website
Burundi International Film Festival (Bujumbura, Burundi)
Festival Types: Film
Month: July
Burundi International Film Festival Website
Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts (Malkerns, Swaziland)
Festival Types: Music - African, Theatre, Performing Art
Month: May
Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts Snippet Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts Photos Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts Video Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts Website Visit Bushfire - Swaziland Festival of the Arts on Twitter
Cairo International Book Fair (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Book, Literature, Writing
Month: January
Cairo International Book Fair Website
Cairo International Fashion Exhibition (Cairns, QLD, Egypt)
Festival Types: Fashion, Trade
Month: October
Cairo International Fashion Exhibition Website
Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Theatre, Performing Art
Month: October
Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre Website
Cairo International Film Festival (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Film
Month: November
Cairo International Film Festival Website
Cape Town Comedy Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Comedy
Month: September
Cape Town Comedy Festival Website
Cape Town Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World
Month: March
Cape Town Festival Website
Cape Town International Jazz Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Cape Town International Jazz Festival Snippet Cape Town International Jazz Festival Website
Cape Town International Kite Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Kite, Family
Month: October
Cape Town International Kite Festival Video
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Street Parade, Cultural
Month: January
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Article
Cape Town Pride (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Pride, Gay and Lesbian, Street Parade
Month: February
Cape Town Pride Website
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival (Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique)
Festival Types: Cultural, Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk
Month: July
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival Website
Creole Festival (Mahe, Seychelles)
Festival Types: Music - Creole, Dance - Folk, Cultural
Month: October
Creole Festival Website
Dakar Rally (All Areas, Senegal)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Dakar Rally Website
Donia Festival (Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Festival Types: Music - African, Dance - Folk
Month: May
Donia Festival Website
Egypt International Boat Show (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Trade
Month: February
Egypt International Boat Show Website
Egypt Yoga Festival (Taba, Egypt)
Festival Types: Miscellaneous
Month: May
Egypt Yoga Festival Website
Encounters - South African International Documentary Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Film - Documentary, Film
Month: July
Encounters - South African International Documentary Festival Website
Environmental Film Festival of Accra (Accra, Ghana)
Festival Types: Environmental, Film
Month: April
Environmental Film Festival of Accra Website
Farnborough International Air Show (Farnborough, England)
Festival Types: Air Show
Month: July
Farnborough International Air Show Photos
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (Fes, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - World, Music - Traditional, Religious
Month: June
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Website
Festival au Desert (Timbuktu, Mali)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Music - African
Month: January
Festival au Desert Video Festival au Desert Website
Festival du Raļ (Oran, Algeria)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Music - Traditional
Month: September
Festival du Raļ Website
Festival International Kreol (Port Louis, Mauritius)
Festival Types: Music - Creole
Month: November
Festival International Kreol Website
Festival of the Dhow Countries - Tamasha La Nchi Za Jahazi (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Festival Types: Film, Performing Art, Dance - Folk
Month: June
Festival of the Dhow Countries - Tamasha La Nchi Za Jahazi Website
Festival on the Niger (Segou, Mali)
Festival Types: Cultural, Environmental, Music - African
Month: February
Festival on the Niger Website
FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010 (All Areas, South Africa)
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Ball, Party
Month: June
FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010 Website
Flora Egypt Fair (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Floral
Month: January
Flora Egypt Fair Website
Freetown Film Festival (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
Festival Types: Film
Month: March
Freetown Film Festival Website
Friendship Fest (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Multicultural
Month: May
Friendship Fest Website
Gerewol Festival (In-Gall, Niger)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural
Month: September
Gerewol Festival Video
Ghana Paragliding and Hang Gliding Festival (Nkawkaw, Ghana)
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Ghana Paragliding and Hang Gliding Festival Website
Harare International Festival of the Arts (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles
Month: April
