Africa Festivals
A roundup of the most interesting festivals in Africa. The coolest festivals you can find the year round.
Cape Town Minstrel CarnivalCape Town, South Africa. 2nd to 27th JanuaryTimkat/Epiphany FestivalJan Meda, Ethiopia. 17th to 19th JanuaryDubar FestivalKano and Katsina, Nigeria. Month of FebruaryAbu Simbel FestivalHeart of Nubia, Egypt. Twice a year 22nd February and 22nd OctoberKilimanjaro MarathonBegins in Moshi, Tanzania. 2nd MarchBouake CarnivalBouake, Ivory Coast. Month of March and ...
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The new year is celebrated in Swaziland by a grand festival called Incwala, one of the biggest and most fascinating African festivals, also known as ‘Festival of the First Fruits’. The Incwala is usually held around December or January upon a date chosen carefully by Swazi astronomers in conjunction with the position of the sun relating to the phases of the moon. This ritual brings the country tog ...
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The International Camel Derby and Festival – Maralal, Kenya“Hit ‘em up, move ‘em out, raw hide” is the theme of this International Camel Derby held annually in the northern regions of Kenya. A blend of culture, colour, action, adventure and the finest camels of the north.The derby has been running since 1990 with visitors and entries from Australia, America, New Zealand, Canada, England, France, S ...
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Situated south of the equator in Tanzania, at 5,895 metres, is Africa's highest mountain and the highest "free standing" mountain in the world. Huge permanent glaciers flow down from the summit, and the sheer presence of this huge mountain dominates the entire area. An icon in Africa, "Kili " as the mountain is affectionately known, is one of the sights every person should see at least once in ...
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The official end of slavery, emancipation Day, 1st December 1834, was celebrated by street parades, bonfires and fireworks. It is believed that the carnival tradition of Cape Town began here.
Cape Town's biggest and most boisterous carnival is the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival which sees the city celebrating the advent of the New Year with numerous festivals, competitions and extravagant parades ...
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