List of festivals in Africa

Festivals of Africa
General Information
Subtopics	List of festivals, list of music festivals, list of film festivals
Location	Africa, Asia
Related topics	Culture of Africa

The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Africa, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals, folk festivals, religious festivals, recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals. Note that list of music festivals in Africa redirects here, with music festivals denoted with (music) for countries where there is not a dedicated music section. The list overlaps with list of film festivals in Africa.

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Sovereign states

Algeria

• 15th World Festival of Youth and Students
• International Arab Film Festival (film)
• International Festival of Comics
• Sahara International Film Festival (film)

Angola

• Luanda International Jazz Festival

Benin

• International Festival of Vodun Arts and Cultures
• Public holidays in Benin

Botswana

• Public holidays in Botswana
• Palapye Clap Your Hands (annual music festival)

Burkina Faso

• National Culture Week of Burkina Faso
• Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (film)

Burundi

• Public holidays in Burundi

Cameroon

• Ngondo
• Public holidays in Cameroon

Cape Verde

• Public holidays in Cape Verde

Central African Republic

• Public holidays in the Central African Republic

Chad

• Public holidays in Chad

Comoros

• Public holidays in Comoros

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Zaire 74 (music)

Djibouti

• Public holidays in Djibouti

Egypt

• Alexandria International Film Festival (film)
• Cairo Congress of Arab Music (music)
• Cairo International Book Fair
• Cairo International Film Festival (film)
• EgyCon

Ancient Egypt

• Beautiful Festival of the Valley
• Cattle count
• Coronation of the pharaoh
• Min festival
• Opet Festival
• Sed festival

Equatorial Guinea

• Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

• Ashenda
• Public holidays in Eritrea

Ethiopia

• Ashenda
• Public holidays in Ethiopia

The Gambia

• Public holidays in The Gambia

Ghana

• List of festivals in Ghana

Guinea

• Public holidays in Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

• Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

• Coco Bulles
• Public holidays in Côte d'Ivoire

Kenya

• Lola Kenya Children's Screen (film)

Lesotho

• Morija Arts & Cultural Festival

Liberia

• Public holidays in Liberia

Libya

• Public holidays in Libya

Malawi

• Lake of Stars Festival (music)

Mali

Audience at the Festival au Desert near Timbuktu, Mali in 2012

• Festival au Désert (folk)

Mauritania

• Public holidays in Mauritania

Mauritius

• Festival International Kreol^[1][2] (Sega, Seggae, Reggae)

Morocco

• List of festivals in Morocco

Mozambique

• Public holidays in Mozambique
• Dockanema (film)

Namibia

• Lusata Festival
• Olufuko festival
• Windhoek Metal Fest (music)

Niger

• Public holidays in Niger

Nigeria

• List of festivals in Nigeria

Rwanda

• Rwanda Film Festival (film)

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

• Public holidays in Senegal

Seychelles

• Public holidays in Seychelles

Sierra Leone

• Public holidays in Sierra Leone

Somalia

• Public holidays in Somalia
• Hargeysa International Book Fair

South Africa

• Aardklop
• AfrikaBurn
• Cool Capital Biennale
• Hilton Arts Festival
• Infecting the City
• Joburg Art Fair
• Kaapse Klopse
• Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
• National Arts Festival
• North West Cultural Calabash
• Poetry Africa
• Rand Show
• Thai Poosam Kavady festival in South Africa
• Kalahari Desert Festival

Film festivals in South Africa

• Architect Africa Film Festival
• Durban International Film Festival
• Encounters Festival South Africa
• Everglades Film Festival
• Out In Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival

Music festivals in South Africa

• Cape Town International Jazz Festival
• Flux Festival
• Homegrown (drum and bass)
• In the City
• Little Hearts Festival
• Live Earth concert, Johannesburg
• National Youth Jazz Festival
• Oppikoppi
• RAMFest
• Sound Squad New Years Revolutions
• Splashy Fen
• Ultra Music Festival
• Unyazi Electronic Music Festival

South Sudan

• Public holidays in South Sudan

Sudan

• Public holidays in Sudan

Swaziland

• Incwala
• Public holidays in Swaziland

Tanzania

• Sauti za Busara (music)
• Zanzibar International Film Festival (film)

Togo

• Public holidays in Togo

Tunisia

• List of festivals in Tunisia

Uganda

• Pearl International Film Festival (film)
• Milege World Music Festival

Zambia

• Lwiindi
• Shimunenga

Zimbabwe

• Harare International Festival of the Arts
• Zimbabwe International Film Festival (film)

States with limited recognition

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

• Public holidays in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Somaliland

• Public holidays in Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories

Ascension Island (UK)

• Public holidays in Ascension Island

Réunion (France)

• Thaipusam

Saint Helena (UK)

• Public holidays in Saint Helena

Tristan da Cunha (UK)

• Public holidays in Tristan da Cunha

See also

• List of festivals
• List of film festivals
• List of music festivals

References

1. "Mauritius Festival International Kreol 2014". www.festivalkreol.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
2. "Festival Internasional Kreol 2015". www.fik2015.mu. Retrieved 2016-06-10.

External links

• Media related to Festivals in Africa at Wikimedia Commons