Discover African Festivals

Explore festivals celebrating African culture across the continent and beyond.

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Livingstone International Cultural and Arts Festival

visual arts, dance

"An arts and cultural festival in Livingstone

Cultural Art

Maitisong Festival

Gaborone, Botswana
Aug 21 - Aug 23, 2026

Botswana's longest-running performing arts festival held annually in the capital Gaborone.Maitiso...

Music

Maun Rock Fest

Maun, Botswana

One of the few rock and metal festivals in sub-Saharan Africa, held in Maun, Botswana's gateway t...

Mawazine

Shakira) and Moroccan/Arab artists. 90% of concerts are free."

"One of the world's largest music festivals by attendance

Music

Misty Waters

Secunda, South Africa

MozBeat Fest

and Afro-electronic sounds with the natural beauty of the Indian Ocean coastline."

"An electronic music festival on Mozambique's stunning Tofo Beach

MTN Bushfire

Malkerns, Eswatini

Eswatini's premier music and arts festival, held at the House on Fire venue in the Malkerns Valle...

Namib Desert Jazz

Walvis Bay, Namibia

"Genre: Jazz

Featured Diaspora

Notting Hill Carnival

London, United Kingdom
Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2026

"Europe's largest street festival celebrating Caribbean culture

Nyege Nyege

drawing adventurous music lovers from around the world for four days of non-stop sonic exploration."

"East Africa's most boundary-pushing music festival

Music

Sandbox Festival

El Gouna, Egypt

A beachside electronic music festival held annually in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt...

Music

Sol Fest

Nairobi, Kenya

A two-day music festival in Nairobi celebrating East Africa's vibrant Afro-Pop scene. Sol Fest br...