Harare International Festival of the Arts Website
Imilchil Festival (Imilchil, Morocco)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Religious
Month: Varies
Imilchil Festival Article Imilchil Festival Photos
Independance Day - Namibia (All Areas, Namibia)
Festival Types: National
Month: March
Independance Day - Namibia Snippet
Indoors (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Trade
Month: April
Indoors Website
International Carthage Festival (Tunis, Tunisia)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Dance - Various Styles, Performing Art
Month: July
International Carthage Festival Website
International Nile Song Festival for Children (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Childrens
Month: January
International Nile Song Festival for Children Website
Jaisalmer Desert Festival (Jaisalmer, India)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Cultural, Music - Traditional
Month: February
Jaisalmer Desert Festival Photos
Kenya International Film Festival (Nairobi, Kenya)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary, Film - Short
Month: October
Kenya International Film Festival Website
Kiteival Mauritius (All Areas, Mauritius)
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Sport - Extreme
Month: August
Kiteival Mauritius Website
Luanda Jazz Festival (Luanda, Angola)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: July
Luanda Jazz Festival Website
Maitisong Festival (Gaborone, Botswana)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Dance - Folk, Performing Art
Month: April
Maitisong Festival Snippet
Marathon Des Sables - Sand Marathon (Ouarzazate, Morocco)
Festival Types: Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon
Month: April
Marathon Des Sables - Sand Marathon Website
Marrakech Festivals (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Traditional, Music - World
Month: Year Round
Marrakech Festivals Article
Marrakech International Film Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Film
Month: December
Marrakech International Film Festival Website
Marrakech International Magic Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Theatre, Miscellaneous
Month: March
Marrakech International Magic Festival Snippet
Marrakech International Salsa Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Dance - Salsa, Dance - Latin
Month: October
Marrakech International Salsa Festival Website
Marrakech Marathon (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: January
Marrakech Marathon Website
Maun Festival (Maun, Botswana)
Festival Types: Art, Cultural, Music - African
Month: April
Maun Festival Website
Moroccan Travel Market (Marrakech, Morocco)
Festival Types: Travel, Trade
Month: January
Moroccan Travel Market Website
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope (Buea, Cameroon)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Extreme
Month: February
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope Video
Nairobi Marathon (Nairobi, Kenya)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Nairobi Marathon Website
National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Classical, Music - Varied
Month: June
National Arts Festival Website
National Voodoo Day (Ouidah, Benin)
Festival Types: Religious, Traditional, Cultural
Month: January
National Voodoo Day Snippet National Voodoo Day Video
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: February
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Website
Pharaohs Rally (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: October
Pharaohs Rally Website
Sauti za Busara Music Festival (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Dance - Folk
Month: February
Sauti za Busara Music Festival Snippet Sauti za Busara Music Festival Photos Sauti za Busara Music Festival Video Sauti za Busara Music Festival Website
Sexpo - Johannesburg (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Festival Types: Adult, Nude
Month: October
Sexpo - Johannesburg Website
Silk Way Rally (All Areas, Turkmenistan)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: January
Silk Way Rally Website
Solstice at Abu Simbel (Abu Simbel, Egypt)
Festival Types: Solstice, Pagan
Month: October
Solstice at Abu Simbel Article Solstice at Abu Simbel Photos
South African Cheese Festival (Paarl, South Africa)
Festival Types: Food, Local, Agricultural
Month: January
South African Cheese Festival Website
South African National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Various Styles, Music - African
Month: July
South African National Arts Festival Photos
Sphinx Festival (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Science, Art, Historical
Month: December
Sphinx Festival Website
Taste of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Food, Food and Drink
Month: April
Taste of Cape Town Website
The Grand Raid - Diagonale des Fous (All Areas, Reunion)
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
The Grand Raid - Diagonale des Fous Website
Wacky Wine Weekend (Robertson, South Africa)
Festival Types: Wine, Food and Wine, Agricultural
Month: June
Wacky Wine Weekend Snippet Wacky Wine Weekend Photos
Wellington Wine Harvest Festival (Wellington, South Africa)
Festival Types: Wine, Harvest, Family
Month: March
Wellington Wine Harvest Festival Snippet Wellington Wine Harvest Festival Photos Wellington Wine Harvest Festival Photos Wellington Wine Harvest Festival Website
World Kudu Dung Spitting Championships (South Africa)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
World Kudu Dung Spitting Championships Article